The Symmetrical English: 1.c4 c5 · English Opening Theory
A detailed guide to the Symmetrical English Opening, covering plans, ideas, patterns and important theoretical variations.
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Watch the introduction to the English Opening first if you haven't yet youtu.be/3aedSwUI9UU
00:00 Introduction
5:15 Chessbook
9:22 Symmetrical with 5...d6
23:07 Symmetrical with 5...e6
31:14 Reversed Botvinnik System
37:15 Complete Symmetry by Black
42:52 Symmetrical with 5...Nh6
47:52 The Hedgehog
57:17 Rubinstein Variation (Reversed Maroczy)
1:07:58 Avoiding the Benoni and the Benko
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