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Grünfeld Defence [D70-D99]
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Dutch
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Dutch Defence [A80-A99]
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Benko
Benko
Benko Gambit [A57-A59]
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Budapest
Budapest
Budapest Gambit 3...Ng4 & Fajarowicz 3...Ne4 [A51-52]
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English Defence
English Defence
Lines with ...b6: English Defence [A40 & A50], Owen's Defence [B00]
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Albin
Albin
Albin Counter Gambit [D08-09]
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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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Blumenfeld-Gambit
I need some help with the Blumenfeld Gambit coming off of 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5
I understand the idea here is for black to give up a pawn for a strong center with ideas of d5 later. B...

Started 03/28/08 at 02:27:55 by kobesarmy
3 4340 Last Post 04/13/08 at 01:05:59
By: kobesarmy
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Benoni/Grünfeld with Bg5 and f3.
As I am almost an ignorant on the Grünfeld and the White side of the Benoni, I start this thread. The following line might fit well in a repertoire: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.e4 o-o...

Started 01/05/05 at 16:07:40 by MNb
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By: MNb
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d4 a6 my results are good with this
          Being a committed (should be)  a6 player, i have played the st george in litterally tens of thousands of games, many online and am convinced its not as bad as painted.
          I even ...

Started 05/09/04 at 18:35:42 by helmet
7 6179 Last Post 06/08/04 at 01:36:24
By: helmet
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Carpathian Warrior 2
The book is out now Smiley
The material in tome 1 was very interesting for me, so I'm looking with joy to this one.
Are owners of the book here and can tell me more about ???

Started 02/15/08 at 17:29:23 by pumi
5 9341 Last Post 03/09/08 at 08:45:19
By: JEH
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The hawk - Stefan Bucker idea
On Friday night a junior played a line against me given in another thread 
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 and I only drew.
Then I remembered that one of the lines given by Stefan Bucker  in...

Started 03/31/08 at 10:57:28 by flaviddude
8 6601 Last Post 04/06/08 at 18:34:24
By: Black_Widow
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D90
Last sunday I played a grunfeld in a strange sideline:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cd5 Nd5 6.Bg5
There a several lines with Bg5, but have you seen it at move 6? After some thoughts...

Started 11/25/14 at 16:00:53 by gewgaw
0 2176 Last Post 11/25/14 at 16:00:53
By: gewgaw
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About 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3!?
About 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3!?
If you are a Nc6 devotee, what is your choice after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3!?
A) 2...e5 !?
B) 2...e6 !? 
C) 2...g6 !?
What do you think about the pseudo-french s...

Started 02/26/05 at 17:17:57 by Bubu13
2 3003 Last Post 02/26/05 at 20:08:05
By: Glenn Snow
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laying the englund gambit "bust" to rest
i was looking through the good ol' MCO tonight, because i was curious what it had listed as the most critical line of the englund, and it turned out to be pretty hilarious stuff. 
it didn't even ...

Started 02/04/05 at 12:58:30 by Kyle Truhe (Guest)
4 4035 Last Post 02/04/05 at 14:16:58
By: Kyle Truhe (Guest)
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"Tartakower Defence" 1 d4 d6 2 c4 g6!?
A book by Yrjola and Tella published a few years ago discussed the defence 1 d4 d6 2 c4 e5. Isn’t 2 …g6!? here no less important and even more neglected? A number of the variations reach, by transposi...

Started 06/18/04 at 23:59:22 by Michael Ayton
11 9428 Last Post 06/30/04 at 13:33:51
By: Michael Ayton
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Odd Nimzo Line
I was wondering what you lovely people out there thought of the line 
1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. de Qxd5 4. Nc3!? Qxd4 5. Qe2 
I think it is quite difficult for Black eg 5... Nf6 6. Nb5 Qd8 7. Bf...

Started 07/21/03 at 10:39:54 by not a gm yet (Guest)
1 3358 Last Post 10/08/03 at 22:05:03
By: Glenn Snow
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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 2542 Last Post 12/18/22 at 19:03:55
By: Confused_by_Theory
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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 5357 Last Post 01/07/08 at 00:12:09
By: JonHecht
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move order problem after 1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Bg7
Hi guys
I'got a move order problem after 1.Nf3: Against the Grünfeld I want to play the Anti-Grünfeld-Line Khalifman supposes in OAK. Now after the moves 1.Nf3 g6 2.c4 Bg7 I wonder what I should ...

Started 12/14/08 at 13:41:24 by huibui
5 3605 Last Post 12/15/08 at 18:59:05
By: huibui
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E10/A57 Blumenfeld Accepted
Hello;
In a recent blitz game, I came across thru A57 move order, 1d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 e6!? 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 d5?!(given in the chesspub PDF book, but the usual choice of modern GMs.) 7...

Started 04/29/05 at 19:57:28 by memers
1 1950 Last Post 03/26/06 at 19:23:27
By: HgMan
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The New Old Indian
Hi all,
What do people think of this book??  Carsten Hansen remarked on Chesscafe.com that he didn't know the audience since the book deals with many "styled player".  Some times the book has sha...

Started 12/24/11 at 06:08:57 by Zatara
14 13206 Last Post 11/12/14 at 18:33:58
By: patkue
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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 8444 Last Post 05/24/12 at 07:32:06
By: Glenn Snow
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Volga/Blumenfeld hybrid
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6
Prompted/inspired by a suggestion by TopNotch on another thread, I'm toying with this opening as an aggressive complement to the Nimzo-Indian.
4.Nc3 c5 5.d5 b5
Two options...

Started 09/22/07 at 16:20:57 by HgMan
9 4308 Last Post 09/24/07 at 08:19:41
By: TalJechin
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Sidelines of Leningrad Dutch via 1. d4 d6
I was thinking of adding Leningrad Dutch as a reserve opening, but by avoiding 1. d4 f5 sidelnes like 2. Nc3, 2. Bg5, all sorts of gambits and what have you, by doing 1. d4 d6 then go ...f5/...Nf6/......

Started 04/04/15 at 20:53:26 by DenVerdsligeRejsende
2 5210 Last Post 04/05/15 at 07:39:27
By: TN
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1.d4 e5
Seems crasy, but might work. 
1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc5 3.Nf3 Qe7 aint so bad for black, its harly a queen pawn opening anymore.
thoughts?

Started 02/05/05 at 11:42:48 by Bruce (Guest)
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By: Markovich
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