Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Black Knights' Tango!

Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Black Knights' Tango!

There are many strong chess openings for black against 1. d4 including the King's Indian Defense, Old Benoni Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Slav Defense, Dutch Defense, Benko Gambit, Modern Benoni, Queen's Indian Defense, etc. However, most of the time white is pretty well aware of the chess opening moves, chess opening ideas, and chess opening theory behind these lines/variations. What can we play against d4 to take our opponents by surprise and out of their comfort zone? How can we make it look like we made a mistake, when really, we planned it all along? In today's video we go over the Black Knights' Tango, (also called the Mexican Defense) which is arguably the most underrated chess opening for black against d4. The Black Knights' Tango starts off with the following moves:

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 Nc6

We put both of our knights out into the open, and white can make our knights dance, but that is exactly what we want. It may seem as if white can simply push their pawns down the center like crazy, gaining a huge advantage in space and activity. However, it turns out that these pawns are going to be big targets, and the white king is actually going to be the one that could get checkmated quickly. Much of the time, your opponent will see you play the Black Knights' Tango and simply think you made a mistake. Because of this, we first cover the lines and variations in which white throws their pawns down the board like there is no tomorrow. We next cover 2. Nc3, white simply trying to avoid the strange move we just played. Lastly, we look at Nf3, which is the best option for white, but even then black is completely fine as we transpose into a Nimzo-Indian Defense/Bogo-Indian Defense system. The Black Knights' Tango is a great chess opening for chess beginners, and a good chess opening for intermediate players as well. The chess opening theory, chess opening tricks, chess opening traps, and chess opening strategy make this opening second to none. In fact, I would call the Black Knights' Tango a top tier chess opening for black that can help you win games quickly and improve at chess fast. We hope you enjoy learning to play the Black Knights' Tango!

0:00 Introduction
1:10 3. d5? Time to Dance!
10:24 3. Nc3? Let's Make This Game Crazy!
20:15 3. Nf3? Nothing to Worry About Here

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