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By: RoleyPoley
Scotch
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Scotch Game [C45], Scotch Gambit [C44] & Scotch Four Knights [C47]
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By: Michael Ayton
2 Knights
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Two Knights Defence inc. Wilkes-Barre Variation [C56-C59]
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Italian Game 3 Bc4, Evans Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Bishop's Opening, Max Lange Attack [C50-55]
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By: Dink Heckler
4 Knights
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Four Knights inc. Rubinstein's line, Belgrade Gambit, Glek's 4 g3, Three Knights [C46-49]
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By: cathexis
Petroff
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Petroff/Russian Defence [C42-43]
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Philidor
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Philidor's Defence, Hanham, 3...exd4 & 3...f5 [C41]
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Vienna
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Vienna Game inc. Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation [C25-29]
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By: George Jempty
1. e4 e5 - Non-Spanish 1. e4 e5 - Non-Spanish
Scotch, Petroff, King's Gambit, Vienna etc. [C20-59] with IM Harry Grieve
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How to Beat the Open Games by Sverre Johnsen

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By: MaxJudd
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Latvian gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5
This interesting line in the Latvian gambit was reached by myself just recently. I could not find this line in the Chess Pub forums.
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 e4 4. Nd4 Qf6 5. c3 I decided...

Started 01/06/18 at 02:58:30 by Mark L
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By: Fllg
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...Ng4 line in the Italian Game
I've often seen this line recommended for Black when White doesn't play h3:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nbd2
d6 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. h3 Nh6, with...

Started 08/23/17 at 04:38:36 by BobbyDigital80
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By: gillbod
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To play Bishop's Opening or Vienna Game?
Hello,
What are the main differences of playing one or the other? I have noted they lead to similar positions. Plans I have seen:
Nc3, d3, e4, Bc4, f4
Nc2, g2, Bg2, Nge2, f4
f4 and...

Started 05/08/16 at 12:08:52 by Tibor
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By: Arnaudov
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Ponziani Opening. Questions
When with white, my openings go this way:
1e4 e5
2Nf3 Nc6
3c3.            This 3rd move makes it a Ponziani setup.
Now my effort for this slow move (c3) is to try and establish a s...

Started 02/05/15 at 08:06:58 by Peekay
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Started 05/24/16 at 16:37:16 by smtpinbox
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C23: Calabrese Counter-Gambit: 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 f5!?
So what's wrong with this then? Smiley

Started 03/29/12 at 10:45:00 by Jonathan Tait
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New Open Games book
http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/Opening_Repertoire%3A_The_Open_Games_wi...
Hope the book offers different linesto recent books on the subject

Started 04/24/13 at 17:57:30 by najdorfslayer
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By: ruzomberok
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Danish Gambit 3. .. Qe7
The line 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 Qe7 is recommended by Bologan in his weighty book on 1. .. e5. 
Checking games for the last two or three years, whilst the Danish pops up around 30 to 40 times ...

Started 02/15/16 at 12:03:46 by RdC
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By: kylemeister
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New Open Games Book

Started 05/05/14 at 07:29:07 by najdorfslayer
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By: JEH
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1...e5 Endgame repertoire
Hi, 
I intend to play, for sometime, a repertoire revolving around endgames or 'technical' play. I wondered if it could be possible to build an exhaustive one offering positions, a bit in Caro-Ka...

Started 07/29/13 at 11:49:18 by nocteus
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By: Confused_by_Theory
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Vienna or 4 knights with g3
Hi all,
Looking for some advice on the Vienna or 4 Knights with g3. Is one better than the other? Or do they pretty much transpose to each other? How are the positions in general? Any books recon...

Started 03/02/13 at 05:35:14 by Mtal
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By: brabo
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Symmetrical e-pawn structures
Hi, I often get this structure in my games.
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I am looking for some good strategical explanations about how to play it (in the middlegame or the endga...

Started 04/04/15 at 19:13:11 by nocteus
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By: chk
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Best way to play against Glek system
Hello dear friends
 
I just wanted to ask which is the best way to play against glek system..Its quite a rare opening...So there are two lines one line is with Bc5 and the other is with d5.....

Started 12/01/14 at 19:38:13 by chandrashekharkoravi
4 5470 Last Post 12/02/14 at 12:35:33
By: PANFR
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The Boring 2 Knights (formerly Boring Italian)
Hi Guys!
I've been looking at the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 for a while and I haven't been able to find a fully convincing route to equality for Black.<br ...

Started 10/19/14 at 22:24:39 by ruzomberok
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By: barnaby
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Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games
A new book of Bologan is coming: Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games: How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez. Do you know what lines are going to be considered? Thanks a lot

Started 09/06/14 at 11:26:48 by Pingudon
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By: Igor
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Tiv's Attacking w/ Guioco and Ruy
Anyone have this? Thoughts? 
Enough useful stuff in terms of 'ideas', or...
...just 'Here's some of my games, and I'll waste time on an opening themed DVD explaining the latter stages too'?<...

Started 11/22/13 at 02:37:29 by Bibs
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By: Paddy
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C40: Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5!? refuted?
I heard about a refutation of this gambit. What is the line?

Started 03/17/12 at 13:39:54 by kshorg
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By: Markovich
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Looking for an alternative to play against 1.e4 e5
Hello,
I, like many, play chess from time to time. Childrens and work dont allow me to study much, so I basically do tactical exercises to stay fit, and look at commented games from to time to ti...

Started 08/18/13 at 15:19:09 by Tibor
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