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Grünfeld
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Grünfeld Defence [D70-D99]
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By: TonyRo
Dutch
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Dutch Defence [A80-A99]
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By: AJWZ
Benko
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Benko Gambit [A57-A59]
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89 1129 Last Post 12/16/25 at 00:55:48
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Budapest
Budapest
Budapest Gambit 3...Ng4 & Fajarowicz 3...Ne4 [A51-52]
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38 562 Last Post 03/18/25 at 05:54:57
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
English Defence
English Defence  (1 Viewing)
Lines with ...b6: English Defence [A40 & A50], Owen's Defence [B00]
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53 563 Last Post 02/09/16 at 10:09:11
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Albin
Albin
Albin Counter Gambit [D08-09]
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By: Jonathan Tait
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Grünfeld, Dutch, Benko, etc. [A40, A50-2, A57-9, A80-99, B00, D08-9, D70-99 & E10] with GM Milos Pavlovic
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Nimzowitch Defense with e5
I know there is another thread on Nimzo, but it mainly focuses on 1.e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5.  I am beginning to take up this defense as my 'second string' system for the times i want to upset a booked up oppo...

Started 06/17/05 at 03:08:57 by FusterCluck
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22 18061 Last Post 01/12/23 at 04:31:44
By: an ordinary chessplayer
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Barendregt's Averbakh (4...c5)
Hi.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen, playing black against Duda in the Meltwater final (rapid chess), just recently played a Modern defense and won with 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 c5. It's actually s...

Started 11/26/22 at 10:59:00 by Confused_by_Theory
12 3669 Last Post 12/18/22 at 19:03:55
By: Confused_by_Theory
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Bg5 vs the dutch?
Hi all,   
I was thinking of giving Bg5 a try vs the dutch. Looking on line I see there are a few books out on it. Can anyone recommend a good one for the white side? Thanks.

Started 05/09/16 at 20:12:07 by Mtal
7 8389 Last Post 05/16/16 at 16:33:19
By: Mtal
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What is Black's best line in the Averbakh?
Hello everybody,
I'm new to this outstanding forum.  Smiley
Currently I'm trying to change my black repertoire (mainly because the stuff that I play with the white pieces does really afford much...

Started 12/24/07 at 14:57:57 by CrushingAttack
11 9481 Last Post 05/24/12 at 07:32:06
By: Glenn Snow
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how to play against this line? 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 ?
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 ? with the  idea to play b5 in the style of Benko...can anybody guide me how to play ? thank you.

Started 12/23/11 at 11:09:33 by raja
5 3877 Last Post 12/24/11 at 05:46:48
By: TN
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...Nh6 in the Modern
Recently I had a think about various setups for Black in the Averbakh/Modern/Rat Defence, and considered a few move orders that Black can use to reach ...Nh6 setups:
a) 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4...

Started 04/26/11 at 11:02:21 by TN
1 2423 Last Post 04/26/11 at 11:50:10
By: Fllg
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Squeezing the GAmbits...
I just received a copy of this book book last night, and from a quick glance it looks as though Chess Stars has added another solid book to their collection.
The format is similar to their other ...

Started 04/06/10 at 13:46:55 by TonyRo
1 2512 Last Post 04/06/10 at 14:49:04
By: Alias
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Opening according to Kramnik  Part 3 2nd edition
Hi 
Has anyone seen the TOC of the new edition of Opening according to Kramnik 3 ? Should cover the Dutch also ?

Started 07/28/08 at 09:29:53 by boki
0 1877 Last Post 07/28/08 at 09:29:53
By: boki
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3/c4 2...a6!?
Hello,
What do you think of the move 2...a6!? after 2.Nf3 or 2.c4? I read of the idea today in Soltis's book "Transpo Tricks in Chess", which he suggested as a way of trying to lure an opponent i...

Started 06/03/08 at 09:25:04 by Chevalier
3 3284 Last Post 06/03/08 at 19:38:45
By: Girkassa
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A new gambit in the Old Benoni defense!
A new gambit in the Old Benoni defense!  Cheesy
I am interested in the Old Benoni Defense, because this very old line contains hidden many oportunities and have to be explored agan and again! ... I...

Started 02/09/06 at 13:18:54 by Bruneau Michel
6 6563 Last Post 07/08/06 at 02:26:59
By: Glenn Snow
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The 'Panther': 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nf3 d6!?
I couldn't resist! Having had a look at urusov's sites on this (see http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kenilworthian/2006/02/panther-part-one.html) I thought I'd start a separate thread on this intere...

Started 05/16/06 at 11:43:16 by Michael Ayton
5 5266 Last Post 05/16/06 at 13:25:34
By: Uberdecker
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The Blob
quite a few months ago i made a post on these forums about an idea to use a6/e5 to transpose into lines of the englund gambit against e4 players. with a6 often being neccessary in the englund, a lot o...

Started 10/30/05 at 07:35:43 by Tater_Salad
2 2704 Last Post 03/02/06 at 13:52:07
By: Gambit
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1. d4, e6 2. c4, f5 3. e4, f5
Opinions on this ? (I'm considering adopting this as a solution for the 'Benoni declined' : 1. d4, e6 2. c4, c5 3. e3) Games with this seem very hard to find, is there a reason for this other than 'fa...

Started 04/15/05 at 07:23:26 by elspringer
4 4301 Last Post 04/28/05 at 09:23:08
By: elspringer
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New variation in the Englund Gambit?
The public opinion (also in this forum) seems to be that the Englund Gambit sucks.
I agree that with 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7 4.Qd5 this should be true.
But then I found when surfing thr...

Started 12/23/04 at 09:15:11 by Dutch-Kalashnikov
6 5832 Last Post 02/01/05 at 18:24:54
By: Kyle Truhe (Guest)
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What to do against 2.Nf3?
What does a player who has decided to make the Albin Counter Gambit (or the Budapest, or the ..etc.) his weapon against 1.d4, if his opponent plays not 2.c4 but 2.Nf3 ???
This is a hassle! You wi...

Started 01/06/05 at 09:27:38 by R.B. (Guest)
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16 15679 Last Post 01/07/05 at 10:29:27
By: Willempie
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Welcome
Hi Daring Defence fans! Welcome to my section! Wink

Started 01/04/03 at 12:44:46 by GM Glenn (Guest)
2 4762 Last Post 01/10/03 at 10:00:42
By: GMGlennFlear
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NEW ROMAN DZINDZIHASHVILI VIDEO
Hello every one,
Happy 2008! Has anyone seen the new video by Dzindzi in which he teaches how to deal with "Bad Openings" as he calls them? These include Budapest, Englund, Elephant and Marshall ...

Started 01/05/08 at 08:34:49 by Gambit
9 6001 Last Post 01/07/08 at 00:12:09
By: JonHecht
Hot Topic (More than 10 Replies) Poll
Poll: Budapest vs Albin's Counter Gambit
I hadn't even heard of the Budapest until today and it seems interesting. It seems like the Albin's Counter Gambit of systems with 1. ...Nf6. So, I am curious, which is considered objectively sounder?...

Started 11/11/07 at 06:31:49 by exigentsky
14 11867 Last Post 11/14/07 at 03:14:12
By: X
Hot Topic (More than 10 Replies) Poll
Poll: An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for Club Player
Who is familiar with this repertoire book which gives Leningrad Dutch as main weapon:
An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for the Club Player
For both White and Black
by Nikolay Kalinichenko
Please visit for...

Started 03/17/08 at 07:44:32 by rossia
13 13015 Last Post 05/12/08 at 18:20:02
By: bragesjo
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