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Ragozin?
I'm thinking of branching from the Tarrasch--I've got a lot of draws from higher rated players, but I don't feel like I am getting any real winning chances from it.
The Semi-slav and Nimzo seem t...

Started 05/07/08 at 01:24:59 by browniesbane
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I still remember a defence called Tartakower!
Long, long ago I bought a book about the slav. I tried it because I wanted to surprise my friends... everyone played the Tartakower. Fischer, Spassky, Kortchnoi, Petrosian played it a lot. Sometimes w...

Started 12/22/09 at 21:55:29 by Pingudon
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By: MNb
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Ragozin Repertoire trick to avoid QG Exchange
So, what is a Ragozin player to do if he wants to avoid the QG exchange? I have been playing the NID move order (Nf6, e6, Bb4). I play an early d5 in response to Nf3, Qc2 or e3 aiming to minimize repe...

Started 05/14/14 at 17:15:18 by Noofangled
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By: Nernstian59
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ChessPublishing.com 10th Anniversary Theory Comp
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the start of ChessPublishing.com we have decided to hold another theoretical competition, along the lines of Stefan Buecker's previous ones on the ChessPub.com For...

Started 09/26/09 at 00:54:44 by GMTonyKosten
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12 18599 Last Post 11/19/09 at 16:03:03
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QGD Tartakower
Hello,
I was wondering what could be considered the main line in the Tartakower nowadays. I have the Opening for White according to Kramnik book and it advices to play 11.0-0 (after 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4...

Started 03/25/06 at 16:01:32 by Joris_Pelemans
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By: Dragan Glas
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The complete Ragozin by Cornette
There is a new book on the Ragozin by Matthieu Cornette/Chess evolution. Can anyone already compare it to the recent QC book by Pert?
Differences I've spotted from the excerpt:
- Cornette gi...

Started 06/20/17 at 11:11:49 by califax
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By: CanadianClub
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tartakower to avoid QGE?
ECO divides the Tatakower into:
D58 QGD, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevski system)
D59 QGD, Tartakower.
D59 covers 8. cxd5, Nxd5, D58 all others, including cxd5, exd5 at some point, pos...

Started 11/25/04 at 11:48:00 by mad_knight
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By: MNb
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Ragozin/Manhattan 5.Bg5 Nbd7
Hey, do any of you guys have "The Ragozin Complex" by Barsky and knows if he covers 5...Nbd7 in it? This Line seems to not get much attention in general, do you know why?

Started 05/13/20 at 13:55:39 by mxstoe
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By: FreeRepublic
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Is the QGD Orthodox still allive?
Right now I play the Semi-Slav using Shankland's course where he goes for the Cambridge Springs against Bg5 instead of the Botvinnik/Moscow sharp stuff. I'm around 1500
I was wondering if I could...

Started 05/20/22 at 10:44:51 by doefmat
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By: kylemeister
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Tartakower QGD
Hello everybody,
I have a quick (and probably naive) question regarding the QGD Tartakower variation.  As I've tried to choose my response as black to d4, I have looked through a couple of books ...

Started 07/30/04 at 17:13:06 by Scott Rex (Guest)
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By: slates
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Why do people still avoid the Exchange QGD?
In top level games the vast majority of QGD games are arising via the Nimzo move order or 3...Be7, while in the rare cases 3...Nf6 is played, white players nearly exclusively play the Exchange Variati...

Started 05/15/19 at 21:10:13 by stockhausen
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By: kylemeister
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QGD: White plays c4-c5
Recently I chanced upon this game:
V.Akobian-A.Almeida National Open Las Vegas 2006.06.16
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 Be7 8. c5
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 ...

Started 11/21/06 at 15:49:59 by lnn2
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By: lnn2
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Pert on the Ragozin - new book from QualityChess
Hi guys, I am very excited with the new book on the Ragozin it's going to be on the market on 21th December. By Nicholas Pert for Quality Chess.
There is an excerpt available on their website, wh...

Started 11/24/16 at 10:40:00 by CanadianClub
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By: FreeRepublic
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QGD: 3...Nf6 vs 3...Be7
I heard from many sources, like Seirawan commenting in Sinquefield Cup and NM Dereque Kelley in one of his youtube videos, suggesting that after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3, 3...Be7 is more accurate than [b]3...Nf

Started 10/03/16 at 14:52:21 by zytsang
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By: kylemeister
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Be2, Bxf6, cxd in Tartakower
I find the Tartakower defence annoying when I, as White, take immediately on d5 after ...b6. I see the latest from the top-GMs, with most success for White, is to play 8.Be2, and then, after Bb7, to t...

Started 01/06/24 at 10:58:52 by Frankly
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By: Syzygy
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Cambridge Springs Defense
Is this still viable? Anyone know who the top players are who play this on a regular basis? Any theory changing novelties in the past few years?
The only point of reference I have on this line i...

Started 03/29/11 at 05:14:37 by Reverse
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By: FreeRepublic
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The Ragozin QGD
You know, I like these forums a lot, but there doen't seem to be a great deal of variety of openings discussed (for instance, here it's mainly Slavs).  Anyway, I'd like to know if there're any new ide...

Started 02/19/06 at 21:14:26 by ErictheRed
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By: Holbox
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Uhm...this site seems to lack most important lines
Is there any logical reason why the Orthodox lines (D60-D69) aren't covered at all in the d4-d5 section of the website?
It seems to cover a couple of lines, but completely lack others.  The Cambr...

Started 05/05/03 at 17:44:40 by Flanker
6 4851 Last Post 06/09/03 at 03:22:28
By: Kiwi
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QGD, typical position
I researched (NCO) a line of the QGD that goes:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c6 11. 0-0 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 1...

Started 06/17/04 at 01:24:05 by kevinludwig
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By: Peter Kitchen (Guest)
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QGD Lasker Defense 11. bxc3!?
After 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3, it seems that instead of the usual Rxc3, White has the interesting option of 11 bxc3!?...

Started 06/01/04 at 19:39:09 by Billy_Cember (Ex Member)
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By: Billy_Cember - Ex Member
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