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To show appreciation for his Chessable students this year, GM Yasser Seirawan is giving away a special Christmas gift –  – a live 2-hour Masterclass with the US Chess Hall of Famer himself! See how you can join here.

Course by GM Roeland Pruijssers 

♞ A fresh approach in the Four Pawns Attack pioneered by Magnus Carlsen– you’ll prepare to fianchetto your dark-square bishop with 5…g6, forgoing taking in the center and adding pressure, an essentially new idea that opponents are not booked up against

♞ Against the Classic Variation (4.Nf3), White’s most popular response, you will play 4…dxe5 and fianchetto your bishop with 5…g6, giving you long-range pressure on the center and the dark squares

♞ Avoid symmetrical positions by opting to take back with the challenging cxd6 in the Exchange Variation – you’ll get a more dynamic and complicated position than you would with the usually recommended exd6

♞ Stop any of White’s own surprises – there’s nothing to fear against an early Bc4. Against the “sneaky 4.f4” you can launch an immediate center attack and get easy development and against the aggressive 4.a4, you’ll hit back with …a5, giving your knight a nice outpost on b4

♞ Original ideas that avoid transposition if White tries to “play it safe” with 3.Nc3 by playing 3…e6, you keep a bit of tension and develop, forcing your opponent to think about what to do

…and any other line you can think of in the Alekhine.