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Trompovsky
Trompovsky
[A45] & Pseudo-Tromp [D00]
Moderators: Bibs, CraigEvans
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  (3 Viewing)
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  (1 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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A Slav System against D-pawn line
Hi Guys,
Just a thought there, but it is possible to play ...d5, ...c6, ...Bg4 then ...e6 against the London System/Colle System ect? 
Also, can you play it against 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bg4!?
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Started 05/05/13 at 15:28:44 by naughtyknight
2 3277 Last Post 05/08/13 at 18:52:26
By: naughtyknight
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Symmetrical London material
Is there a good source of explanatory material on meeting the London symmetrically with 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5.  Or even other lines such as 2.Nf3 (or 2.Nc3) 2...Bf5.  I need to start getting used playing ...

Started 03/26/23 at 13:40:59 by George Jempty
3 993 Last Post 04/08/23 at 00:29:16
By: katar
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In pseudo-Tromposwky 2. .. h6, how to handle 4.c4?
Hi all,
I'm studying Ntirlis's repertoire book Playing 1. d4 d5. In the short section on the pseudo-Trompowsky, he suggests: 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 Nd7.
However, he does not even mention 4. c4....

Started 11/18/22 at 14:30:12 by tim
1 525 Last Post 11/18/22 at 16:35:10
By: an ordinary chessplayer
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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 3345 Last Post 01/31/07 at 01:47:19
By: Glenn Snow
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Barry vs Tarzan
Hi all, I was just wondering, is there a big difference between the Barry Attack when compared to the Tarzan Attack? Is the move order in the Tarzan a way to avoid some of the challenging lines in the...

Started 03/04/15 at 20:55:45 by Mtal
2 4888 Last Post 03/08/15 at 01:45:56
By: urusov
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Nimzo/QID player facing Colle/Torre
As a nimzo player I have problems facing 2.Nf3. I would like to play 2...e6 to be able to transpose into a QID or a Nimzo/QID hybrid. However, 2.Nf3 is often played to avoid just this and instead play...

Started 06/28/04 at 12:06:03 by Lobachevsky (Guest)
5 5231 Last Post 10/31/04 at 05:15:33
By: Lobachevsky
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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 1849 Last Post 10/17/21 at 16:41:14
By: emary
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0 2065 Last Post 12/09/07 at 16:31:21
By: Alias
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Strange D4 Defense
The moves: d4 d5 nf3 f6? What is this? Thanks! Sorry I forgot whites nf3! Embarrassed

Started 03/10/09 at 20:09:48 by roker
7 4135 Last Post 03/14/09 at 20:45:55
By: Gambit
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Prié Attack
I've been wondering in which section this should be covered ?
Or is the division 2. c4 or not 2. c4 ? I guess not, or else the transposition from a Tromp to a QGD would have to be covered along w...

Started 01/15/07 at 13:33:32 by nyoke
0 1817 Last Post 01/15/07 at 13:33:31
By: nyoke
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Black Knight Tango - desperation
Hello all!
Every game I play with black that starts with 1.d4 already disgusts me. I simply cannot get a good position. I always end up with a bad bishop, pieces that do not coordinate, and not e...

Started 11/06/09 at 10:32:32 by dekraan
7 5327 Last Post 11/08/09 at 02:29:43
By: MNb
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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 5819 Last Post 10/30/09 at 17:22:58
By: Dink Heckler
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So who will be replacing GM Summerscale?
Any possibility of getting a Tromp expert like Julian Hodgson?
(Inquiring minds want to know  Grin  )

Started 05/30/03 at 03:00:04 by Mike Thomas
10 7900 Last Post 06/17/03 at 17:08:45
By: GMTonyKosten
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Torre and London for a Nimzo Player
What lines do you recommend Black to play after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 and 3.Bf4?  I am a nimzo player, but have tried to play the slav in the past. Comments would be appreciated. Thanks.

Started 07/14/08 at 01:33:56 by sssthepro
2 2242 Last Post 07/16/08 at 06:41:26
By: Bonsai
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Problem with BDG/London/Barry e-book
For some reason, I can't seem to open the BDG/London/Barry pdf e-book, which is a bit annoying Sad
Can anybody fix it?!

Started 02/10/05 at 12:45:17 by alumbrado
2 2717 Last Post 02/12/05 at 03:03:25
By: GMTonyKosten
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Meeting 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3
Hello,
I noticed recently that White can play 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 as a move-order device to try and get the opponent into positions they are unfamiliar with. 
What would you recommend against this...

Started 02/02/08 at 10:45:55 by DoubledPawns
2 4863 Last Post 02/03/08 at 06:02:02
By: DoubledPawns
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Question for Andrew Martin
I sent an email to Chess Publishing.com and received a reply that they would not forward my question because I was not a "subscriber". I posted this question on the "D-pawn Specials" forum about a mon...

Started 05/11/05 at 15:45:15 by Topher (Guest)
2 2839 Last Post 05/13/05 at 11:12:19
By: Andrew Martin (Guest)
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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 6944 Last Post 10/06/06 at 18:12:55
By: Willempie
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d-pawn specials update
Hey sorry for saying this but does anyone just not care about the blackmar diemer gambit?
As you can probably tell, i play 1...Nf6, and i play 1.d4 but i also play the Colle, and can someone plea...

Started 07/24/11 at 12:54:08 by Arcticmonkey
0 1822 Last Post 07/24/11 at 12:54:08
By: Arcticmonkey
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The New Old Indian book now out.
Dear All,
Managed to get hold of a copy at the weekend and seems to have some very original and interesting content.
The section on the Tromp looks interesting as there seems to be some extr...

Started 06/20/11 at 16:57:53 by Nelson
13 15906 Last Post 12/29/14 at 15:27:52
By: HgMan
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