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Italian Game 3 Bc4, Evans Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Bishop's Opening, Max Lange Attack [C50-55]
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Evan's gambit in 2023
I'm tired of playing boring chess in response to e5 and I'm completely ok with 0.00 advantage according to the computer since this doesn't take into account dynamic possibility, preparation, experienc...

Started 12/17/23 at 18:21:08 by Sinn
5 4869 Last Post 12/18/23 at 12:10:28
By: Dink Heckler
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Dubov's Italian
End of last year Dubov won with a stunning idea a marvelous game against Karjakin in the Russian superfinal.
After that I saw online a very quick raise of the popularity of that idea. Countless m...

Started 08/26/21 at 05:54:46 by brabo
2 2532 Last Post 08/27/21 at 15:27:38
By: MartinC
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Sveshnikov Line with 7. Be2

Does anybody know if there are some text covered analyses (e.g. NIC Yearbook,...) ? What's your opinion of this line ? I thin...

Started 03/22/16 at 05:00:26 by Jobavian
2 4010 Last Post 04/21/18 at 20:19:31
By: urusov
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Is the compromised defense in the Evans Gambit =?
Here are a couple of games played against Deep Fritz 14:
Moody-Deep Fritz 14 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 O...

Started 02/05/16 at 00:50:50 by sloughter
13 13543 Last Post 09/22/17 at 10:52:12
By: MNb
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Guioco Piano audio presentation.
With the growing populatity of the Italian game at the higher echelons of chess, you might get some insight into the secrets of the Guioco Piano from this audio presentation. 
Or maybe not Smiley<br...

Started 11/26/16 at 10:13:38 by JEH
1 3499 Last Post 08/22/17 at 07:07:35
By: BobbyDigital80
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Ways for white in Guico Piano for +=
We can try to find ways for white to play against Guico Paino.
I would like to show a game
[pgn][Event "Jagannathji Shinde Trophy"]
[Site "Solapur"]
[Date "2013.04.14"]
[Round "...|/pgn]
I think 14Qf3 was slightly better instead of trading of queen..

Started 04/10/15 at 04:01:24 by chandrashekharkoravi
4 6201 Last Post 11/13/16 at 01:32:30
By: Arnaudov
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C52: Evans Gambit accepted - Mieses Defense
The Mieses defense to the Evans accepted goes as follows:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. 0-0 Nge7!?
I was curious as to how people recommend playing agains...

Started 01/26/14 at 01:59:21 by cramie10
10 14730 Last Post 01/15/15 at 15:07:44
By: brabo
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C54: Giuoco Pianissimo & Marin
I have been devoting some time to a study of this system, and I have discovered that a major defect of Mariin's "Beating the Open Games" (Vol 1) is that he fails to treat possibilities that do not inc...

Started 03/26/13 at 20:29:32 by Markovich
3 4875 Last Post 03/27/13 at 18:50:25
By: Pantu - Ex Member
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A New Max Lange Idea
I was reading Facebook the other day and I saw Elizabeth Vicary mention this new idea with f4 in the 11 g4 Max Lange line.  Here is some analysis I did while looking over it:
 
[Event "?"]<b...

Started 03/07/10 at 20:11:29 by BlkSabb
6 6644 Last Post 03/08/10 at 21:39:11
By: TonyRo
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Great Guioco advice - Thanks Paddy
I can't tell you how helpful the advice (pasted below) has been for me in the Italian Game.  I'm picking up win after win by following Paddy's excellent advice.  When people talk about wanting to know...

Started 12/15/09 at 19:01:31 by smrex13
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5 5520 Last Post 12/19/09 at 13:41:42
By: Paddy
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New Dzindzi DVD with Rybka on the Giouco Piano
Has anybody gotten this DVD yet? Dzindzi's stuff kind of flopped in the Na5 line in the old line, so I hope that he found some improvements there.
http://www.classicalgames.com/Merchant2/merchant...

Started 06/12/09 at 11:22:03 by Unownasofyet
4 3811 Last Post 07/07/09 at 08:02:55
By: Ender
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d6 in the Italian Game
I see that Marin covers 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6?! (my comment) in the new Chessbase Magazine. 
What do you guys think of this? I don't have a copy, but I'm curious as to any opinions on here.<...

Started 03/07/09 at 12:46:25 by ghenghisclown
7 4262 Last Post 03/08/09 at 22:32:01
By: ghenghisclown
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Max Lange
Hi all,
I have Dangerous weapons 1.e4 e5 and the first 2 chapters talk about the Max Lange.  What do people think of this?  Is it as good as scotch game?  Is there recommendation playable?  <br /...

Started 01/21/09 at 23:37:28 by Zatara
1 2152 Last Post 01/22/09 at 03:23:35
By: urusov
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Evans Gambit "compromised" defense
In the Evans Gambit , "copromised" defence 
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd4 7 O-O dxc3
has not a good fame : White has a big lead in development , 
and yet I wa...

Started 04/14/08 at 14:04:26 by photophore
5 3885 Last Post 04/15/08 at 13:58:36
By: Markovich
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Evans Gambit ; "compromised" defence
I the Evans Gambit , the "compromised" defence
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd4 7 O-O dxc3
Has a very bad repute , and yet , after 8 Qb3 Qb6 9 e5 Qg6 10 Nxc3 Nge7<br ...

Started 02/12/08 at 16:30:15 by photophore
3 5197 Last Post 02/13/08 at 22:07:22
By: MNb
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Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit
Exactly how dodgy is the Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit? (1.e4,e5 2.Nf3,Nc6 3.Bc4,Nf3 4.Nc3 - although it can also appear in the Petroff)  Morphy played it a lot and it seems to be one of those rare gambits...

Started 08/31/07 at 14:37:57 by Jerry_Taylor
2 2734 Last Post 09/02/07 at 11:38:24
By: CraigEvans
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Moller
I wanted to share the following game I found in my database this afternoon:
[Site "IECG email"]
[Date "2000.10.01"]
[White "Ruff,Sergey"]
[Black "Varallyay,Zoltan"]
1.e4 e5 2....

Started 08/24/07 at 23:03:30 by HgMan
3 2515 Last Post 08/26/07 at 20:37:12
By: MNb
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Italian game and Evans gambit , by Ian Pinski
Dit you get this book ?
I got it ,and I find it's full of errors , especially in the Evans gambit section
I was to follow it in a correpondence game , and it directed me directly into a losi...

Started 05/05/06 at 15:18:10 by photophore
11 7637 Last Post 05/07/06 at 14:12:56
By: photophore
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Guioco Piano Greco Attack
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 and now Bxc3+ bxc3 Nxe4 has come up in a few of my games.  I know how to deal with regular main lines after 7. ... Nxe4 preceding any ...

Started 11/03/03 at 20:55:22 by nexirae
12 10753 Last Post 03/28/06 at 14:56:24
By: Willempie
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e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 ed Bc4 Nf6 e5!
Hi i started playing this not too long ago i was wondering if there were people on here that played it?... I dont know if there is a book on this line as i would like to know some of its theory. I ha...

Started 10/09/05 at 20:37:59 by Charles_G
12 9338 Last Post 10/19/05 at 05:35:40
By: MNb
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