CLEARANCE - Dominant Defense - EMPIRE CHESS Chess Strategy Time-honoured openings have fallen by

Time-honoured openings have fallen by the wayside

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CLEARANCE - Dominant Defense - EMPIRE CHESS Chess Strategy Time-honoured openings have fallen byChess legends Viktor Korchnoi and Tigran Petrosian were famous for their incredible defensive skills. They were such masters of the art of defense that they actually encouraged their opponents to attack them, knowing that they would give away too much material or ruin their position trying to make an attack work. In attack, players are too optimistic. In defense, too pessimistic. Change this and you will have a big advantage over your opponents.