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4.Bd3 english defence
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3
4...Nc6 5.Ne2 Nb4 6.Nbc3 Nxd3+ 7.Qxd3 is +=
4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 is also +=
So, does 4...f5 work? In the main line, 5.exf5 Bxg2 6.Qh5+ g6 7.fxg6 Bg7 etc, is bla...

Started 04/25/11 at 11:30:19 by slughouse
7 12520 Last Post 02/09/16 at 10:09:11
By: BenkoFan
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B00 1.e4 b6 Queen's Fianchetto /Nimzo Defense
Hi All,
I played the black side of this in a side game.  
1.e4 b6
2.d4 Bb7
3.Nc3 e6
4. Nf3 Bb4
5.Bd3 Nf6
6.Bg5 h6
7.Bxf6 Bxc3+
8.bxc3 Qxf6
9.0-0 0-0<b...

Started 06/19/06 at 04:06:16 by Kaissa
2 4184 Last Post 06/19/06 at 15:43:27
By: SutterCane
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Owen's 6 e5!? -- copy of discussion
The following discussion took place on the 1 e4 ... Forum in Jan.--Feb. last year:
MICHAEL AYTON
In the 3 Bd3 e6 4 Nf3 c5 5 c3 Nf6 variation of the Owen’s, there seems to be a dearth of publ...

Started 09/22/05 at 11:43:33 by Michael Ayton
2 2379 Last Post 09/24/05 at 18:29:57
By: Michael Ayton
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English Defense book by Bauer
Anybody spotted a review yet ?

Started 11/05/05 at 11:53:04 by Strptzr
2 2590 Last Post 11/09/05 at 13:40:41
By: Patrick75 (Guest)
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Question about the Owen's.
How can black best take advantage of the move order 1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3. Nc3. The NCO line I have assumes white will play Nd2 and c3.
Also, how does black deal with 1.e4 d6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Nc3...

Started 04/14/05 at 00:58:03 by Arthur I (Guest)
1 2136 Last Post 07/03/05 at 20:54:00
By: basqueknight - Ex Member
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GM Bauer  "Play 1...b6" , Everyman
Owen fans asked me to publish my opinion about this brand new book. The book arrived Friday so that i had the time on weekend for a first check...
1. The nice cover is informing:
# Written b...

Started 10/31/05 at 09:16:17 by SutterCane
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22 22948 Last Post 02/21/06 at 03:42:28
By: fluffy
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Owen Defense
???   
1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7
This often comes up in my games and as of yet I have not found a single system that suits me.  Perhaps someone could expound upon the theory and plausible continuatio...

Started 12/13/03 at 18:32:52 by nexirae
11 8544 Last Post 05/28/04 at 18:11:43
By: Michael Ayton
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1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5
...after I posted that I remembered that 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 might be a better way to achieve the Dragadorf without allowing the GPA with 2...d6, however I still have a few concerns. I'm not Black has...

Started 12/12/06 at 00:49:46 by Glenn Snow
2 6162 Last Post 04/08/07 at 16:14:54
By: Glenn Snow
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Play 1...b6
I received Christian Bauer's new book from Amazon yesterday. Interestingly it appeared first in the US (I am not sure if it is out in the UK yet). I was looking forward to this book because there is v...

Started 10/14/05 at 16:12:35 by ano (Guest)
11 9686 Last Post 10/29/05 at 22:07:06
By: basqueknight - Ex Member
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A new look at the owens
Ok until the problem is fixed or explained i say we keep on going. Im gonna start a thread on B6.
Lets start off with how we respond to it and later get into a little bitt of theory:
E4 B6<b...

Started 11/25/05 at 01:52:11 by basqueknight (Ex Member)
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21 13221 Last Post 02/10/06 at 12:31:19
By: Klick
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English Defence - Books question
Hi all,
I have a copy of Daniel King's book on the English Defence and also own Bauer's "Play 1. ..-b6". Can anyone tell me if it's useful to purchase Odessky's book on the same opening as well? ...

Started 01/15/10 at 10:41:19 by René
5 8714 Last Post 01/19/10 at 14:38:12
By: Keano
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1...b6 can't take it seriously
I can't take this opening seriously and therefore I haven't learnt anything concrete against it yet. What is considered to be the best line for white? Btw what is this defence called?

Started 04/24/09 at 01:50:41 by aspiringplayer
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28 26618 Last Post 06/08/09 at 21:34:24
By: Jormechea
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English Defence - Queen sac
In the chesspublishing August 2007 update (Daring Defences) Glenn Flear analysed Kobylkin-Pilavov
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd3 f5 6.Qe2 Nf6 7.Bg5 fxe4 8.Bxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxd8 Nxc3 10.Qh5 g...

Started 11/15/07 at 13:11:02 by Matemax
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By: Matemax
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1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6!? 4.Nd2! Nc6!?
Below is considered the line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6!? 4.Nd2! and now 4…Nc6!? as an alternative to the `French approach' starting out with 3…e6 and/or 4…e6.
After 4…Nc6!!? White has three v...

Started 03/17/09 at 08:27:44 by hiperburn
10 13113 Last Post 03/26/09 at 13:06:05
By: hiperburn
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English 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3
In the English I have been looking at 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3. My main source was the old 1987 Keene, Plaskett & Tisdall book (which is actually a good book, see my comment on not all Keene books being b...

Started 03/04/09 at 08:39:58 by Bonsai
5 7044 Last Post 03/09/09 at 11:15:26
By: Dink Heckler
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English/Owen move orders
Having posted on the Owen under 1.e4 ..., I realize this is where I should have done so.
I am interested in the various move orders that can lead to the English and Owen.  Most books and sources ...

Started 05/20/09 at 11:55:04 by HgMan
3 5175 Last Post 05/23/09 at 17:53:12
By: HgMan
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1. ...b6 for practical players DVD
What will he prupose against the Suba/Kosten/Marin/Davies/Carlsted/D'Costa-English-Set-up (1. c4 2.g3) ?
Original and aggressive: 1. ...b6
for practical players 
by Nigel Davies
01...

Started 06/26/15 at 21:08:43 by alyechin
6 7956 Last Post 02/09/16 at 10:06:17
By: BenkoFan
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The Owen's -- a defence whose time has come?
In view of the interest in the Owen’s that’s been expressed on the 1 e4 … Forum, stimulated partly by anticipation of Bauer’s new book on the subject (does anyone know when this is due out?), I felt I...

Started 09/22/05 at 11:19:31 by Michael Ayton
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33 20932 Last Post 10/15/05 at 11:52:30
By: lost highway
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Dangerous line in the English Defense
After two, too easy wins in a quick tournament (15 minutes) without moving my clock, I asked myself some questions how this was possible  Roll Eyes.
1)d4 b6 2)Nc3 e6 3)e4 Bb7 4)Bd3 Bb4 5)Nge2 c5 6)a3 B...

Started 02/28/08 at 23:39:40 by pumi
5 6362 Last Post 03/21/08 at 18:35:48
By: pumi
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Question in the English Defence
What do you recommend in the line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd3 f5 6.f3(?) I can't find it covered in King's book. Thanks in advance.

Started 01/06/11 at 02:12:35 by slughouse
7 8598 Last Post 01/08/11 at 21:06:13
By: linksspringer
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