I'd like to construct a Black repertoire after these four pairs of initial moves:
1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 (D)
(I'm aware I need be prepared for both the French and an open Sici...

I would like to add the symmetrical english to my black repertoire.  However I fear that Chesspublishing section alone is not sufficient to build a complete repertoire for black.   
Looking at the...

Hello, 
I have prepared a line against the Hedgehog for some time now and i had the chance to use this attacking line in a recent game of mine which ended in a violent attack and an easy win for ...

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d4 has been considered fairly reliable for black for awhile now, with white getting no more than a small edge at best after the most common 7...

Well, I like to play the Catalan, e.g. 1. d4 d5  2. c4 e6  3. Nf3 Nf6  4. g3.  But there is 1. d4 Nf6  2. c4 e6  3. g3 (3. Nc3 d5 and you do not get a Catalan) 3...c5  4. Nf3 (4. d5 is a Modern Benoni...

The following position:

can be achieved from different openings. What is the current theoretical verdict on this position? I have two...

What's the current state of the line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nd4 ? I find it extremely uncomfortable to play against, which is a sizeable inconvenience given that I much prefer to play both knights ou...

I don't know if this is the correct section or perhaps the one about the Benoni, but....
Is it possible to avoid the Benoni and the Benko gambit with 1. d4 cf6 2. c4 c5 3. cf3 ??? entering in a s...

Hello.
As White I always start with 1. Nf3, and then if my opponent plays 1…c5 I play 2. c4 which is the English Symmetrical.
But what exactly should I play in the English Symmetrical?
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I can't find a thread on 1. c4 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Nc6!? (but I have a vague memory of it being mentioned here at Chesspub) and this is not mentioned in any of Marin's books as far as I can tell. I hav...