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Trompovsky
Trompovsky
[A45] & Pseudo-Tromp [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
70 778 Last Post 04/23/25 at 07:00:49
In: Re: Winning with the Trom...
By: alyechin
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  (1 Viewing)
London System 2 Nf3 & 3 Bf4, Neo-London System 2 Bf4 inc. Jobova-Prié Attack [A45-48, D00, D02]

96 944 Last Post 01/18/25 at 14:10:19
In: Re: London tactic
By: Kerangali
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  (2 Viewing)
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit [D00]
Moderators: CraigEvans, Bibs
108 3989 Last Post 08/03/18 at 11:57:39
In: Re: c5 against the Blackm...
By: Gambit
Barry
Barry
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
2 688 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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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
9 9059 Last Post 01/30/11 at 13:19:50
By: dom
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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
3 2953 Last Post 03/28/20 at 02:27:51
By: scvchess
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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
0 1609 Last Post 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
2 2232 Last Post 08/27/06 at 16:46:46
By: GMTonyKosten
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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
2 2119 Last Post 10/17/21 at 16:41:14
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
8 1819 Last Post 06/15/23 at 09:14:39
By: Kerangali
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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
2 2903 Last Post 11/23/05 at 20:05:55
By: urusov
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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
2 3068 Last Post 04/01/11 at 07:43:40
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
5 6077 Last Post 10/30/09 at 17:22:58
By: Dink Heckler
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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
11 7290 Last Post 10/06/06 at 18:12:55
By: Willempie
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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
0 1502 Last Post 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
6 4422 Last Post 05/02/09 at 21:29:16
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
4 2901 Last Post 05/18/20 at 20:39:23
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
5 2654 Last Post 01/15/21 at 06:00:29
By: TD
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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
5 5132 Last Post 03/11/09 at 04:38:42
By: TN
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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
1 3471 Last Post 01/31/07 at 01:47:19
By: Glenn Snow
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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
6 3999 Last Post 08/29/07 at 23:29:16
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
2 4751 Last Post 05/11/16 at 19:30:25
By: Equinox
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