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King's English 1 c4 e5 [A20–29]

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Gran prix reversed vs English Some years ago it seemed that the Gran Prix reversed was popular..Without delving into "Fischer's f4"..how strong is the Gran Prix reversed vs the English...1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6..I know... Started 11/22/05 at 09:10:38 by rajkipling2	0	1804	11/22/05 at 09:10:37 By: rajkipling2
Dyn.English: 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 Bc5 4.Nc3 c6!? Hi everyone, I'm playing the English according to Tony Kosten's "Dynamic English" for some years now, and I'm still very happy with this great book. Occasionally, playing in the internet, I have ... Started 04/06/05 at 18:25:43 by Felix Voigt (Guest)	1	2258	04/06/05 at 20:55:34 By: Chess Hitman (Guest)
English 1.c4 e5 Hi All, I try to pick just one good line against English. what is answer that gives Black the best chance for fighting ? Is it the symetrical c5 or Mikenas setup (c4... Started 12/01/04 at 08:53:30 by ChessLover (Guest)	14	9769	12/17/04 at 23:05:30 By: Mike Thomas
Interesting line in the Botvinnik I came across this line in a game a while ago 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Bd7 9. Nd5 Rb8. This line isn't covered in tony's book (btw ... Started 11/28/04 at 12:13:43 by Chess Hitman (Guest)	0	1876	11/28/04 at 12:13:42 By: Chess Hitman (Guest)
Sveshnikov English!? Consider the following: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.h3!? (Hold your comments for a minute) 3. ... d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.e4 Ndb4 7.d3 This position is exactly a Sveshnikov with the extra tempo u... Started 12/20/03 at 14:01:06 by nexirae	6	4823	06/03/04 at 14:37:04 By: nexirae
Another Keres-line Hi all, I just found this interesting site and I'am very happy about that! I'm not a Member of chesspublishing.com yet (shame on me...), but I had bought Kosten's "The Dynamic English", ... Started 01/27/04 at 17:34:36 by akut	8	5913	05/14/04 at 18:34:57 By: akut
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 h6!? I had heard that Morozevich had won with 3...h6!? and there are several games with this on chessbases' online database. I guess the idea is to make a useful waiting move to see how White proceeds. A... Started 04/11/04 at 10:08:40 by Glenn Snow	5	4656	04/12/04 at 18:46:00 By: Billy_Cember - Ex Member
1. c4, e5. 2. g3, e4. 3. response? Can anyone suggest how one should respond to this move? Started 03/11/04 at 00:04:49 by Dennis Kiick (Guest)	3	3626	03/13/04 at 06:13:41 By: dom
Unusual move orders in the Botvinnik Hello. I have the book "The Dynamic English", and I also subscribe to chesspublishing.com "Flank Openings". I've played the English on a regular basis for the last couple of years, but I must ad... Started 02/09/04 at 15:51:55 by garrubal	1	2497	02/25/04 at 06:38:03 By: GMTonyKosten
English variation 1.c4 e5 Nc3 f5!? What are the general prospects following this move? What should white aim for? When I encountered this move I just tried 3.g3 followed by attempting a Dragon formation...perhap... Started 12/12/03 at 15:38:19 by nexirae	6	4254	12/21/03 at 16:22:34 By: Glenn Snow
Exchange Sacrifice in English This is an important English position!!!! What is the best way to repond to this exchange sac as Black after: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6.... Started 10/17/03 at 16:04:55 by ianramrattan	1	2488	11/22/03 at 11:34:40 By: badknight
Question: Improvments c4 e5 g3 d5 cx qx nf3 Bb4 I really like this line as black and am wondering if there are any recent improvements. I found this game where Gm Suba played a Re5 move. [Event "Antwerp op"]<br ... Started 08/24/03 at 17:28:34 by Trev (Guest)	2	2978	10/06/03 at 04:14:25 By: GMTonyKosten
1.c4 e5 2.g3 h5!? The creative Emory Tate once played 1.c4 e5 2.g3 h5!?, I replied 3.h4 which he thought was best. I suppose this move order allows Black to choose a different setup than the Closed Sicilian should he ... Started 10/03/03 at 07:18:52 by Glenn Snow	2	4121	10/05/03 at 22:44:17 By: Glenn Snow
English Question for Tony Be6 h5 botvinnik system after 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. d3 Qd7 8.Nd5 h5!? In The Dynamic English it gives 9.h4! but I am still not satisfied could you do a update on this line? Started 09/05/03 at 17:43:47 by TrevV (Guest)	3	3949	09/25/03 at 08:19:16 By: GMTonyKosten
Reflections on the Botvinnik System I just wanted to share a couple of thoughts about the analysis in the December update. The first point relates to the game Hanley - Meis 2002 (mentioned in the notes to Belotti - Collutiis 2002)... Started 02/15/03 at 14:30:07 by Edward_Dearing	0	2709	02/15/03 at 14:30:06 By: Edward_Dearing
...Nxd5 and ...Nb4 in the 3 Knights System I originally sent this question via email to GM Kosten. Any one else wishing to contribute is more than welcome. Here it is: Dear GM Kosten, I purchased your book, "The Dynamic English" and ... Started 02/11/03 at 00:42:33 by garrubal	1	2867	02/11/03 at 04:26:11 By: GMTonyKosten
Problem in the Botvinnik System What can I do against this line: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Bc5 ? Usually, since I want to get a set up of: Nge2 / g3 / Bg2 / d3 / a3 / Rb1 / h3 / Be3, I would continue with 4. d3 but after 4... c6! I'm not sure what white should do. Any suggestions... Started 06/23/13 at 04:43:33 by Plyo	7	11012	07/03/13 at 07:05:17 By: Hadron
9.f3 e3 in the Classical English Tony's October update features a game in the line established in the Kasparov-Karpov match in 1987: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O e4 7.Ng5 Bc3 8.bc3 Re8 9.f3 e3!? Whil... Started 11/23/04 at 11:14:36 by Justin Horton (Guest)	6	4242	11/30/04 at 09:07:10 By: alumbrado
moskow-romanishen 1-0 i beat gm oleg rominishen at gausdal may 2006 the game is available at gausdal classics 2006 i seemed to tn him here as he is an expert on the vairiation played i would love comments, the game will ap... Started 05/07/06 at 16:46:21 by emoskow23(Guest) (Guest)	5	4420	06/18/06 at 15:22:34 By: eric_moskow
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 e4 I would like to draw attention to the line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 e4, which is not extremely popular, but has had some recent successes at a high level. For example: [Event "Bled ol (Men... Started 02/11/04 at 02:19:07 by X	3	3693	02/16/04 at 10:39:25 By: Reykjavik

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