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Strategic Labyrinths of Chess Openings
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Flexible hypermodern defense inviting white to overextend
- 2. Opening starting with 3.d4 challenging the center early
- 3. Solid defense that breaks with an e6 pawn push
- 4. Pawn sacrifice gambit on the queenside for long-term pressure
- 8. Popular sharp defense starting with a c5 pawn move
- 11. Defense characterized by inviting white to occupy the center
- 14. Defense named after a Latvian master based on pinning the knight
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- 5. Classic opening named after a Spanish bishop
- 6. An aggressive variation of the Italian Game
- 7. Opening focusing on early development of knights and bishop to c4
- 9. A solid defense beginning with 1...c6
- 10. Opening starting with a bold pawn sacrifice on f4
- 12. Opening beginning with c4, controlling the center indirectly
- 13. Dynamic counterattack against d4 openings
- 15. Another name for the Scandinavian defense
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