Introduction to the English Opening

Introduction to the English Opening that covers the basic strategic ideas, all variations both sides could choose from, plans, ideas, and the main advantages of playing 1.c4 for white.

The English Opening is the third most popular option for white on move 1. It's very flexible and it avoids a lot of theory without being even slightly unsound. It allows white to play for an advantage regardless of what type of defensive system black chooses. In this introductory video I have covered the basics of all variations black could play against the English. Each of them will be covered in detail in a separate video.

00:00 Part 1: Introduction
12:21 Part 2: The Symmetrical English
15:51 Part 3: The Reversed Sicilian
21:00 Part 4: Nimzo-English
23:59 Part 5: Mikenas Attack
26:18 Part 6: Anti Queen's Gambit
28:39 Part 7: Anti Slav
30:25 Part 8: Anti-Gruenfeld
32:00 Part 9: Anti King's Indian (Botvinnik System)
33:50 Part 10: Anglo Dutch
36:30 Part 11: Anglo Scandinavian

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