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In this post, we consider the Budapest defense. 1. d2d4, g8f6. 2. c2c4, e7e5. 3. d4e5, f6g4. 4. c1f4, b8c6. 5. g1f3, f8b4+. ATTENTION!!! Avoid this trap for whites. 6. b1d2, d8e7. 7. a2a3, g4e5. 8. a3b4, e5d3 checkmate! The Budapest Defense (...
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In this post, we consider the Bogoljubov’s defense. 1. d2d4, g8f6. 2. c2c4, e7e6. 3. g1f3, f8b4. 4. c1d2, b4d2. 5. d1d2, d7d5. The Bogoljubov Defense (or Bogo-Indian Defense) is a solid, flexible opening for blacks, characterized by the moves 1....
31 May 2026 1 minute read 8 comments I_g_o_r $0.15
Recently, several prominent bitcoin bulls have adjusted their strategies, with notable figures like Mark Cuban selling most of his holdings, Michael Saylor breaking his "never sell" vow to plan for small sales, government of Bhutan sold over 70% of...
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In this post, we consider the Bishop’s opening. The main idea of the Bishop's opening is to develop the king-side bishop to its most active square immediately, targeting blacks weakest point (the f7 pawn) while keeping the f2 pawn free to push to f4...
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In this post, we consider the Bird’s opening. The Bird’s opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. Whites start out weakening the king-side and start a flank attack on the center with the f pawn. This opening is not us...
12 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r $0.05
In this post, we consider the Benko Gambit. The main idea of the Benko Gambit is to sacrifice by blacks of a pawn early to gain long-term positional compensation on the queen-side, rather than a quick tactical knockout 1. d2d4, g8f6. 2 c2c4, c7c5....
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In this post, we consider Alekhine's defense in chess games. 1. e2e4, g8f6. The move g8f6 is a key attribute of Alekhine's Defense. The main idea is to provoke whites on an attack and then suppress it and gain a positional advantage. 2. Suppose that...
29 Jun 2024 4 minute read 32 comments I_g_o_r $0.23
1. The main problem of fiat based cryptos The most famous and popular cryptos (btc, eth, etc.) are based on fiat money (see [1]). Even the title of the famous paper has the following meaning: “bitcoin is a digitized on blockchain fiat currency”. Here...
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1. The main problem of fiat based cryptos The most famous and popular cryptos (btc, eth, etc.) are based on fiat money (see [1]). Even the title of the famous paper has the following meaning: “bitcoin is a digitized on blockchain fiat currency”. Here...
14 Jun 2024 4 minute read 0 comments I_g_o_r $0.17
1. The main problem of fiat based cryptos The most famous and popular cryptos (btc, eth, etc.) are based on fiat money (see [1]). Even the title of the famous paper has the following meaning: “bitcoin is a digitized on blockchain fiat currency”. Here...
