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10 Reasons To Play The Slav Defense
The Slav Defense was a perennial sight on the chessboards of masters in the early 20th century. This…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=rooksonsteroids:ublog:pMJ5aKEd:G02bdefT.jpg&w=400&sig=c2337193c0126fb62d988926fcfc51dfc136e68d)
10 Reasons To Play The Queen’s Gambit
Queen’s Gambit is itself one of the oldest, most played, and respectable openings ever. It was playe…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=rooksonsteroids:ublog:1ZeM19BR:jy4m3M0N.jpg&w=400&sig=f423814eb73a81fb136e0d5dadeb59364f26ed9c)
10 Reasons to Play The Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense is named after Aron Nimzowitsch, a Latvian chess grandmaster who was one of the…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=rooksonsteroids:ublog:Pl6oeljk:lj7KVoYh.jpg&w=400&sig=454a857321e1a7071574b4cd6d82a6eb6acc9b08)
10 Good Reasons to Play the French Defense
French Defense is not played because most GMs and super-GMs play 1...c5 and 1...e5 to 1.e4 instead o…![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=rooksonsteroids:ublog:Om1UF0XB:e9TGTLP2.jpg&w=400&sig=02955a4657e6e03606e32cd7c89d49df8286e0eb)