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By: FreeRepublic
Symmetrical English
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By: nestor
English 1...e5
English 1...e5
King's English 1 c4 e5 [A20–29]
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By: George Jempty
English 1...Nf6
English 1...Nf6
English 1...Nf6 & others, Mikenas Attack, Nimzo-English, Pseudo-Grunfeld [A10, A13, A15-19]
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Bird's
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Bird's Opening 1 f4 inc. From's Gambit 1 f4 e5 [A02-03]
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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English, Réti & all Flank Openings [A00-39] with GM Tony Kosten
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King's Indian Attack
I like to play sometimes the King's Indian Attack and i have almost all the books on the subjet. But i never found serious analysis and maybe the best set up for black : 1.e4 (or 1.g3 or Nf3) c5 2.Nf3...

Started 12/21/06 at 08:40:24 by parisestmagique
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By: kylemeister
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Popularity of 1.c4?
I was curious about the popularity of 1.c4 and ran an opening report in Megabase 2014.  Over 383K games starting 1.c4 were identified and the "fashion index" graph (distribution of games relative to t...

Started 05/18/14 at 12:16:14 by WSS
6 5035 Last Post 05/20/14 at 08:23:06
By: Laramonet
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Books about Slav against Flank Openings
What are the books do you recommend to learn the semi-slav vs. Reti ( with g3, b3 and Gurevich's e3), English, KIA, etc...?

Started 12/29/10 at 21:52:47 by gramsci
2 2244 Last Post 12/30/10 at 10:03:35
By: Antillian
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Against the English, any variations of the Dutch?
Is it possible to play the Dutch against the English?  1.c4 e6  2. (white heading into the English) followed by 2...f5?  Thanks.

Started 12/28/08 at 07:37:06 by D-1993F2
1 1744 Last Post 12/28/08 at 08:03:20
By: kylemeister
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Reaching the catalan with reti or english
Hi,
I've been reading Avrukh's book on d4, in which he recommends to play the catalan. I was wondering how you can reach this opening without playing 1. d4. The number of move-orders are in my pe...

Started 06/17/09 at 13:06:32 by jitb
5 3724 Last Post 06/20/09 at 21:45:08
By: BPaulsen
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KIA vs. KID
Is there any theory on the line that comes out when black responds with a KID against white’s KIA setup?
I mean:
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5.d3 d6
I had a look at Emms “sta...

Started 10/28/13 at 12:20:24 by fairchess
4 4475 Last Post 10/29/13 at 19:34:49
By: RdC
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1.c4 e6 from Black's point of view.
I plan to have 1.c4 e6 as a secondary weapon against 1.c4 and 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 as a secondary weapon against 1.Nf3. I am happy to transpose into a Ragozin QGD, QGE or a Catalan with Bb4+. Apart from ...

Started 02/23/17 at 23:43:46 by befuddled
6 4383 Last Post 06/12/24 at 08:41:05
By: MarinFan
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Book suggestions for black...
Anybody know of any good books dealing with the black side of the English 1.Nf3 and 1.g3
I already have everyman's book and 1...c5 is not my favorite.  And Kaufman's rep with 1...g6.  Looking for...

Started 05/28/13 at 03:33:46 by Michael Wilde
7 4455 Last Post 05/28/13 at 23:16:21
By: Michael Wilde
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1.b4?! Strange pawn sacrifice
1.b4 is a move which is rarely played at club level, sometimes i use it myself in blitz / bullet. But it is obviously not the best move. As a direct refutation my trainer showed me 1.b4 c6 2.Bb2 a5 3....

Started 08/13/08 at 12:45:51 by Zatox
3 2919 Last Post 08/13/08 at 17:10:56
By: MNb
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1 Nc3 Dunst Opening
After 1 Nc3 Nf6, What does Bill Wall recommend in his his book, 1 Nc3 Dunst Opening?

Started 01/01/08 at 21:47:02 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
9 7338 Last Post 01/03/08 at 15:24:56
By: Uberdecker
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approach to the English Opening
Hallo,
my question is,whether it is better to waste time and learn all the moves and ideas for the English Opening or just play it and try to use a healthful brain to find the best moves? Huh<br ...

Started 06/28/07 at 16:26:25 by Udav18
2 1512 Last Post 06/28/07 at 17:27:33
By: Udav18
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English versus Kings Indian Defence
hi
Am I correct in thinking that the set up suggested by Donaldson is the one where White plays Nf3, g3, Bg2, c4, 0-0, Nc3 and d3 in the first few moves and then plays on the queenside?
what...

Started 10/02/08 at 09:40:19 by Glen_Rotten
1 1395 Last Post 10/02/08 at 09:43:25
By: Glen_Rotten
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An interesting anti-English opening line
Below is considered an interesting and positionally well motivated anti-English opening lines starting 1c4 g6 etc. or 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 etc. This line is virtually unknown up to the strong ...
[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
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Started 03/27/09 at 10:09:39 by hiperburn
6 5458 Last Post 06/27/09 at 17:07:25
By: Annihilator
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Does the English have to transpose to the Tarrash?
Hi All, I was wondering, is there a way to avoid the Tarrasch or Semi Tarrasch when playing the English? Well I think I can handle the Semi, but the Tarrasch is an opening I never liked to play agains...

Started 07/31/16 at 23:00:03 by Mtal
3 3693 Last Post 09/04/16 at 17:19:05
By: Jupp53
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1.H3
ok so here comes a bit of a story. a true one but non the less somthing i would like to take revenge on what happened. So at the club its last round and a kid who i have beat up on says play h3 and ke...

Started 10/26/05 at 13:45:53 by basqueknight (Ex Member)
6 3293 Last Post 10/27/05 at 21:10:25
By: MNb
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English by Bagirov
Is the books by Bagirov worth buying or are they just too old ?
/NL

Started 05/03/09 at 14:48:06 by Nl
6 3966 Last Post 05/10/09 at 02:41:33
By: moahunter
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Botvinnik setup as black against Flank openings
Let's say I play the KID against 1.d4 but I don't like to play the reversed closed sicilian against 1.c4. I'm trying the BS against any kind of flank opening..., but what to do when white plays it him...

Started 04/28/09 at 11:31:10 by Holbox
4 2922 Last Post 05/12/09 at 13:46:58
By: Meat
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Move order issue with Marin's repertoire..
rHi....i am having great fun studying Marins repertoire for 1.c4.....i have some issues with move oder which i found when playing in internet....i wish any other Marins followers could guide me...<br ...

Started 11/03/13 at 04:07:55 by raja
8 6399 Last Post 11/03/13 at 17:56:40
By: raja
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Slav palyer vs KIA & Reti
What do you think is, for a Semi-Slav player, the best way to meet the KIA with its Reti and English taspositions?. I'm  confused indeed and don't know what to play. I think I've tried everything (Pal...

Started 12/06/10 at 09:20:48 by gramsci
3 2457 Last Post 12/07/10 at 07:13:10
By: gramsci
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To analyse
This game was recently played by a player that convinced me to take up the dynamic english too.
The game will make the local newspaper.
What do you think of the game and the exchange sac?<br...

Started 03/22/05 at 15:37:22 by MMAfanforum
2 1876 Last Post 04/03/05 at 14:42:37
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