Play It Out as Black
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 23 of 40.
A whole opening from the black side: the Slav against a well-played Queen's Gambit. Build the shape move by move, trade the right bishop, and when White breaks with e4, answer with two captures and a knight that gains a tempo on the queen. By move twelve you are castled with nothing to fear.
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Position 1 of 10
WatchYou are Black. The first two moves for each side.
The starting position.
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1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move4Your First Answers as Black
1...e5 Against EverythingThe Four-Move Mate, for Good1...d5 Against 1.d4Play It Out as BlackRecap: Your First Answers