Catastrophes in Opening - Part I

Sekhar Chandra Sahu

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Despite being aware of ideas behind chess openings and understanding the fundamental Opening principles, sometimes a chess player collapses in the early stage of a game due to a lack of knowledge of specific Opening variation or a particular trap. As such it is important to be thoroughly aware and familiar with all the finer components of a particular opening, before applying the same in competitive chess. Otherwise, you will face Catastrophes in Opening, coming in time trouble & lose eventually.