Basically, 1. a3-b4 leads to a very forced sequence, and it may be too sharp for lower intermediate players and beginners. After 1. a3-b4 b6-a5 white can equalize (and there is a difference between…

Can you tell me about 1.a3-b4?

Although it is off-topic, here you might see how do I play Bird opening in chess: ==== 1. f4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Re8 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Rd8 11…

2. Openings - All beginners should focus on fighting for the central squares c3, d4, c5, f4. If you have 3 of them under control, you clearly have an advantage! Therefore, there is a limited scope o…

@rtgfoi In most of draughts variants you can't jump over captured piece (draughtsman or king) twice, and under this rule in real life tournaments you must remove all captured pieces only after the ca…

Fun fact: @IvaMiMarc is spreading false news, and he is a liar. Here is a prove. It is in 1827 (55 years earlier than @IvaMiMarc indicated, btw.) than well known chess master and theoretician Alexan…

你是中国人还是俄罗斯人？ТЫ КИТАЙСКИЙ ИЛИ РУССИЯНСКИЙ?

https://lidraughts.org/training/russian/135 The 3rd and 4th moves b4-a5 and g1-f2 can be switched, so it is good to add the solution with 3.gf2 and 4.ba5

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