English 1.c4 e5 for Black Bestseller Chapter 4 Two Sidelines -

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Bb4+ has recently been played by Magnus Carlsen and has been used regularly and successfully by Vishy Anand and Boris Spassky in particular

with the exception of King's Indian and Old Indian positions where the white c-pawn has already taken the c4 square)

as it’s a side of the game that he’s never lost interest in

English 1.c4 e5 for Black Bestseller Chapter 4 Two Sidelines -From the beginning we are taught to play for the center, to develop the pieces and to secure our king. But as time goes on these "compulsory rules" lose their force, we allow more and more exceptions, until at some point we pick up our first chess textbook and discover that we have to repeat the general principles from scratch. It is the same with openings. To confuse their opponents, many players today have taken to playing the English Opening with