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London (1 Viewing)
London System 2 Nf3 & 3 Bf4, Neo-London System 2 Bf4 inc. Jobova-Prié Attack [A45-48, D00, D02] ![]() |
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d-Pawn Specials
Tromp, Colle, London, Torre, Veresov, BDG, Barry etc. [A45-49 & D00-05] with IM Richard Palliser (Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs)
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New Jobrava course
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone got the nee Jobrava course by Jobrava on modernchess? And if so, how was it? I have a course or teo on the opening and was wondering if I should add it (haha... Started 09/10/24 at 18:19:31 by Mtal |
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d-pawn specials after 1.d4 e6 2.var. d5
I´m combining Semi-slav and some stonewall lines in my repertoire (rarely playing an English defence with 1...e6 + 2....b6) and go for them via the 1. d4 e6 move order, playing the French against e4.<...
Started 02/08/10 at 18:27:04 by derdudea |
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5/Bf4/e3: Tips & Sources?
Hi!
I'm trying to include the QID/NID complex in my repertoire. At my level (2100) I'm going to meet quite a few d-pawn specials. Are there any good resources out there dealing with these conside... Started 08/31/10 at 11:39:54 by baeron |
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The Raptor
Hi all,
Well there's been some stuff out on the Raptor recently (chessable and ichess, and they both seem decent and give different ways to play it). I was wondering, is there a well know respon... Started 12/19/19 at 14:51:29 by Mtal |
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Poll:
Which GMs faced the Zilbermints Gambit?
Okay... Here is a poll. Which GMs faced the Zilbermints Gambit at least once in their careers?
Started 03/19/09 at 00:11:06 by Gambit |
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pgn issues
Hi, the Houska-Prie and Milandinovic-Romanshin games of the latest 'd pawn specials' are a mess of syntax errors in my pgn reader (Exachess). The other games are ok. Does anyone else find this to be t...
Started 08/27/06 at 09:09:05 by walnoten |
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LT Rep: London System by GM Liem Quang Le (~ 2700)
I am very surprised that there is still no thread about this quite interesting repertoire
suggested by a very strong player, which has been released by chessable recently. To be sure despi... Started 10/17/21 at 13:36:03 by emary |
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What are the best defenses against d-Pawn specials
At the GM level, d-Pawn Specials are rare, so the best defenses against 1.d4 are the following (from best to worst):
Nimzo > Grunfeld = Semi-Slav = QGD = QID > QGA = ...Bf5 Slav = ...a6 Slav >> S... Started 06/12/23 at 09:24:09 by Marc Benford |
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What happened here?
I just came in this d-Pawn section and I have seen that most of the threads from 2005 have been deleted, and only in this section I think! Now I have 95 % of my messages deleted (about 200). I just wo...
Started 11/22/05 at 14:32:51 by ArKheiN |
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Avrukh to write 1. d4 deviations book!
From the Quality Chess blog;-
"On top of this we have made an agreement with Boris that he will work on a GM Repertoire book on 1.d4 deviations. This means a repertoire for Black after 1.d4 not f... Started 03/31/11 at 11:25:46 by buddho |
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5!?
Where can I find a good coverage of the line
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5!? ? I understand that this a good way to counter a "Catalan setup with a delayed c4". Unfortunately, that's whe... Started 10/27/09 at 15:37:08 by Librarian |
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2.g4 vs Nf6
Hi!!!
Does anyone have a decent motives or ideas for the line d4 - Nf6, g4!! Started 10/03/06 at 13:58:58 by fazza |
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June update is still pending for d-pawn special...
any target date....?
Started 07/13/09 at 01:32:25 by saubhikr |
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Poll:
Re: H
First choice, Tony Kosten. Add Viktor Korchnoi as a second choice.
Started 03/18/09 at 23:44:25 by Gambit |
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1 Nf3, d4, b3
What would you call that opening? White plays c4 also
Started 05/16/20 at 22:51:04 by Heuristic |
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London
Can anyone tell me where 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 b5!? is recommended for Black. My memory is so poor I can't remember even though I was recently looking at it.
Started 01/15/21 at 04:08:45 by Glenn Snow |
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b5
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b5!?
This seems like the only way to "punish" White's particular move-order here. I've had some interesting games with it, and was wondering if there was a known antidote for Whit... Started 06/10/05 at 02:07:04 by Scholar |
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The Poisoned Spike Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4!!?
I came across a strange gambit recently. It goes like this. 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4!!?
I've heard this gambit has several names, including: Gibbens Gambit / Weidenhaugen Gambit / Humphrey Bogart Gambit / ... Started 01/08/07 at 07:29:02 by Jared86 |
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What do you think about this strange opening?
What do you think about this interesting position after 1.d4,Nf6 2.Nf3,e6 3.g3,b5!?
I found many games on megadatabase 2007 and the main variation may be 4.Bg2,Bb7 5.Bg5!? played from Romanishin.... Started 08/28/07 at 21:02:22 by FULLBOAT |
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Dealing with the Slav as a Colle Player
Hi all,
So I like to play the different Colle's and seem to do well with them, but the Slav always seemed a tough nut to crack. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book that explains... Started 05/11/16 at 06:12:46 by Jsnow |
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