Play The English Opening! Chess Lesson # 152

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Chess 4 All: Hello guys! You have been requesting the English Opening for a long time now and here you have it. In this lesson, you will learn everything you need to start using it and getting experience with 1.c4. If you already went over lesson # 34, I can tell you it will be pretty easy to understand and apply what we cover in this lesson # 152. Not only will you see master games played by Magnus Carlsen, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Simon William but you will also see some every day games played by me. I hope you find value in this lesson!

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Carlsen's Game 👉 www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1997155

00:00 The English Opening
00:13 Lesson Plan
00:43 Why The English Opening
02:46 Botvinnik Plays The English Opening
08:03 Simon Williams Plays The English Opening
12:20 English Opening = Vienna Game?
15:46 Robert Plays The English Opening
21:40 Carlsen Plays The English Opening
24:48 English Opening in a Blitz Game

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