The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 the big greek by his friend and coach

by his friend and coach Grandmaster Jakov Geller

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Written by experienced chess trainers with deep knowledge of the opening

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The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 the big greek by his friend and coachPeople did not take 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 too seriously until recently, when online chess started becoming popular due to the pandemic, as this opening was used frequently. I discovered how venomous this opening was when I was trying to find a way to play against it with black, and to my surprise this was not easy. Vincent Keymer uses this opening in a huge percentage of his games and gets great positions and results with them. With this opening, White