CLOSED opening

Term given to any opening which doesn’t start with 1.e4. The converse of ‘Closed Opening’ is ‘Open Game’.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused. Rudolf Spielmann
Now, at 51, in my life I have reach the stage between the middlegame and the endgame. But I don’t have the feeling that I am in the endgame already. Boris Spassky
1988 NIC
When I see the Berlin defence, I am almost happy that I am not longer a top player! Nigel Short
2016
Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there! Anish Giri
Kasparov’s book are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned. Jan Timman
1991 NIC

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