The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale the ACM editors want to

the ACM editors want to play their part in trying to keep the momentum of the current chess boom going for as long as possible because chess is our beloved game and the reason why we started this magazine in the first place

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mostly from the last two years

Silman's book teaches the student everything he or she needs to know at his or her current rating level

The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale the ACM editors want toThe idea of the move 1. Nc3 is to confuse the second player, as White plays a supposedly unambitious move to mislead Black. This is why we found the name "Trojan Horse" very appropriate for the move 1. Nc3, just as the gift from Ulysses to the Trojans appeared to be a tricky and poisoned gift. The appropriate term for chess will, therefore, be the Trojan Knight to refer to the Trojan Horse. 1. Nc3 became popular among professional players, and many