When we analyzed "An Opening Line For Masters" last week, I chose GM Igor Zaitsev as our opening guide for a reason. It is difficult to name another chess player who introduced that many absolutely paradoxical opening novelties.
Today I want to talk about a truly unique penchant of GM Zaitsev: he really likes to play Nb5 or Ng5 for White. Moreover, if he does play one of these two moves, you have to be very careful to not lose right away!
Take for example the Benko Gambit. This opening is always popular amongst club players since for a minimal material investment (just a pawn) it promises a long strategic initiative -- and even more important, you don't need to memorize too many variations since Black pretty much follows the same setup against the majority of the lines White can play.
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Today I want to talk about a truly unique penchant of GM Zaitsev: he really likes to play Nb5 or Ng5 for White. Moreover, if he does play one of these two moves, you have to be very careful to not lose right away!
Take for example the Benko Gambit. This opening is always popular amongst club players since for a minimal material investment (just a pawn) it promises a long strategic initiative -- and even more important, you don't need to memorize too many variations since Black pretty much follows the same setup against the majority of the lines White can play.
source By: https://www.chess.com/article/view/mister-ng5-and-nb5
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