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QID
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Queen's Indian [E12-E19]
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Bogo-Indian
Bogo-Indian
[E11] & Keres Defence 2...Bb4+ [A40]
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Tango
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Two Knights Tango [A50]
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Modern Benoni
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[A60-79]
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Weird Benonis
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Czech Benoni, Schmid Benoni, Snake Benoni [A40, A43-44 & A60]
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Nimzo and Benonis Nimzo and Benonis
Benoni, Nimzo, QI, Bogo, etc. [A40, A43-44, A50, A56, A60-A79 & E10-59] with GM John Emms
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Accelerated Bogo 3..a5 4.a3
Hello,
I try to understand the following position from the accelerated Bogo-Indian: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 a5 4.a3 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 Nf6 6.Nc3 d5
In the past, I used to play a dark squared stra...

Started 01/07/26 at 16:48:58 by Braten
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By: Braten
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Delayed updates again
Hi guys,
Unfortunately, I got bad conclusions based on the poor update processing and won't renew my subscriptions any longer... Will search a better service...

Started 10/22/24 at 01:55:05 by Cmarcolino
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By: Cmarcolino
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Nimzo and Bogo Indian Revisited
Thinkers Publishing sent me an email yesterday announcing the release of The Nimzo and Bogo-Indian Revisited by GM Lukasz Jarmula.  An excerpt from the book has been posted on the publisher's site.<br...

Started 12/16/22 at 20:55:51 by Nernstian59
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By: Nernstian59
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Nimzo and Queen’s Indian book by Nigel Davies
https://everymanchess.com/products/opening-repertoire-the-nimzo-indian-and-queen...
Does anyone have this new book by Davies? It’s a complete repertoire against 1.d4. Based on the ...

Started 12/01/21 at 00:47:16 by BobbyDigital80
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27 3837 Last Post 02/21/22 at 19:42:35
By: bragesjo
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3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 line in QID
Against this line, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3, Black can player either 7...Ne4 or 7...Bb7 (or 5...Bb7 first). Usually 7...Ne4 is recommended, presumably to force White...

Started 08/27/20 at 04:42:41 by BobbyDigital80
3 2736 Last Post 08/27/20 at 16:37:11
By: fjd
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Ne7 benoni from modern defense move order
Hey all,
I heard recently on the perpetual chess podcast that cyrus lakdawala is writing a modern defense repertoire book. In the book he recommends the Ne7 benoni. How does one get to that from ...

Started 06/18/19 at 16:56:42 by FizzySoda
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20 13774 Last Post 06/27/20 at 07:23:23
By: Straggler
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Repertoire books with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3
Are there any good repertoire books from White's point of view with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3? I mean, avoiding the Nimzo and considering in some detail all Black replies, e.g. 3...Bb4+, 3...d5 3...b6 et...

Started 01/30/19 at 18:14:45 by grandpatzer
3 4574 Last Post 06/24/20 at 03:54:41
By: Mtal
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June 2020 - ~2000 FIDE - Starting BenOni from Zero
Hi all,
the subject tells the situation. Which single source would you recommend today for someone never having played fianchetto openings.
I prefer books over books over books over other media. B...

Started 06/13/20 at 12:24:29 by Jupp53
5 4578 Last Post 06/17/20 at 18:22:40
By: Jupp53
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GM Repertoire Nimzo Indian
Got this book yesterday.
The book is basically dived in three parts.
Part 1 varios 4th moves.
Part 2  4 e3
Part 3 4 Dc2
If anyone is interested  I give some quick lines
4...

Started 01/31/17 at 16:48:48 by bragesjo
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22 29944 Last Post 02/12/20 at 00:13:36
By: BobbyDigital80
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"The Modernized Delayed Benoni" by Ivan Ivanisevic
(this actually straddles the Benoni and KID)
https://www.schachversand.de/the-modernized-delayed-benoni.html
I had noticed Ivanisevic playing into the ancient line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4...

Started 11/19/19 at 17:45:45 by kylemeister
3 5573 Last Post 12/20/19 at 17:33:59
By: kylemeister
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Rubenstein system move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.e3
For someone putting together a nimzo-indian and ragozin based repertoire how should I handle the following move order by white.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.e3
If I play d5 this could lead to 3..d5 4....

Started 11/22/19 at 23:13:41 by kevinfat
1 2550 Last Post 11/23/19 at 03:36:28
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Sources for old main line with 4.g3 Bb7
What are the best sources for 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 for Black? Is this line still considered good? I'm particularly interested in the variation 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9....

Started 02/05/19 at 22:53:49 by BobbyDigital80
1 2986 Last Post 02/06/19 at 01:28:55
By: fjd
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QI - 12.h4!!N
Hi there, 
last Sunday I played a game I wanna share with you:)
First the notation:
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.c4 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 b6 7.cd5 ed5 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Bf4 Na6 10.Rc1 c5 11.Ne5 ...

Started 10/22/18 at 20:07:42 by gewgaw
2 4456 Last Post 11/01/18 at 19:20:27
By: gewgaw
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The Queen's Indian by Bologan
Hi,
A strategic weapon against 1.d4: The Queen's Indian Defense by Bologan will be a new DVD by Chessbase.
He said in the preview that he will give a repertoire with ...Ba6. But what will he...

Started 04/25/15 at 10:16:41 by wolfsblut
11 14365 Last Post 09/19/18 at 13:25:08
By: buddho
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Deal with 5. Dc2 gambit in QID or play QGD?

This line I find quite annoying for Black, although with preparation Black is fine. In practical play though pl...

Started 04/11/18 at 22:43:44 by Leon_Trotsky
3 501 Last Post 04/14/18 at 13:23:06
By: Bibs
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Deal with 5. Dc2 gambit in QID or play QGD?

This line I find quite annoying for Black, although with preparation Black is fine. In practical p...

Started 04/11/18 at 22:49:38 by Leon_Trotsky
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By: Leon_Trotsky
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Deal with 5. Dc2 gambit in QID or play QGD?

This line I find quite annoying for Black, although with preparation Black is fine. In practical pl...

Started 04/11/18 at 22:45:43 by Leon_Trotsky
0 2646 Last Post 04/11/18 at 22:45:43
By: Leon_Trotsky
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Deal with 5. Dc2 gambit in QID or play QGD?

This line I find quite annoying for Black, although with preparation Black is fine. In practical play though pl...

Started 04/11/18 at 22:44:06 by Leon_Trotsky
0 2641 Last Post 04/11/18 at 22:44:06
By: Leon_Trotsky
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Black resources for 1. d4 Cf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5
I have two recent resources for this line, the book by Thinkers and the Modern Chess database by Marin Part I. Are there any other Black resources for this line specifically ?

Started 01/31/18 at 04:58:29 by Leon_Trotsky
0 2701 Last Post 01/31/18 at 04:58:29
By: Leon_Trotsky
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Guide to the Bogo-Indian
It seems as though most works on the Bogo-Indian tend to be repertoire books, which recommend specific lines rather than explain or rationalize the positions and ideas derived from playing the opening...

Started 09/16/17 at 14:50:44 by HgMan
3 5153 Last Post 09/17/17 at 20:03:20
By: bragesjo
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