Dia. 1: The Orthodox Fuseki

I didn’t make time this week to put together a set of problems (I’ll try to get ahead of the game this weekend), so I’ve posted an article about one of my favorite openings — the orthodox fuseki.

Orthodox has been a popular opening throughout the modern era, but has surged in popularity among professionals since about 2001, now appearing in in about one in four professional games. It has also seen a number of recent innovations. Orthodox is a solid, steady opening, balancing influence and territory. It’s also relatively easy to understand — a good choice for novice players who are want to start studying specific openings.

Take a look at the extended entry for a more detailed examination.

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The subject of the Chinese opening came up at Thursday’s meeting, so I thought I’d  put together a short post describing the opening and its common variants.

The diagram below the fold lets you explore the various Chinese fuseki positions and a couple examples from recent games of mine.

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