Owens Opening (e4 b6) – Guest Lecture with GM Igor Smirnov
Guest Lecture By Grandmaster Igor Smirnov
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1. e4 b6 – Owens Opening
In this video, we’ll analyze a very interesting and greatly underestimated opening for Black: 1.e4 b6 Here Black uses a hypermodern concept: let your opponent place his pawns in the center, and make them targets for your attack afterwards!
This opening is jam-packed with a lot of tricks and active possibilities for Black. Plus, this will surprise your opponent and drag him into unknown territory. Without a shred of doubt, 1…b6 is a menacing weapon (especially against amateur players and in quick games).
And as if that’s not enough, you can apply the same opening for White (by playing 1.b3). If playing 1…b6 is more than playable, certainly, it won’t hurt if you have an extra tempo as White! You can hit 2 spots with only 1 video. Check it out NOW!
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Thank You sir, Very educative video
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The lecture was most informative. Thank you very much.
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Thank you Igor,
You made me enthusiastic for 1…,b6!
I think I am going to play it myself.
This is a quality video, much better than some of the other youtube videos I have seen. I often see questionable moves with good commentary, or good moves that someone doesnt explain well. Thanks for taking the time to share this freely and willingly. Im old and retired so its tough to take lessons finacially, but I do sometimes buy chess merchandise. So i wil look at this site from time to time to see whats available..Fernando
Thank you for a very educative programme.
Excellent lesson. I’ve also watched part 2. I’ve been looking for an aggressive opening and one that may not be well known. I think this will be it. I realize that there is no “wonder” opening and this opening will definitely help me to understand and apply middle game strategy because if you don’t know how to capitalize any advantage you may get in the opening, you will fall apart in the middle/end game. One question I have though is can this opening be used if white opens with d4?