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Trompovsky
Trompovsky
[A45] & Pseudo-Tromp [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
70 777 Last Post 09/19/22 at 05:37:08
In: Re: Trompowsky Attack & L...
By: Wintermondnacht
Torre
Torre
Torre Attack [D03] [A46-48]

16 118 Last Post 09/01/18 at 19:59:26
In: Re: Terrible play... some...
By: Stigma
London
London  (1 Viewing)
London System 2 Nf3 & 3 Bf4, Neo-London System 2 Bf4 inc. Jobova-Prié Attack [A45-48, D00, D02]

94 936 Last Post 08/29/23 at 06:15:22
In: Re: New London book by Se...
By: an ordinary chessplayer
Veresov
Veresov
2 Nc3 [D01]

27 359 Last Post 05/03/21 at 08:30:07
In: Re: New Bertramisch Video...
By: Dink Heckler
Colle
Colle
Colle. Colle-Zukertort Attack & Anti-Colle [A47-8, D02, D04-05]

47 654 Last Post 12/23/22 at 17:53:10
In: The Killer Colle
By: MW
BDG
BDG  (1 Viewing)
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
108 3989 Last Post 08/03/18 at 11:57:39
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By: Gambit
Barry
Barry
Barry Attack & Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack [D00]

7 107 Last Post 11/13/16 at 18:03:02
In: Re: Spectacular Game in t...
By: abrahampayton
d-Pawn Specials d-Pawn Specials
Tromp, Colle, London, Torre, Veresov, BDG, Barry etc. [A45-49 & D00-05] with IM Richard Palliser
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chess is sometimes really odd
yesterday I lost a game due to a bad opening as white ... I mean openingwise I can play almost everything by feeling, any opening ... but originally I wanted to play 1.e4, but then I saw my opponent p...

Started 10/21/13 at 21:38:01 by battleangel (Ex Member)
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By: ErictheRed
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0 2017 Last Post 12/09/07 at 16:31:21
By: Alias
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Problem with BDG/London/Barry e-book
For some reason, I can't seem to open the BDG/London/Barry pdf e-book, which is a bit annoying Sad
Can anybody fix it?!

Started 02/10/05 at 12:45:17 by alumbrado
2 2620 Last Post 02/12/05 at 03:03:25
By: GMTonyKosten
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How do d-pawn special players meet the Dutch?
How do players who play "D-pawn specials" openings meet the dutch (or dutch setups); particularly a Leningrad-style setup (f5, d6, g6, Bg7, Nf6, etc.)? Is there a particular move order that players ha...

Started 11/21/03 at 00:38:19 by AmateurDragoneer
11 7377 Last Post 04/28/05 at 14:21:09
By: ArKheiN
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Grasshopper
1.d4 d5 2.h3 with the idea of Bc1-f4-h2. Kindle sample at amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Grasshopper-Opening-dynamic-setup-positional-ebook/dp/B0B...
This probably belongs in the same category...

Started 02/13/23 at 01:34:03 by an ordinary chessplayer
4 676 Last Post 02/13/23 at 16:32:55
By: FreeRepublic
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Dealing with d4 Deviations by John Cox
In the book Dealing with d4 Deviations, John Cox does not cover d4 deviations for King's Indian and Grunfeld players saying that they "were well served by Joe Gallagher's Beating The Anti-King's India...

Started 07/23/08 at 22:11:58 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
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20 18010 Last Post 07/27/09 at 17:58:16
By: BPaulsen
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Complete Defense to Queen's Pawn Openings
What does Eric Schiller recommend against the London System in his book, Complete Defense to Queen's Pawn Openings?

Started 06/29/08 at 19:49:50 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
2 2086 Last Post 06/30/08 at 13:27:24
By: nyoke
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How to Succeed in the Queen's Pawn Openings
What do John Watson and Eric Schiller recommend against the accelerated London System, 1 d4 d5 2 Bf4, in their book How to Succeed in the Queen's Pawn Openings?

Started 11/21/07 at 03:08:20 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
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18 13659 Last Post 12/29/07 at 22:52:31
By: dsanchez
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Poll: Opening for Black According to Karpov
What does Alexander Khalifman recommend against the London System in his book Opening for Black According to Karpov? (Just tell me! I don't want any sarcastic, stupid, or mean responses)

Started 03/12/08 at 03:35:23 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
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16 13379 Last Post 04/29/08 at 09:09:20
By: Legion XIX
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Question
After 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3, 3...c6 followed by 4...Bg4 is a popular defense (and recommended in James Rizzitano's How to Beat 1.d4) but is 3...c6 necessary before playing 4...Bg4? is there anything ...

Started 02/23/12 at 08:37:52 by Anonymous3
2 2724 Last Post 02/23/12 at 09:20:12
By: TN
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Chigorin Questions
I have been getting interested in the sytem with 1 d4, 2 Nf3, and 3 g3. I was wondering what you think about playing it versus the Chigorin (1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 g3)? What do books and other sources on...

Started 07/15/10 at 10:58:18 by Anonymous3
4 3647 Last Post 07/18/10 at 18:24:46
By: winawer77
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Play the Slav
I just got my copy of James Vigus' book Play the Slav and I have to say that it is one of the best opening books of all time. Vigus gives us lots of original analysis, gives lots of good recommendatio...

Started 09/04/08 at 06:10:10 by Anonymous3
4 3150 Last Post 09/05/08 at 05:53:13
By: thibdb13
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Starting out on d-pawn specials diet
I am starting out on the dpawn specials after I came across some information in a book called pawn structure chess. I particularly like the caro-slav structures and noticed that you could probably get...

Started 03/21/07 at 17:22:31 by Antibody
6 4722 Last Post 08/13/07 at 20:11:13
By: nyoke
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What to do against 1.d4 e6!?
Greetings all. So, i've been basically trying to fill all the major holes in my repertoire for 1.d4, however this is the only real concern that i'm having.
So after 1.d4 e6, i honestly think i h...

Started 03/13/11 at 15:24:09 by Arcticmonkey
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27 20639 Last Post 06/07/11 at 17:49:28
By: walkingterrapin
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d-pawn specials update
Hey sorry for saying this but does anyone just not care about the blackmar diemer gambit?
As you can probably tell, i play 1...Nf6, and i play 1.d4 but i also play the Colle, and can someone plea...

Started 07/24/11 at 12:54:08 by Arcticmonkey
0 1753 Last Post 07/24/11 at 12:54:08
By: Arcticmonkey
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What happened here?
I just came in this d-Pawn section and I have seen that most of the threads from 2005 have been deleted, and only in this section I think! Now I have 95 % of my messages deleted (about 200). I just wo...

Started 11/22/05 at 14:32:51 by ArKheiN
2 2635 Last Post 11/23/05 at 20:05:55
By: urusov
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5/Bf4/e3: Tips & Sources?
Hi!
I'm trying to include the QID/NID complex in my repertoire. At my level (2100) I'm going to meet quite a few d-pawn specials. Are there any good resources out there dealing with these conside...

Started 08/31/10 at 11:39:54 by baeron
9 8343 Last Post 01/30/11 at 13:19:50
By: dom
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Repertoire to learn with?
Hello
I am an average level hobby player looking for advice on creating a repertoire that I can use without too much theory.
I have been playing 1.e4 up until now and I do well against bad p...

Started 06/24/11 at 11:33:59 by BlunderOnBoard
6 5321 Last Post 06/29/11 at 09:04:13
By: Vass
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How to enter the Stonewall attack ?
Hello! I onced faced a solid Nimzo/Qid player. I planned to play the Stonewall attack against him. The game followed.
1.d4 Nf6 2. e3 d6! (exlmark because he tricked me completely) and he followed up wi...

Started 04/05/09 at 23:24:19 by Bogojump
6 5267 Last Post 04/12/09 at 15:31:18
By: glut
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Avrukh to write 1. d4 deviations book!
From the Quality Chess blog;-
"On top of this we have made an agreement with Boris that he will work on a GM Repertoire book on 1.d4 deviations. This means a repertoire for Black after 1.d4 not f...

Started 03/31/11 at 11:25:46 by buddho
2 2819 Last Post 04/01/11 at 07:43:40
By: buddho
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