Christof Sielecki - Chessable - Keep it Simple 1.e4 2020 Update

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[Black Quickstarter Guide #1 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Others]

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1. e4

{ Hello and Welcome to the Quickstarter Guide for Keep it Simple: 1. e4 ! The Quickstarter Guide provides an overview of the most important lines and ideas of the suggested full repertoire. It features the most commonly played lines and therefore studying this guide gives you the opportunity to be ready to employ this repertoire before studying all the dedicated chapters move-by-move. It is the ideal way to start your journey into the world of 1. e4, but it will also be useful at a later stage to give you a condensed overview of the material. Lets get started with some chess moves ! }

1 e5

{ The classical reply to 1. e4 is popular on all levels, from junior events up to World Championship matches. You will face it very frequently and being equipped with a good repertoire against it is going to translate into many points scored. }

2. Nf3 d6 3. d4

{ A natural move, opening the centre and putting pressure on e5. Now taking on d4 is the only fully respectable move for Black, but you also meet other move at the amateur/club level. In this Quickstarter Guide we will check 3Nd7 , which is seen most frequently amongst the weak moves. }

3 Nd7 { This is very popular at club level, but quite bad. } 4. Bc4

{ Very important ! Instead, 4.Nc3 Ngf6 would transpose to the closed variation of the Philidor, which nowadays arises from 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7. This is, of course, still a bit better for White and part of our repertoire via this move order, but we should exploit Blacks bad move order via 1 e5. }

4 Be7 { This is a direct blunder. } 5. dxe5 Nxe5

{ Instead 5dxe5 ?? 6.Qd5 is even worse ! } 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Qh5

{ And thats it for the important e5-pawn. } 7 g6 8. Qxe5 Nf6 9. Bh6

{ Black is a pawn down and his King is stuck in the centre. } *

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[White 1. Quickstarter Guide]

[Black Quickstarter Guide #2 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Others]

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1. e4

{ Hello and Welcome to the Quickstarter Guide for Keep it Simple: 1. e4 ! The Quickstarter Guide provides an overview of the most important lines and ideas of the suggested full repertoire. It features the most commonly played lines and therefore studying this guide gives you the opportunity to be ready to employ this repertoire before studying all the dedicated chapters move-by-move. It is the ideal way to start your journey into the world of 1. e4, but it will also be useful at a later stage to give you a condensed overview of the material. Lets get started with some chess moves ! }

1 e5

{ The classical reply to 1. e4 is popular on all levels, from junior events up to World Championship matches. You will face it very frequently and being equipped with a good repertoire against it is going to translate into many points scored. }

2. Nf3 d6 3. d4

{ A natural move, opening the centre and putting pressure on e5. Now taking on d4 is the only fully respectable move for Black, but you also meet other move at the amateur/club level. In this Quickstarter Guide we will check 3Nd7 , which is seen most frequently amongst the weak moves. }

3 Nd7 { This is very popular at club level, but quite bad. } 4. Bc4

{ Very important ! Instead, 4.Nc3 Ngf6 would transpose to the closed variation of the Philidor, which nowadays arises from 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7. This is, of course, still a bit better for White and part of our repertoire via this move order, but we should exploit Blacks bad move order via 1 e5. }

4 c6 { The most popular move, but Black still struggles. } 5. O-O Be7 6.

dxe5

{ Usually such a trade helps Black as d4 is a better pawn than d6, but here there is a concrete idea. }

6 dxe5 7. Ng5 { This is the important point to remember ! } 7 Nh6 8. Ne6

{ Easy to miss - now Black is lost. } 8 fxe6 9. Bxh6 Nb6

{ 9gxh6 ? 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Bxe6 Qe8 12.Qxh6# is a sudden end to the game ! }

10. Qh5+ Kf8 { Now two pieces are hanging. Has White gone wrong ? } 11. f4

{ And this attack is winning quickly. } *

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[White 1. Quickstarter Guide]

[Black Quickstarter Guide #3 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Others]

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1. e4

{ Hello and Welcome to the Quickstarter Guide for Keep it Simple: 1. e4 ! The Quickstarter Guide provides an overview of the most important lines and ideas of the suggested full repertoire. It features the most commonly played lines and therefore studying this guide gives you the opportunity to be ready to employ this repertoire before studying all the dedicated chapters move-by-move. It is the ideal way to start your journey into the world of 1. e4, but it will also be useful at a later stage to give you a condensed overview of the material. Lets get started with some chess moves ! }

1 e5

{ The classical reply to 1. e4 is popular on all levels, from junior events up to World Championship matches. You will face it very frequently and being equipped with a good repertoire against it is going to translate into many points scored. }

2. Nf3 d6 3. d4

{ A natural move, opening the centre and putting pressure on e5. Now taking on d4 is the only fully respectable move for Black, but you also meet other move at the amateur/club level. In this Quickstarter Guide we will check 3Nd7 , which is seen most frequently amongst the weak moves. }

3 Nd7 { This is very popular at club level, but quite bad. } 4. Bc4

{ Very important ! Instead, 4.Nc3 Ngf6 would transpose to the closed variation of the Philidor, which nowadays arises from 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7. This is, of course, still a bit better for White and part of our repertoire via this move order, but we should exploit Blacks bad move order via 1 e5. }

4 c6 { The most popular, but Black still struggles. } 5. O-O Be7 6. dxe5

{ Usually such a trade helps Black as d4 is a better pawn than d6, but here there is a concrete idea. }

6 dxe5 7. Ng5 { This is the important point to remember ! } 7 Bxg5 8. Qh5

{ With a double attack on e5 and f7, thus regaining the piece. } 8 Qe7 9.

Qxg5

{ This is a lot better than 9.Bxg5 , as Black gets 9Ngf6 with tempo on the Queen and can regroup with Nf8 quickly. }

9 Qxg5 10. Bxg5 Ngf6 11. f3

{ With a great position for White. The Bishop pair and the weakened dark squares are great assets. He will play Be3, Nd2, a4, Nc4 etc. The sample game 1, Vescovi-Pelikian, Sao Paulo 2001, shows how White will exploit those advantages. }

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[White 1. Quickstarter Guide]

[Black Quickstarter Guide #4 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Others]

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1. e4

{ Hello and Welcome to the Quickstarter Guide for Keep it Simple: 1. e4 ! The Quickstarter Guide provides an overview of the most important lines and ideas of the suggested full repertoire. It features the most commonly played lines and therefore studying this guide gives you the opportunity to be ready to employ this repertoire before studying all the dedicated chapters move-by-move. It is the ideal way to start your journey into the world of 1. e4, but it will also be useful at a later stage to give you a condensed overview of the material. Lets get started with some chess moves ! }

1 e5

{ The classical reply to 1. e4 is popular on all levels, from junior events up to World Championship matches. You will face it very frequently and being equipped with a good repertoire against it is going to translate into many points scored. }

2. Nf3 d6 3. d4

{ A natural move, opening the centre and putting pressure on e5. Now taking on d4 is the only fully respectable move for Black, but you also meet other move at the amateur/club level. In this Quickstarter Guide we will check 3Nd7 , which is seen most frequently amongst the weak moves. }