Bezgodov: The Liberated Bishop Defence the big greek Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh

Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh analyze the 50 most interesting draws from the years 2012-2015

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Bezgodov: The Liberated Bishop Defence the big greek Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba BaloghA Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1. d4 In many 1. d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem: liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Playing 2Bf5! against either 2. c4 or 2. Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes