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 11/04/25 at 11:34:01In: Re: C30-C39: Death of Kin... By: RoleyPoley |
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 Scotch (4 Viewing)Scotch Game [C45], Scotch Gambit [C44] & Scotch Four Knights [C47] Moderators: Smyslov_Fan, trw, Jupp53
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07/09/23 at 06:40:22 In: Re: C45: Scotch 4...Bb4+... By: Michael Ayton |
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2 Knights (5 Viewing) Two Knights Defence inc. Wilkes-Barre Variation [C56-C59] Moderators: Smyslov_Fan, trw, Jupp53
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08/30/26 at 14:41:38 In: Re: 4...Be7 in the two kn... By: FreeRepublic |
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Italian
Italian Game 3 Bc4, Evans Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Bishop's Opening, Max Lange Attack [C50-55] Moderators: Smyslov_Fan, trw, Jupp53
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12/18/23 at 12:10:28 In: Re: Evan's gambit in 2023... By: Dink Heckler |
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4 Knights (4 Viewing)
Four Knights inc. Rubinstein's line, Belgrade Gambit, Glek's 4 g3, Three Knights [C46-49] Moderators: Jupp53, Smyslov_Fan, trw
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01/02/23 at 20:41:45 In: Re: Scotch Four Knights b... By: cathexis |
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12/13/20 at 19:06:45 In: Re: Playing the Petroff b... By: tracke |
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08/18/22 at 02:30:31 In: Re: C41: Newark gambit By: Gambit |
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Vienna (5 Viewing)
Vienna Game inc. Hamppe-Allgaier Gambit, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation [C25-29] Moderators: Smyslov_Fan, trw, Jupp53
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07/19/25 at 02:48:35 In: Re: C28: Best white Vienn... By: George Jempty |
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1. e4 e5 - Non-Spanish
Scotch, Petroff, King's Gambit, Vienna etc. [C20-59] with IM Harry Grieve (Moderators: Jupp53, Smyslov_Fan, trw)
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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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09/14/26 at 03:52:19 By: George Jempty |
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The Electrifying Elephant Gambit
Was this book by Quality Chess published? From the blog entry here:
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/blog/6879 I don't understand its current status... Thanks for the feedback! Started 05/08/19 at 14:36:16 by grandpatzer « Pages 1 2 all » |
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09/13/26 at 16:19:26 By: George Jempty |
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Diverging in the Ponz: 3...Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ne4
As the title alludes to, in the Ponz, after1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5.e5 Ne4, and then 6.Qe2 f5 7.exf6 d5 8.Nbd2, instead of 8...Qxf6, Black can instead try 8...Bf5!? Then after White...
Started 08/12/25 at 18:58:17 by George Jempty |
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12/06/25 at 15:39:24 By: George Jempty |
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Question about 2...Bc5
After 1.e4 e5 and 2.Nf3 the move 2. ...Bc5 seems to be rare and kind of ignored by a couple of books I have checked. Is it best to just play 3. Bc4 to continue towards the Italian or is there a way to...
Started 09/25/23 at 22:01:46 by VGA  |
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09/26/23 at 03:47:52 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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Move 4 innovation in the Bishop's/Vienna complex
My engine has found the essentially unplayed 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Bb3!?
Quick notes about it, the "idea" is 4...Na5 5. d4 Also, after 4...Bc5 (or 4...a5 per the engine), though possib... Started 06/03/23 at 22:08:04 by George Jempty |
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06/18/23 at 18:33:53 By: Kerangali |
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A disreputable opening repertoire by Jonathan Tait
Just saw that this was posted on everyman's site.
Looks interesting for sure. They're definitely seems to be room in the opening book market for such a project. I'm not sure about any of yo... Started 09/19/21 at 14:41:39 by FizzySoda « Pages 1 2 ... 8 9 10 all » |
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06/13/22 at 05:13:53 By: Jonathan Tait |
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The Modernized Italian Game for White
https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/the-modernized-italian-game-for-white/
Anyone have this book? If so, what do you think of it? I'm curious if they advocate 3...Bc5 4.c3 or 4.0-0 for White. ... Started 01/25/22 at 05:13:05 by BobbyDigital80 |
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06/09/22 at 12:24:32 By: cathexis |
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Ponziani sac
Hi, everybody!
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4 5.d5 Bc5 6.dxc6 Bxf2 7.Ke2 Is this playable for Black? Started 05/31/15 at 19:32:40 by Toshak |
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05/19/22 at 14:00:31 By: brabo |
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Chessable - Grandmaster Gambits 1.e4 (2021)
Anyone has any thoughts on this new Chessable Course, 'Grandmaster Gambits 1.e4' by Simon Williams & Richard Palliser?
The comments on Chessable are all over the place, ranging from love it to ha... Started 03/08/21 at 03:43:39 by TopNotch « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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10/17/21 at 06:27:32 By: MNb |
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Alternatives for Ruy Lopez for Blitz/Rapid/Surpris
I've been playing the Ruy Lopez (not entirely successfully
 ) for about 10 years and will keep that going, but I have been thinking of adding another option against 1. ..e5 for for Blitz/Rapid/Sur... Started 05/12/16 at 08:40:22 by JEH « Pages 1 2 all » |
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07/02/21 at 15:04:59 By: Stigma |
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The Nakhmanson Gambit. Any takers on this one?
1.e4 e5. 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. Nc3?!. Anybody here want to take a stab at telling me how this isn’t a serious opening gambit and why Stockfish still gets confused by this line...
Started 09/03/20 at 18:16:28 by HagenWatch1 |
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09/04/20 at 01:54:05 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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Squeezing 1e4 e5 by Khalifman/Soloviov
Chess Stars has announced a new forthcoming book
on the Spanish Four Knights and the road from 2 Nf3 to 4 Bb5 : Squeezing 1 e4 e5 - a solid strategic approach by Alexander Khalifman and Sergei Soloviov ~ 280 p... Started 11/15/19 at 13:10:49 by tracke « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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06/16/20 at 19:44:49 By: Pawnpusher |
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The Latvian Gambit Lives! by GM Kosten
Is this seminal book by GM Kosten still available somewhere? Are there plans for a future edition? Thanks.
Started 05/08/19 at 14:40:34 by grandpatzer |
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12/22/19 at 10:58:18 By: MNb |
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Opening Repertoire: The Petroff - Lakdawala
Could someoke kindly write what he's advocating for Black vs the non-2.Nf3 lines in this book? King's Gambit etc.
Started 08/17/19 at 17:47:37 by grandpatzer |
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09/08/19 at 10:52:52 By: Seeley |
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First Steps: 1 e4 e5
https://www.everymanchess.com/catalog/product/view/id/529/s/first-steps-1e4e5/
Should be an interesting book! Started 12/13/17 at 03:05:58 by Anonymous3 |
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08/31/19 at 17:44:17 By: grandpatzer |
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Khalifman- Soloviev Scotch
I just received my copy, so if anyone has any questions. At first glance, the book looks interesting.
Started 08/20/19 at 10:53:33 by Pawnpusher |
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08/21/19 at 10:52:21 By: Pawnpusher |
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Modern Scotch by Khalifman/Solowiow
http://chess-stars.com/resources/contents_Modern_Scotch.pdf
Book to be out in mai 2019. Looks like 1. e4 getting more popular  Started 03/26/19 at 21:50:30 by Leon_Trotsky |
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08/07/19 at 11:05:30 By: Jonathan Tait |
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1...e5 repertoire based on ...g6 fianchetto
I have Collins' Spanish Fianchetto DVD and saw in some recent NICYB that 3...g6 against the Spanish plays at the high level, especially by Məmmədjarow.
I was thinking of extending th... Started 02/14/19 at 04:43:54 by Leon_Trotsky |
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02/22/19 at 00:49:47 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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Meeting 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
Bologan in his tome Bologan's Black Weapons suggests the line
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. Nbc3 d6 7. d3 Nb4 8. Bb3 Be6 9. 0-0 Bxb3 10. cxb3 It's also possible to p... Started 11/29/18 at 20:30:15 by RdC |
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12/26/18 at 21:40:57 By: ReneDescartes |
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C40: The Elephant gambit
I did not find a thread about this opening so I had to creat a one. A game found from 'chess' magazine:
Tadej Sakelsek vs Philip Corbin 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.ed5 Bd6 4.d4 e4 5.Ne5 Nf6 Bb5 c6 7.... Started 12/29/09 at 02:29:44 by Rebel-Yell « Pages 1 2 3 4 all » |
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09/05/18 at 12:30:19 By: Spock68 |
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