The Best Opening Ideas of 2026 (so far)

Описание: In this video, I will show you a selection of my favorite opening ideas of this year so far featuring Tata Steel Chess, the German Bundesliga and many other high level events.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Bjerre´s Anti-English: 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d5!?
12:14 Tricky System against the e6-Sicilian!
16:30 Andy Woodward´s Novelty in the Catalan
21:50 Erdogmus´ Award-Winning Novelty against Erigaisi
32:09 Keymer´s shocking Novelty in the Italian
38:18 I found a new idea in the Sicilian Moscow!
49:36 Van Foreest´s practical Idea in the Reti
55:30 Early novelty in the Reti by Donchenko
1:08:28 Honorable mention: (Almost) new idea in the Sveshnikov!

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