Dealing with Flank Openings

Do You Commit These Blunders
Against Flank Openings?

FIDE Master Joshua  Doknjas' repertoire has enabled students to neutralize White's tricky sidelines, and fearlessly play for the WIN.

❌ Many players underestimate any first move, which doesn't plant a pawn in the center. 

❌ Others "recycle" their lines against 1.d4 or 1.e4 to meet the English (1.c4) or Réti (1.Nf3).

❌ Some even lash out like a crazed bulldog, as if these openings are a crime against chess.

These same people soon run into devious move order tricks, and land on the receiving end of a positional strangulation or a slow but overwhelming attack. Their game takes a nose-dive, with their rating and confidence close behind.

Why do players commit these blunders...stunting their progress as a result? The answer is simple: Because they don't know any better, nor do they have the time to correct the problem.

Preparing against the sidelines from scratch can add hundreds of hours to your workload. That's why most club players just "wing it" and hope for the best (which rarely happens).

But here's the good news:

In his first Chessable course, FM Doknjas simplifies your prep versus White's flank openings. So that you're soon ready to...

Zoom To Flexible Positions
Full Of Dynamic, Counterattacking Potential

FM Doknjas' game plan is simple but wickedly effective: Pass the ball to White's court with flexible development. After which, the first player must reveal their hand and give you potential weaknesses to pounce on.

At the core of Dealing With Flank Openings is the Symmetrical Defense versus the English. World champions Viswanathan Anand and Bobby Fischer turned to this system when facing 1.c4, and it's easy to see why.

With 1...Nf6 and 2...c5, you control critical squares...deny the opponent of targets in the center...and keep your development options open.

This way, you're ready to meet anything White throws your way with dynamic, point-getting strategies.

But even better:

You also cut down your study time and lighten your workload.

That's because your starting moves are so universal, you can also play them against 1.Nf3, 1.g3, and other similar systems.

FM Doknjas shows how you can mold your flexible starting position into ambitious setups, which challenge White for the FULL point.

Inside the course, you'll learn how to...

♟ Mount pressure on the Three Knights with the Classical Tarrasch
♟ Take over the center with the Reversed Maroczy Bind versus the Réti
♟ Steamroll the Double Fianchetto with a FULL pawn center
♟ Beat the King's Indian Attack with the classic queen-and-bishop battery
♟ And many more!

PLUS, here's a huge bonus:

You also get a starter kit against 1.d4 based on the repertoire's main recommendations. So if you choose, you can expand your anti-flank opening weapons into a complete fighting repertoire for Black.

Deal With Flank Openings In One Fell Swoop