The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale the third in the collection

the third in the collection of strategy and tactics for advanced players produced by OnlineChessLessons

mostly from the last two years

Chapter 13: 1

Bb7 - Vilela

the ACM editors want to play their part in trying to keep the momentum of the current chess boom going for as long as possible because chess is our beloved game and the reason why we started this magazine in the first place

The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale the third in the collectionThe idea of the move 1. Nc3 is to confuse the second player, as White plays a supposedly unambitious move to mislead Black. This is why we found the name "Trojan Horse" very appropriate for the move 1. Nc3, just as the gift from Ulysses to the Trojans appeared to be a tricky and poisoned gift. The appropriate term for chess will, therefore, be the Trojan Knight to refer to the Trojan Horse. 1. Nc3 became popular among professional players, and many