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Trompovsky
Trompovsky  (1 Viewing)
[A45] & Pseudo-Tromp [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
70 777 Last Post 09/19/22 at 05:37:08
In: Re: Trompowsky Attack & L...
By: Wintermondnacht
Torre
Torre
Torre Attack [D03] [A46-48]

16 118 Last Post 09/01/18 at 19:59:26
In: Re: Terrible play... some...
By: Stigma
London
London
London System 2 Nf3 & 3 Bf4, Neo-London System 2 Bf4 inc. Jobova-Prié Attack [A45-48, D00, D02]

95 942 Last Post 07/18/24 at 16:01:41
In: Re: New London book
By: Dink Heckler
Veresov
Veresov
2 Nc3 [D01]

27 359 Last Post 05/03/21 at 08:30:07
In: Re: New Bertramisch Video...
By: Dink Heckler
Colle
Colle
Colle. Colle-Zukertort Attack & Anti-Colle [A47-8, D02, D04-05]

50 682 Last Post 09/24/24 at 13:01:46
In: Re: Fischer vs Colle - Ev...
By: cathexis
BDG
BDG
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
108 3989 Last Post 08/03/18 at 11:57:39
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By: Gambit
Barry
Barry  (1 Viewing)
Barry Attack & Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack [D00]

7 107 Last Post 11/13/16 at 18:03:02
In: Re: Spectacular Game in t...
By: abrahampayton
d-Pawn Specials d-Pawn Specials
Tromp, Colle, London, Torre, Veresov, BDG, Barry etc. [A45-49 & D00-05] with IM Richard Palliser
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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
2 307 Last Post 09/11/24 at 09:33:36
By: Lauri Torni
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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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By: derdudea
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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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By: saubhikr
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Hebden's opening repertoire
Hi all,
I am thinking of taking up Mark Hebden's white and maybe black repertoire.... Can anyone recomend any books that talk about his repertoire??  I think Killer chess repertoire comes close. ...

Started 11/14/08 at 05:44:54 by Zatara
4 8094 Last Post 02/02/09 at 20:33:46
By: Nelson
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Starting out on d-pawn specials diet
I am starting out on the dpawn specials after I came across some information in a book called pawn structure chess. I particularly like the caro-slav structures and noticed that you could probably get...

Started 03/21/07 at 17:22:31 by Antibody
6 4942 Last Post 08/13/07 at 20:11:13
By: nyoke
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How to Succeed in the Queen's Pawn Openings
What do John Watson and Eric Schiller recommend against the accelerated London System, 1 d4 d5 2 Bf4, in their book How to Succeed in the Queen's Pawn Openings?

Started 11/21/07 at 03:08:20 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
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18 14207 Last Post 12/29/07 at 22:52:31
By: dsanchez
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Noteboom players and d4 Deviations....
The Noteboom was my main defence to 1.d4 for many years, and I'm considering playing it again after taking a break for a year or two.  I'm curious about how the Noteboom experts here recommend meeting...

Started 05/30/07 at 05:51:41 by ErictheRed
13 11385 Last Post 07/07/22 at 18:56:33
By: tony37
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Maybe this section's due for a new name.
I just think that there's nothing "special" about many of the lines here.
How about "d-Pawn Deviants"? Sounds naughty.  Like you were supposed to play c4 but you wanted to rebel.
Thanks to J...

Started 12/22/06 at 06:23:16 by J-dog
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By: nyoke
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Eric, why don't you write a book ?
This is a request for Eric Prie, my favorite author in chesspublishing. I initiated this blog to create a demand for Eric writing a book on d-pawn special. PLEASE SUPPORT IT to make a strong case so t...

Started 12/27/08 at 13:41:28 by saubhikr
13 10075 Last Post 07/16/11 at 23:31:10
By: GMTonyKosten
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Englund/Zilbermints Gambit & Wigglesworth Defe
For those who don't know this (i.e. everyone bar about 10 people in the world), this runs 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nge7.
Here we have the starting position of the Zilbermints Gambit (which, at le...

Started 07/06/09 at 09:32:00 by CraigEvans
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43 26682 Last Post 09/23/09 at 20:04:57
By: Stefan Buecker
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Paleface attack
Does anyone know anything about the moves:
1.d4 Nf6 f3!? 
I'm making the assumption that the game will stay away from BDG territory and in independent lines...Any thoughts on this move?  Per...

Started 12/01/03 at 21:32:23 by nexirae
11 12476 Last Post 05/10/04 at 08:56:40
By: flaviddude
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Prie Variation - 2.a3!?
Following the moves 1.d4 d5, what do you think of the move 2.a3!?, which was covered in Yearbooks 78 and 79. I was wondering if it would be effective in practice - Prie has certainly used this move to...

Started 05/13/08 at 23:35:36 by Chevalier
11 6078 Last Post 06/23/08 at 21:37:52
By: nyoke
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Best Anti D Pawn Specials Book/Disc ?
Which do you think offers the best Anti d pawn special lines. I am not so worried about how they tie in with other openings I am mainly  interested in how good the lines are against the "specials", as...

Started 02/06/09 at 11:04:44 by FischerTal
12 9320 Last Post 05/30/11 at 23:36:42
By: Anonymous3
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Some thoughts on the queen's pawn games
As someone who played these openings for many years, I think I understand the appeal of them, both to a d4 newbie, and to those looking for an "easy" White opening.  
I started with the Colle, an...

Started 02/15/07 at 05:40:06 by preyed upon
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25 13878 Last Post 06/28/07 at 08:30:33
By: Willempie
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d-Pawn opening prep questions
Hello ! I am currently trying to play chess seriously, and am working through two Soltis books : One, Black Defensive System for the Rest of Your Chess Career; and White Opening System Combining Colle...

Started 06/08/09 at 15:13:06 by Damien Calloway
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25 14526 Last Post 06/12/09 at 05:46:28
By: TN
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New Ways in the Barry Attack
Hey All, 
IM Andrew Martin recently published a new chessbase DVD on the barry attack. He covers two newer methods of playing it in addition to some older ways. 
I'm curious if anyone has tr...

Started 02/03/22 at 19:48:40 by FizzySoda
9 2987 Last Post 02/21/22 at 20:27:28
By: TopNotch
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Gibben's Gambit
I took a quick look to see if this had been discussed before and didn't find any topic's devoted to it.  I guess that's not too surprising since the gambit is almost certainly unsound.  In case your n...

Started 02/21/05 at 01:12:19 by Glenn Snow
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By: Dragonslayer
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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
8 1392 Last Post 06/15/23 at 09:14:39
By: Kerangali
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New Qd3 Veresov Book
The Richter-Veresov Attack: Qd3 Variation
by Eric J. Fleischman 
https://forwardchess.com/product/the-richter--veresov-attack:-qd3-variation?sect...
I'll be curious to see...

Started 09/13/22 at 14:12:08 by FizzySoda
8 2492 Last Post 09/28/22 at 18:16:55
By: Kerangali
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Modernised Colle by Pavloviç
http://chessbookshop.com/katalog_detail.asp?ant=False&kodknihy=8322&page=1&id=&l...
Thinkers Publishing are making a lot of good interesting books. This one on Colle says out april to mai, and c...

Started 04/01/19 at 04:40:58 by Leon_Trotsky
11 9741 Last Post 06/18/19 at 10:31:35
By: tracke
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