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Kotronias on Breyer & Zaitsev
Russell Enterprises has announced another forthcoming book:
The Modern Spanish : Breyer and Zaitsev Systems
by Vassilios Kotronias
Foreword by Alexei Shirov
352 pages ; $ 30 ; October 2020
https://www.russell-e...

Started 07/17/20 at 04:16:39 by tracke
13 8069 Last Post 02/20/24 at 13:40:24
By: DogPlayDead
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Ruy Lopez Keres variation , 12 Kh1 !?
In a Ruy Lopez , Keres variation
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 O-O 9 h3 Na5 10 Bc2 c5 11 d4 Nd7  , my opponent played the odd move 12 Kh1!?
G Flear gi...

Started 02/19/15 at 09:15:36 by vallescure
8 9895 Last Post 01/29/16 at 10:13:22
By: MartinC
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Breyer: 16... Bf8
In the main line Breyer, after 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3...

Started 04/04/05 at 16:04:45 by Billy Cember (Ex Member)
0 1965 Last Post 04/04/05 at 16:04:43
By: Billy Cember - Ex Member
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The Chigorin Bible book-Graf variation coverage
Just noticed the book "The Chigorin Bible", which came out in 2019. I think this is the first book that covers the interesting Graf variation, 11...Nd7, from Black's perspective since Nigel Davies boo...

Started 04/05/20 at 21:49:27 by MicahSmith
3 2908 Last Post 04/26/20 at 17:44:35
By: Lauri Torni
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Tsigorin main line
Simple question on a simple line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5
It seems to me that in spanois...

Started 06/14/15 at 15:03:59 by Lauri Torni
4 6667 Last Post 06/23/15 at 20:11:10
By: Lauri Torni
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Yates closed Ruy Lopez 10.d5 trick.
Hello,
After:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.d4 Bg4 10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2 c6 12.h3 Bc8 reaches to a well known position of the Ruy Lopez Yate's Variat...

Started 03/06/09 at 21:12:12 by jarechu
2 3680 Last Post 03/09/09 at 13:13:21
By: jarechu
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9...Na5 10.Bc2 Re8, why so rare?
9...Na5 10.Bc2 Re8 seems like a not unreasonable plan to me: first get White to move his bishop off the a2-g8 diagonal, and only then play ...Re8 when Ng5 no longer accomplishes anything (like a poten...

Started 04/14/16 at 03:48:17 by George Jempty
8 8676 Last Post 05/03/16 at 16:33:32
By: George Jempty
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Zaitsev 12.a4 (and Smysov 9...h6)
Hello! 
I have some questions about the Zaitsev and the Smyslov 9...h6. 
I am a weak player, 
nethertheless I will start with a game 
I played recently as White: 
1.e4 e5 2.Nf...

Started 03/25/09 at 11:44:20 by emary
4 5782 Last Post 01/12/12 at 06:46:16
By: tp2205
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Gajewski's 9...Rb8
Hello,
I'm going to face an opponent who plays the 9...Rb8 variation (7...d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Rb8) in the main tabiya of the Ruy Lopez.
The material i have don't suggest an "easy way" to obtain...

Started 09/03/07 at 17:06:20 by Ametanoitos
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15 13324 Last Post 12/11/09 at 21:20:27
By: HgMan
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Gajewski 2.0
I didn't see anything mentioned on chesspub about the following very interesting game played in the last round of ENCI, see [pgn][Event "ENCI 2012"]
[Site "Maastricht, NED"]
[Date "2012.05.28"...|/pgn]
It looks like a Gajewski, it smells like a Gajewski and black is Gajewski but still it is not a Gajewski. 
I've been analyzing this new stunning innovation in detail for the last few weeks and published the summary of my analysis on my blog (because of the painful history on chesspub with copyright earlier). See http://schaken-brabo.blogspot.be/2

Started 07/08/12 at 22:24:09 by brabo
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25 32527 Last Post 09/19/12 at 15:47:33
By: Ametanoitos
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Zaitsev variation - Schiller book
Has anyone read this:
The Spanish Inquisition: The Zaitsev Variation, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises 1989
ISBN: 0-931462-88-6
 
I wonder if it is worth reading/checking if you ha...

Started 06/20/06 at 13:41:17 by tafl
11 7371 Last Post 06/27/06 at 14:50:28
By: OstapBender
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Ruy Lopez Breyer Variation (PC-DVD) by Pavel Eljan
Hmm, I seriously think Chessbase has been reading my mind. They must know I've been flubbing about my choice of defence to the Ruy Lopez. Maybe I should play the Berlin or the Marshall, but, well, you...

Started 09/10/15 at 08:59:17 by JEH
14 14703 Last Post 11/08/15 at 18:44:00
By: nestor
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Another question in main line Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.a4
What does everyone think about this move for white?
Bb7 is bad for black leaving b4. Can white make a decent tr...

Started 04/05/05 at 00:21:38 by Arthur I (Guest)
3 3134 Last Post 06/16/05 at 15:13:33
By: johnmac
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Ruy Lopez, Closed line with 9..., Rb8
Greetings,
Although I don't play the Open Game, I was intrigued by the following line, whose statistics seem to indicate it as a more viable line for Black than most of the more popular ones...<b...

Started 02/27/08 at 00:28:37 by Dragan Glas
3 3523 Last Post 12/11/09 at 21:19:13
By: HgMan
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Bologan's Ruy Lopez for Black. Content, comments
Does anyone know what will be the line considered? I hope it is Breyer Variation. I have the first book about non spanish lines and it is wonderful

Started 08/02/15 at 12:19:46 by Pingudon
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28 34397 Last Post 12/21/15 at 16:13:53
By: CarriedbyGg
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Ruy Lopez closed centre question
Why did I not get a better position out of the opening in this game? 11...Nc6 does not seem to be standard but I was not able to see what white does against it.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. B...

Started 08/23/08 at 09:05:45 by Bocajaka
6 5244 Last Post 08/24/08 at 08:31:54
By: Bocajaka
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Another Ruy Lopez Keres Variation Question
In the Keres Variation of the Ruy Lopez, 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Na5 10 Bc2 c5 11 d4 Nd7, the moves 12 d5 Nb6 13 Nbd2 have become popular lately....

Started 11/22/07 at 19:14:29 by Anonymous (Ex Member)
2 3153 Last Post 12/29/07 at 23:04:37
By: HgMan
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Miscellaneous questions on Chigorin Defence
I am reviewing the Chigorin Defence from white's perspective and the following are questions which I cannot answer myself or find an answer to in my source material.
As far as I know the Chigorin...

Started 12/31/09 at 14:06:28 by MemoryMaster
9 12442 Last Post 10/13/13 at 21:45:44
By: tony37
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Kasparov on Zaitsev
In NIC Yearbook 100 there is an article by Kasparov with the title: 'Garry Kasparov: the final word on the Zaitsev Variation of the Ruy Lopez'. Has anyone read this? If so what was your impression? <b...

Started 01/20/12 at 10:03:40 by F22
5 6290 Last Post 01/21/12 at 10:24:47
By: F22
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Ruy Lopez - Flohr-Zaitsev 9...Bb7
Hey all,
I'm trying to help my dad understand openings better, and right now we're working through the Ruy Lopez. Kinda difficult cause I live in FL and he lives in NC Grin (and he's really looking...

Started 08/05/06 at 18:45:25 by blueguitar322
14 21410 Last Post 09/02/13 at 07:53:50
By: Matemax
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