Can you really get exciting positions by playing the Symmetrical English?
For many of us, the English Opening is a pain in the neck.
We have a defence we love against 1.d4, but it doesn’t work against 1.c4. Either that, or White can move-order us out of our preparation and into something we don’t know.
So what should we do?
Well, we could study a lot of theory and play 1...e5 - giving our opponent the reversed Sicilians they were hoping for.
But how about 1...c5?
Symmetrical isn’t just a fancy word for “boring”
In a new free course from IM David Vigorito, you’ll discover that, rather than being stale and giving limited winning chances, the Symmetrical English
gives Black the opportunity to create unbalanced positions and play for the win.If you play the Sicilian, this course is a “twofer”: you can play it against 1.c4 AND 1.Nf3. That’s because, if after 1.Nf3 c5, 2.e4, you’re into your beloved Sicilian.
Learn the Symmetrical English for Black in just 24 Core Variations
In this
Short & Sweet, IM Vigorito - an English Opening expert with the white pieces - shows you everything you need to play 1… c5.
You’ll discover…
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How to turn the “first move advantage” into a disadvantage by letting White commit to a plan - and hitting them with the perfect counter-plan.
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Gain long term structural advantages against the trendy Nf3 and e3 systems.
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Play the “Clamp and cramp” - How to clamp down on the center with a Maroczy bind, leaving White cramped with little counter-play.
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The key move orders you must know - if you know these, White can never trick you into a passive position.
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The “Maroczy Fail” - how to shatter White’s position before they can establish their e4-c4 bind.
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A nifty knight combo that’ll break up White’s center and leave you with a better pawn structure and the bishop pair.
All this - and more - delivered in
just 24 core lines and
64 minutes of video-sync instruction.
