Fritztrainer
| OPENING
Nakamura’s Folly (1.Nf3 followed by e3): Solid, Simple, Smart
Andrew Martin
In this 60-minute course, IM Andrew Martin introduces you to a flexible and refreshingly simple opening setup - that Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has used to rack up numerous impressive wins.
Contents
2
Intro and Game 1: 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.b3 Bf5 4.Be2 h6 5.Ba3 Nbd7 - Ding Liren vs Gukesh
4
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 0-0 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 c5 7.0-0 cxd4: Nakamura vs O'Gorman
5
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.d4 0-0 5.Bb2 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.0-0 b6: Nakamura vs Rakhmatullaev
6
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 0-0 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.0-0 e5: Nakamura vs Praggnanandhaa
8
1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2 g6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 0-0: Nakamura vs Niemann
9
1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.b3 Bd6 5.Bb2 0-0 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7: Nakamura vs Niemann
11
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 e6 3.b3 b6 4.Bb2 Bb7 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 c5: Nakamura vs Kazakouski
12
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.c4 Be7 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Bd3 a6 7.0-0 dxc4: Nakamura vs Firouzja
13
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 e6 3.b3 b6 4.Bb2 Bb7 5.d4 d5 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.c4 Bd6: Nakamura vs Khanin
15
1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 d5 4.c4 dxc4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.cxd5 Qxd5: Nakamura vs So
16
1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nc6 3.d4 d5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.b4 Be7 7.c4 dxc4: Nakamura vs Maghsoodloo