A00

Lasker Simul Special

1. g3 h5
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The position after 1. g3 h5, White to move.

In the Lasker Simul Special, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.

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The Lasker Simul Special is a chess opening classified under ECO code A00. It is reached after the moves 1. g3 h5: 2 moves in, with White to play.

Learn its typical plans and pawn structures rather than memorizing moves — that’s what holds up over the board.

Club players rarely lose the Lasker Simul Special in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.

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