
Introduction to the Tango or Nimzovich defence. This small lecture presents one of the basic ideas which is to provoke dark square weaknesses. Pawns do not go backwards in chess. The "Tango" as I like to call it is a very provocative opening trying to encourage the opponent's pawns forward.
1.e4 Nc6 Brief overview of 2nd move alternatives for White
[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Enders, Peter"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. c4 Ng6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nge2 a5 7. Be3 d6 8. a3
Bc5 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. g3 Nh6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Rb1 f4 14. f3 Nf7 15.
Qc1 Ng5 16. b3 h5 17. Rf2 Qe7 18. Qb2 Ra6 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Qd2 Ne5 21. Kh1 h4
22. Ng1 h3 23. Bf1 Rg6 24. Rd1 b6 25. Nb5 Ng4 26. fxg4 Qxe4+ 27. Nf3 Bxg4 28.
Be2 Bxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Nxf3 30. Qe2 Qxe2 31. Rxe2 Nd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Rxd4 f3 34.
Rf2 Re8 35. Rd1 Re3 36. Rdf1 Rf6 37. Rb1 Rg6 38. Rbf1 Rf6 39. Rb1 Rf4 40. Kg1
Rg4+ 0-1
[Event "Daressalam op"]
[Site "Daressalam"]
[Date "2013.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.06.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. e4 Ng6 5. g3 Bc5 6. Nc3 a5 7. h4 h6 8. h5 Nf8
9. f4 d6 10. f5 Nf6 11. Bd3 c6 12. Qe2 a4 13. a3 N8d7 14. g4 Qb6 15. Nh3 Bd4
16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Nc5 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Rb1 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Nb3
22. Bxb3 Qxb3 23. Rh3 Qb6 24. Qg4 O-O-O 25. Nxf7 Rhf8 26. Qg6 Bxf5 27. Qxf5+
Rd7 28. h6 gxh6 29. Rxh6 Rfxf7 30. Rh8+ Kc7 31. Qe6 Bc3+ 32. bxc3 Qg1+ 0-1
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Ne7 4.Be3
Welcome to our course dedicated to the provocative Knights' Tango System, also known as the Black Knights' Tango, Mexican Defense, Two Knights' Tango, or Kevitz–Trajkovic Defense. This strategy can be deployed effectively against both 1.e4 and 1.d4, paving your path to victory.
Learn from the legendary British Grandmaster Tony Miles, who leveraged this strategy to secure an impressive win rate of almost 60% over 95 games. This course also features a similar strategy for white pieces, known by various names including the Dunst Opening, Baltic Opening, Van Geet Opening, among others.
Instructed by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, this course delivers in-depth understanding and practical application of an early Queen's Knight move. This creates a novel and exciting opening with black pieces, capable of disrupting standard opening theory and provoking irreversible weaknesses in the opponent's position.
This opening shares similarities with the Alekhine defense due to its pawn provocation nature. FIDE CM Tryfon Gavriel aka "Kingscrusher" has employed this strategy with remarkable success, especially in faster time controls prevalent in today's Chess scene.
The 'Tango' element of this system lies in the knight's provocative transition from c6 to e5/e7 to g6. This move often weakens the opponent's pawn structure, providing tactical advantages. An effective way to accentuate these weaknesses is to employ a dark square strategy, facilitating knockout blows to the opponent's king.
Discover how to handle a potential space disadvantage by trading off dark-squared bishops and exposing the burden of space that the Knight's tango imposes on the opponent. Explore the "Mexican defence" recommended by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, which has delivered promising results in master games.
In conclusion, if you seek a novel, exciting opening with a proven track record, the Knights' Tango system can be your secret weapon. Embark on this journey for a fun-filled, rewarding Chess experience!