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Beginners Beware Series – Day 2
  Winning the Queen in Petrov's Defense

» By Rodrigo

Hey again everyone!

We are back for day of the Beginners Beware Series. This one is particularly short!

Pretrov’s Defense is an opening that offers lots of dynamism and counterplay to both parties. However, the is one little hiccup everyone should be aware of:

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Beginners Beware Series – Day 1
  The Fried Liver Attack

» By Rodrigo

Hey Everyone!

So I decided to take initiative here with the tutorials. This is the first of many to come! Beyond that, I have planned out this whole series of tutorials for beginners: Beginners Beware.

If you are interested in writing your tutorials, either email them to me in a similar format, or join the team to contribute to the site in general. I will be glad to teach you how to do it on your own.

Continue reading to learn about one of the most common traps in this opening, every chess player should be familiar with.

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