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Trompovsky
Trompovsky  (3 Viewing)
[A45] & Pseudo-Tromp [D00]
Moderators: Bibs, CraigEvans
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  (2 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  (2 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  (6 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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what do you play against d5?
I was wondering what my fellow d pawn plays play against d5? For myself I am not sure what to do. Should I play a queens gambit (with mknight on f3 which rule out some exchange lines.) Or try one of t...

Started 02/12/14 at 21:17:30 by Mtal
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15 17013 Last Post 09/08/14 at 22:36:05
By: kylemeister
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1.d4 Nf6 2.g4!? what is this gambit?
I'm searching for the name. Is there a clear refutation?

Started 03/17/12 at 13:35:53 by kshorg
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18 26776 Last Post 07/07/14 at 23:03:02
By: eggman
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Avrukh on d-pawn specials
I couldn't find an existing thread devoted to this.
I have it and it's quite good.  It's divided into sections that respectively benefit players of 1...d5, 1...Nf6-2...e6, and 1...Nf6-2...g6 (and...

Started 05/02/13 at 14:53:51 by Markovich
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16 22892 Last Post 12/11/13 at 02:30:03
By: VitolinishBoom
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chess is sometimes really odd
yesterday I lost a game due to a bad opening as white ... I mean openingwise I can play almost everything by feeling, any opening ... but originally I wanted to play 1.e4, but then I saw my opponent p...

Started 10/21/13 at 21:38:01 by battleangel (Ex Member)
2 6736 Last Post 10/22/13 at 14:16:35
By: ErictheRed
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3
In other posts we've discussed how to enliven things up after other anti-benoni systems.  Anybody have any thoughts on how to counter the tedious 3.c3?  Of course the exchange Slav is possible and I'v...

Started 09/30/04 at 11:12:12 by Glenn Snow
13 16313 Last Post 09/25/13 at 23:08:47
By: kylemeister
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1.d4e6 2.e4b6 3. ???
Hello,
So far after 1. d4 e6 I play 2 e4.  It is not that often that you can have "total" center control, so if black allows me to take it, I grab it!
My results are pretty good against Pirc...

Started 09/03/13 at 19:56:52 by mani
4 6424 Last Post 09/04/13 at 19:02:34
By: mani
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A D pawn repertoire for white
Hello Champs,
I just subscribed and I wish to start building a repertoire for white, but I do not know where to start. 
Could you advice me, knowing :
1. I am about 1600 points (on the ...

Started 08/25/13 at 15:53:35 by mani
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19 22397 Last Post 09/01/13 at 07:25:52
By: MartinC
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Proper way for black to play against stonewall
friends
There are lots of books and vedios to play against a particular opening.So can you recommend a line against stonewall.I was crused by this line in blitz games..So please recommend some li...

Started 08/13/13 at 08:32:02 by chandrashekharkoravi
5 6550 Last Post 08/15/13 at 18:13:00
By: chandrashekharkoravi
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Question to IM Richard Palliser
Hello IM Richard Palliser,
2 month ago you wrote about the chigorin (http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/8/apr13.htm). You rated the move 6... e5 with "!", but why? How would black answer, 7. ...

Started 07/03/13 at 11:30:13 by manfred89
6 6445 Last Post 07/05/13 at 09:33:21
By: GMTonyKosten
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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 3651 Last Post 05/08/13 at 18:52:26
By: naughtyknight
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new gambit queen pawn opening
New Gambit Queen Pawn Opening
1.d4 c5 2.e4 d5 3.dxc5 Qa5ch 4.Qd2 Qxd2ch 5.Nxd4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Bf5 7.Bd3 e5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be3 Rd8 10.Rd1 Bg6 11.a3 e6 12.Ne2 Be7 13.O-O Nf6 14.Nxf6ch Bxf6 15.Bxg6 hxg6 1...

Started 01/15/13 at 16:24:10 by sloughter
5 5027 Last Post 01/15/13 at 23:59:38
By: Bibs
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Stonewall vs everything?
I would like to follow Bronznik's book on the Schara Gambit + play the Triangle/Noteboom against Nf3. So I have to play
1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 c6.
Can I play the stonewall if white doesn't play c4 so...

Started 01/06/13 at 14:37:00 by gwnn
3 3880 Last Post 01/06/13 at 22:58:25
By: gwnn
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GM11
I haven't seen a topic dedicated to this book yet, even though there have been comments on it in some threads. Any opinions, lines that seem good, and perhaps some that are not so good or even worse?<...

Started 12/23/12 at 21:16:21 by fling
6 5190 Last Post 12/27/12 at 17:48:11
By: fling
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Anti-Benoni: Zilbermints Gambit
Recently I played some nice games against the Old Benoni Defense, 1 d4 c5 in tournaments. First, a couple of miniatures, and then two over-the-board games.
Zilbermints - burnin-bush (2102 ICC)<br...

Started 05/19/12 at 16:29:21 by Gambit
3 6637 Last Post 06/11/12 at 03:24:09
By: Gambit
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Where/When to Diverge From Summerscale Repertoire
Summerscale's book and Sverre Johnsen's update of it discuss this topic to some extent but I would like to know more. I don't want to remain loyal to the ideas in these books at all costs.
I'm on...

Started 04/05/12 at 15:52:37 by Sylvester
2 4046 Last Post 05/20/12 at 19:32:12
By: Stigma
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Any d pawn attack drawbacks for Noteboom player ?
Are there are move order drawbacks for Black, trying to reach The Triangle System / Noteboom ? Is there a drawback after 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 ?

Started 03/04/12 at 18:12:42 by Laramonet
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17 14857 Last Post 03/11/12 at 14:36:33
By: Straggler
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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 2012 Last Post 07/24/11 at 12:54:08
By: Arcticmonkey
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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 11887 Last Post 07/16/11 at 23:31:10
By: GMTonyKosten
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Repertoire to learn with?
Hello
I am an average level hobby player looking for advice on creating a repertoire that I can use without too much theory.
I have been playing 1.e4 up until now and I do well against bad p...

Started 06/24/11 at 11:33:59 by BlunderOnBoard
6 6411 Last Post 06/29/11 at 09:04:13
By: Vass
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London vs stonewall vs colle-z
Hello d-pawners!  I'd like your opinions on the london, stonewall and colle-z. Out of the 3 which do you feel has the best overall pedigree? I like the stonewall - the attack is awesome when you can g...

Started 03/01/11 at 16:36:11 by halfacreek
4 6845 Last Post 06/07/11 at 17:54:59
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