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Black immediately seizes space in the centre and clamps down on the e4-square
Dortmund 2003
dice chess)
which are the decisive squares in this opening
It exposes the actual give-and-take nature of chess tactics
English 1.c4 e5 for Black Taktik Black immediately seizes space inFrom the beginning we are taught to play for the center, to develop the pieces and to secure our king. But as time goes on these "compulsory rules" lose their force, we allow more and more exceptions, until at some point we pick up our first chess textbook and discover that we have to repeat the general principles from scratch. It is the same with openings. To confuse their opponents, many players today have taken to playing the English Opening with
