Chess Openings: The provocative Black Knights' Tango

Master and Dominate with the Black Knights' Tango: Unleash Provocative Strategies to Win vs. both 1.e4 and 1.d4 Openings

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What you will learn

Nc6 as a weakness provocation tool in the Opening

How to provoke weaknesses in general and exploit them

Understanding the importance of pawn structures

Understanding strategic bishop exchanges to amplify weaknesses on a certain colour complex

Grandmaster game examples of the opening theory in action and how it relates to middlegames and endgames

The Mexican defence to 1.d4 - which runs often 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6

Strategies for creating great Kingside attacks based on earlier weakness provocation

The Nimzovich defence to 1.e4 with an aggressive dark square strategy

For the super-lazy you can "Reverse Tango" and use 1. Nc3 with White with many of the ideas in reverse!

Description

Welcome to our course dedicated to the provocative Knights' Tango System, also known as the Black Knights' Tango, Mexican Defense, Two Knights' Tango, or Kevitz–Trajkovic Defense. This strategy can be deployed effectively against both 1.e4 and 1.d4, paving your path to victory.

Learn from the legendary British Grandmaster Tony Miles, who leveraged this strategy to secure an impressive win rate of almost 60% over 95 games. This course also features a similar strategy for white pieces, known by various names including the Dunst Opening, Baltic Opening, Van Geet Opening, among others.

Instructed by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, this course delivers in-depth understanding and practical application of an early Queen's Knight move. This creates a novel and exciting opening with black pieces, capable of disrupting standard opening theory and provoking irreversible weaknesses in the opponent's position.

This opening shares similarities with the Alekhine defense due to its pawn provocation nature. FIDE CM Tryfon Gavriel aka "Kingscrusher" has employed this strategy with remarkable success, especially in faster time controls prevalent in today's Chess scene.

The 'Tango' element of this system lies in the knight's provocative transition from c6 to e5/e7 to g6. This move often weakens the opponent's pawn structure, providing tactical advantages. An effective way to accentuate these weaknesses is to employ a dark square strategy, facilitating knockout blows to the opponent's king.

Discover how to handle a potential space disadvantage by trading off dark-squared bishops and exposing the burden of space that the Knight's tango imposes on the opponent. Explore the "Mexican defence" recommended by FIDE CM Kingscrusher, which has delivered promising results in master games.

In conclusion, if you seek a novel, exciting opening with a proven track record, the Knights' Tango system can be your secret weapon. Embark on this journey for a fun-filled, rewarding Chess experience!

Content

Introduction to this Nc6 course

Introduction to Tango dark square weakness provocation philosophy
Not in Scope: 1.d4 Nc6

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 - Declining Nimzovich Defence

1.e4 Nc6 - The Nimzovich defence - 2nd move alternatives
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 ?! - Colorado Gambit if feeling crazy!
Colorado Gambit Queen Sacrifice Game example by Douglas Root
Colorado Gambit Game example - IM Jeremy Silman vs IM Douglas Root

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 - Ruy Lopez transposition

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 g6 - Smyslov/ Barnes Defence
Smyslov playing black vs early c3 against Mikhail Tal with g6 system
Smyslov playing black vs early c3 and Bg5 against Beliavsky
Smyslov vs early d4 against Garry Kasparov

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.d4 - Scotch Game Transposition

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 - Scotch Game Introduction
Nxd4 Bb4+ Bd2?!
Tony Miles example game with Bb4+
Nxd4 Bb4+ c3 Bc5 Be3
GM Ivan Sokolov example game after Bc5 Be3
Nxd4 Bb4+ c3 Bc5 Nxc6
Nxd4 Bb4+ c3 Bc5 Bc4
Nxd4 Bb4+ c3 Bc5 Nb3
Scotch Gambit with 4.Bc4
A scary Scotch Gambit example with GM Areschchenko
Göring Gambit with 4.c3
Göring Gambit with 4.c3 Example game Miles vs Nunn
Scotch to Ruy Lopez transposition with Bb5

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5

1.e4 Nc6 d4 e5 Introduction
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.c3
IM Verlinsky (first Soviet GM!) Game example with 3.c3 by transposition
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5
Illustrative game GM Tony Miles vs 3.dxe5
Illustrative GM Joel Benjamin vs 3.dxe5
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 - introduction
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.c4
Grandmaster Matthew Sadler 4.c4 game example
Grandmaster Nigel Short game example 4.c4 via transposition
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Nf3 (or Nc3 transpositions)
GM Benjamin example game with 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Nf3
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Bd3
Grandmaster Ian Rogers example game with 4.Bd3
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Bg5
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.f4?!
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Be3
Grandmaster Tony Miles 4.Be3 example game
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.d6?!
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.g3
Grandmaster Karpatchev 4.g3 game example
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.h4
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.f3
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Nce7 4.Ne2

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6

Introduction to Tango to 1.d4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. Nc3
International Master and evangelist of system example - 4.Nc3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. a3
Grandmaster Gelashvili vs 4.a3 example game
International Master Orlov vs 4.a3 example game
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. g3
GM Benjamin 4.g3 example game
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. Bg5
Grandmaster Zvjaginsev example game in 4.Bg5 positions discussed
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. e3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4. d5

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 introduction
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. e4
GM Joel Benjamin example game with 5.e4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. Nf3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5.h4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. g3
GM Christiansen Illustrative game with 5.g3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. Bg5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. e3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5. a3

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 introduction
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 - Marshall vs Torre example game
Adams Torre puzzle - in tribute to Torre's mentor
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.e4
Exciting Game example - Elburg vs Simmelink
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.Qd4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.e3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.Qc2
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.Nc3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.b3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.Nd2
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d5 Ne5 4.f4

Conclusions and Philosophical points

Conclusions and Philosophical points

Screenshots

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Reviews

Rezheen
August 14, 2023
Tryfon explains all of the positions clearly and extensively in the knights tango system. I will try and utilize his techniques and recommendations in my own games. Thanks Kingscrusher.
Tim
May 16, 2023
Loved the course. Great presenter and very inspirational content. I look forward to 'crushing my opponents' with it ! The length of each lecture is great. You don't need much time to go through each one and every lecture gives you things to think about during free time. The course structure also makes it easy to quickly review any lines you need to. I look forward to doing other Kingscrusher courses in the future.
Phillip
July 26, 2022
If you like quality courses on the subject of chess then KC delivers. He speaks clearly and the course video and audio quality are on point. His knowledge is extremely good and I can only guess the reason he isn’t a GM is because he devotes a lot of time to creating amazing chess courses and not going after IM or GM Norms. Playing with the black pieces is often seen as a disadvantage but Tryfon shows us some interesting moves that dissolve the perceived disadvantage of going second. Check out what he has to say about the Caro Kann in his openings course. He often provides discount codes.
Ken
February 14, 2021
The courses from Kingscrusher have taken my chess to the next level. I was stuck in the mid 1800's but I have recently managed to get to over 2100. Hope it lasts, it's up to me now.
FNA/AFM
January 2, 2021
Hello Sir Mr. Kingscrusher your topic is very interesting and instructive. Especially for Tango Opening. Actually, this is my first time that i heard that opening and i shocked during your discussions that is considered also as gambit. Thank you so much sir :)
Om
December 16, 2020
I am satisfied with this course Many variations are told in less time It is a qualitative content I am enjoying the course May you (@Respected Kingscrusher) enjoy a healthy life?
David
October 9, 2020
I love learning the reverse tango with Kingscrusher. Engaging and amusing commentary. Deadly weapon of choice to give an informational advantage in many cases. Highly recommended.
Dave
September 3, 2020
KC always makes me smile. Looks like he put in a lot of work for this course! I've been curious about the Tango...Now I've got no excuse not to get cracking and actually learn something about it. ;)

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