Englisch 1.c4 c5 für Schwarz VisibleForUsers true For the defending champion

For the defending champion

He won Olympiad gold in 1998 and 2000 with the Russian team and has assisted World Champion Vladimir Kramnik as his second

THE SYMMETRICAL CENTER

De Prado avoids long and complicated variations and concentrates on explaining straightforward plans

Sechsmal wurde er Landesmeister der Sowjetunion

Englisch 1.c4 c5 für Schwarz VisibleForUsers true For the defending championWhen White doesn't want to deal with tons of theory, when he thinks he is better than his opponent and can outplay him in a long game, he goes for 1. c4, the so called English Opening. According to the basic principles of chess, two moves are OK for Black 1 e5 and 1 c5, because both aim to control the center. Bologan recommends the latter move on the DVD and offers a very clear recipe against various White moves. The author started playing 1 c5 at