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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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By: Keano
Budapest
Budapest
Budapest Gambit 3...Ng4 & Fajarowicz 3...Ne4 [A51-52]
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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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By: BenkoFan
Albin
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Albin Counter Gambit [D08-09]
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By: Jonathan Tait
Daring Defences to 1. d4 Daring Defences to 1. d4
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 e4 Nc6 Nf3 d5!
Hello everyone, I remember seeing this line in the Kasparovchess.com website by IM Nikolay Vlassov. Ive been playing this line with quite some success now over the years and unfortunately i have not b...

Started 10/09/05 at 00:14:08 by Charles_G
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By: BabySnake
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The Sniper against 1.d4
Hello everyone  Smiley
Just wondering what you think of the Sniper in response to 1.d4? I've been playing it myself online with some success (especially when my opponents play c4) - it leaves some sc...

Started 10/31/12 at 14:26:44 by SniperZaitsev
4 7100 Last Post 11/03/12 at 22:17:49
By: kylemeister
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Blumenfeld Idea
The following line is from last years game Korchnoi-Vallejo Pons:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8.
Qd2 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nc3 f5 12. ...

Started 06/29/12 at 02:32:26 by George Jempty
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By: George Jempty
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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 9834 Last Post 05/24/12 at 07:32:06
By: Glenn Snow
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The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1
Anyone got the book?
It looks interesting with what seems to be a complete repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4.
In particular the Blumenfeld was up for a book.
Btw Anyone knows what the Va...

Started 10/26/11 at 19:36:48 by Willempie
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36 32979 Last Post 01/12/12 at 08:30:12
By: Ametanoitos
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What should i play against 1.Nf3 and 1.c4
I am a Benko Gambit player which i play to be able to win with black. What should i play against 1.Nf3 and 1.C4 to be able to play for a win. Personally i play 1.Nf3 as white and the defense which irr...

Started 12/29/11 at 04:28:27 by raja
6 10397 Last Post 12/29/11 at 19:18:12
By: belgian
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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 4091 Last Post 12/24/11 at 05:46:48
By: TN
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1.d4 2.c4 3.Nf3 vs. 1.d4 2.Nf3 3.c4
Can anyone comment on the drawbacks, if White intends to play main-line-ish non-fianchetto positions, of playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 and only then 3.c4? I have not seen this matter discussed anywhere.<br /...

Started 05/18/10 at 00:56:34 by ReneDescartes
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24 23250 Last Post 12/11/11 at 08:52:43
By: Eclectico
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Zoom 001 by Zeuthen & Larsen
Does anyone know the specifics of getting a copy of this book from it's publisher. GM Davies says it's still available but I'm having some trouble -- found site but no book.

Started 07/18/11 at 23:59:26 by Sylvester
9 7724 Last Post 08/08/11 at 13:57:01
By: MarinFan
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Avrukh move-ordered?!
This is just a matter of sheer curiosity for me as I dont play the lines with either color, still I may have noticed a small problem in Avrukh's GM Repertoire 1.d4 vol 2
In his chapter on the L...

Started 06/03/11 at 08:25:53 by spagh3tti
10 5963 Last Post 06/03/11 at 21:38:00
By: spagh3tti
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what to do if your opening becomes predictable?
I have been playing the Leningrad Dutch against 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.Nf3 and it has served me well. It's a good opening.
Recently however my results have gone down because ... my opening becomes predict...

Started 05/26/11 at 15:55:35 by NeverGiveUp
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20 13632 Last Post 06/02/11 at 13:14:21
By: JEH
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At last i got the chance to play my novelty!
As my KID was refuted (see http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1205276041) i got back in business with the Gunfeld which i had kept in reserve for several years. 
 In my first game...

Started 03/26/08 at 00:40:47 by Ametanoitos
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75 53644 Last Post 05/22/11 at 06:27:42
By: MaSu
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The New Old Indian
So, Everyman have this book upcoming. In the contents it provides
-1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.without c4
-Whites other second moves.
Does this mean that the tromp/london/colle/veresov/stonewal...

Started 05/16/11 at 04:26:07 by Arcticmonkey
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By: Arcticmonkey
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How to Play Modern Defence Against d4/c4?
If White plays 1. d4 and 2. c4 without ...e4, how to play a pure Modern against this setup? viz. 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 or 3. g3, 3. Nf3, without transposing to a King's Indian?

Started 02/09/11 at 02:17:40 by Gilchrist is a legend
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15 17244 Last Post 05/17/11 at 10:41:01
By: Ludde
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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
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By: Fllg
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A Universal Weapon - 1.d4 d6
This Black repertoire book by GM Barsky has just been released.
Does anyone have the book? What is your opinion of it?

Started 01/05/11 at 00:00:27 by TN
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19 27371 Last Post 02/28/11 at 22:28:28
By: motörhead
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New playable eBooks!
Two new playable eBooks have recently been uploaded to the site: the Exchange Grunfeld and the Leningrad Dutch. Smiley
Judging from the recent posts this event seems to have passed unnoticed on this ...

Started 09/14/09 at 15:17:21 by GMTonyKosten
2 5621 Last Post 02/03/11 at 05:55:10
By: TN
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International Master Plays Zilbermints Gambit!
Here you see my gambit being played by titled players:
WGM Elina Daemilian (White)
IM Gilbert Grape (Black)
Internet Chess Club
3 0 rated Blitz
9 December 2004
Zilbermints Gambit (by transposition)
...
[i]Full disclosure: The game actuall

Started 02/28/09 at 20:21:12 by Gambit
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By: Gambit
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English Rat
1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5
Discuss

Started 08/30/10 at 02:20:52 by vasilicus
1 2615 Last Post 08/30/10 at 10:45:04
By: TN
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Bronznik - New Book
According to Kania Bronznik's new book "1.d4 - Ratgeber gegen Unorthodoxe Verteidigungen
237 Seiten, gebunden, Euro 19,80
Erscheint 7/2010
ISBN 3-978-3-931192-37-2" is in print.
Co...

Started 07/01/10 at 06:17:42 by alyechin
7 6145 Last Post 07/13/10 at 18:38:04
By: Gambit
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