I see that in a new Chessable course (Lifetime Repertoires: Sidelines and Flank Openings for Black), Surya Ganguly goes for a reversed Exchange: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. 0-0 e5 5. d3 d5 6. e4...

In Mamedyarov vs. Laurent-Paoli after 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 Be7 8.  cxd5 exd5, "White uncorked the cute idea 9 Nd4!? 0-0 10 Nf5."
That gave me a flas...

A strong opponent played as black 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 Nf6?! (not in Delchevs book) against me on FICS, I continued 4.Bb2 c5 5.e3 de 6.fe cb 7.e4?! e5! 8.Nxe5?! Bd6 and black was happy. 
What is...

If Black tries to play a Slav set-up against the English and White plays (say) 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3, what options does Black have if he or she does not want to play ...e6? Can ...Bg4 be safely played...

Hello! Does anyone here play the Herrstrom Gambit, 1 Nf3 g5?!
The Accepted version goes 2 Nxg5 (not capturing is yellow cowardice, of course) e5 and that is when the fun starts.

I never liked the suggestion of Kosten in "The Dynamic English" versus variation below:
1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dc4:
Kosten recommended 
5.Qc2, but now 5.- Be6 6.Ng5 Bd5 7.e4 h6 looks really fine for black according to ...

I've been playing 1.c4 all my life, but I want to add in 1.Nf3 to my repretoire. I feel like it shouldn't be too different, but are there any key lines i shoudl be aware of that will be different if i...

What would be the optimal move-order ? There seems  to be a general preference for 2. c4, but look at what Alumbrado noticed in 'Strategic Opening Repertoire' :
"In fact, it is noticeable that th...

Is there anywhere online I can find quality analysis of the Lisitsin Gambit, particularly the following position.  I'm White in a correspondence game and Black has played something not in megabase, an...

Has anyone read this book? I was wanting to add a solid positional repertoire to my white openings. This book looks interesting. Has anyone found any holes in the variations or just thoughts in genera...