I’m putting the Splits openings and the Western Opening in the same post because, although some will disagree, there is really only one version of the Western Opening that makes any kind of sense (and that’s pushing it!) The Splits openings These openings are strange. I wouldn’t say I’d never use them but there isContinue reading “England’s Opening Moves: Splits Openings and the Western Opening”
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England’s Opening Moves: Northern Openings
England can only guarantee one supply centre in 1901 – Norway. To do this, she has to use a Northern opening – and even then there is only one set of orders that guarantees taking Norway. There are two Northern openings that make any sense for England – the Churchill Opening and the Jorvik Opening.Continue reading “England’s Opening Moves: Northern Openings”
Early Game Alliances: England/Germany
The “Anglo-Saxon” alliance is the name given to the alliance between England and Germany. Honestly, though, I prefer the simpler name of Saxon alliance, in the same way I prefer the Entente alliance to “Entente Cordiale” for the Anglo-French alliance. England’s POV As I mentioned in the first post in this series, England’s best chanceContinue reading “Early Game Alliances: England/Germany”
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