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12 Difficult Chess Openings, and How to Beat Them! | The Dynamic Dozen

Expert Arjun Puri is back with a dozen more chess items. See twelve dynamic difficult chess openings, and how to beat them.

2021.02.09
Stafford Gambit: C42 Petrov's defence
Stonewall Attack: D00 Queen's pawn, stonewall attack
Scotch Game: C45 Scotch, Steinitz variation
Grob's Attack: A00 Grob, Fritz gambit
Nakhmanson Gambit: C56 Two knights defence
Benoni Defense: A43 Old Benoni, Mujannah formation
Halloween Gambit: C46 Four knights, Schultze-Mueller gambit
Marshall Defense: D06 Queen's Gambit Declined, Marshall defence
English Rat Defense: A41 Old Indian defence
Albin Countergambit: D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin counter-gambit, Alapin variation
Møller Attack: C54 Giuoco Piano, Moeller (Therkatz) attack
Traxler Counterattack: C57 two knights defence, Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation