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Symmetrical English
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Ntirlis: Playing the English
Nikolaos Ntirlis has a new book out offering a repertoire on the White side of the English Opening, which therefore covers more than one section on this part of the site. I've posted this in the Symme...
Started 09/01/23 at 09:50:30 by Justinhorton |
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 09/04/23 at 11:11:59By: nestor |
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1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6, for Black
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... Started 05/23/10 at 16:38:25 by HoemberChess |
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06/10/10 at 15:59:47 By: iggystiv |
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Symmetrical English 6.g3
In the position after 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3, should Black play the fashionable 6...Qb6, or does he have an equivalent or superior move here, such as 6...Bc5 or 6...Be7? An...
Started 12/20/10 at 02:35:58 by TN |
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12/20/10 at 05:56:41 By: kylemeister |
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Hedgehog against English
What do you think about the hedgehog against the English? How were your experiences with it?
And can white prevent it (after 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3!?) ? Started 05/18/05 at 17:52:59 by FightingDragon |
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06/01/05 at 10:24:01 By: MKalecki |
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English 1.c4 c5 for Black by Victor Bologan
Do you know what are the systems Bologan recommends?
Started 07/30/12 at 18:12:06 by gramsci |
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09/06/12 at 15:02:01 By: alyechin |
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Kasparov gambit
What would you play in the Kasparov gambit if White puts his knight back on f3 instead of going to b5 (1.d4-Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.Nf3-cd4 4.Nd4-e5 5.Nf3).
Up to the statistics at chessgames.com, white is... Started 04/06/08 at 08:48:03 by thibdb13 |
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04/09/08 at 13:12:22 By: Markovich |
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Svidler-Caruana, Candidates 2016
I haven't seen anything about this line in the forum, so I thought I'd try to start a discussion about this game and the other early h pushes when Black draws the knight away from the k side with an e...
Started 07/13/16 at 07:05:46 by iggystiv |
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07/13/16 at 07:05:46 By: iggystiv |
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Aronian Leko
What is the scoop on Qa4 after 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bf4 Nfg4 9.Qa4? Does white have any chance of an edge or was Aronian just relying on its novelty?
Started 02/25/08 at 05:31:57 by bob000 |
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02/27/08 at 03:56:06 By: kylemeister |
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Gap in Hedgehog Coverage
There is a notable gap in the Symmetrical English Hedgehog coverage given here in the updates and the PDFs. In the 7.Re1 line, Black's plan with delayed castling, ...Rc8 and ...Qb8, which has been kn...
Started 02/23/09 at 13:40:00 by Markovich |
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02/26/09 at 01:42:48 By: Markovich |
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A ubiquitous symmetric position
The following position:
 can be achieved from different openings. What is the current theoretical verdict on this position? I have two... Started 12/04/11 at 23:33:24 by F22 |
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12/28/11 at 19:26:14 By: fling |
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English 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g5!
If White plays passively in the English, Black can seize the initiative on move 2: Here is game I played against Houdini 3 on the Black side of the English:
1.c4 c5 2.g3 g5! 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d3 h6 5.B... Started 01/11/13 at 14:59:56 by sloughter |
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01/11/13 at 16:45:51 By: kylemeister |
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Symmetrical English recommended by Kaufman
Does anyone have experience with the line recommended by Kaufman i.e. 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.0-0 Bf5 ? I'm asking as an interested player from the white side. Is there a clear ...
Started 07/29/14 at 20:04:14 by Laramonet |
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07/29/14 at 20:04:14 By: Laramonet |
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A rare gambit: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b5!?
Hello,
I recently discovered a rare but interesting gambit in the Symmetrical English, which occurs after the moves: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b5!?. The idea is to play as in a Volga Gambit with ...... Started 02/03/08 at 04:45:08 by DoubledPawns |
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02/04/08 at 06:41:11 By: DoubledPawns |
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Hedgehog Help (beyond Suba)
Hello all,
I am trying to find a good source for theory on the Hedgehog (with both colors). Given all the move order complications and transpositions it is not easy to analyse lines. Su... Started 03/01/06 at 01:43:51 by Nietzsche « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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06/30/11 at 22:07:44 By: Vass |
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1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
This is something I have been wondering about for a bit, and would like to hear whether someone has some thoughts on this and/or agrees with my conclusions.
It's about 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4... Started 11/09/05 at 18:47:32 by Bonsai |
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11/16/05 at 09:16:02 By: John Simmons (Guest) |
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Exchange Sacrifice in the marozy bind
Hi, I just had a recent game as white that I lost, where black countered my marozy-setup with a6-b5 and sacrificed his rook for my blacksquared bishop and he got very good counterplay. Against the sam...
Started 02/20/10 at 20:17:18 by battleangel (Ex Member) |
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02/23/10 at 18:08:04 By: battleangel - Ex Member |
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The English Hedgehog Defence- Ftacnik
Hello! This is my first post (my national elo is around 2200)!
I Like the Hedgehog very much (With the black pieces) and I want to know what is your opinion about the new DVD "The English Hedgeho... Started 07/10/13 at 09:16:04 by Flashman |
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08/09/13 at 13:05:50 By: Devilman |
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What to play as White vs the Symmetrical English?
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? ... Started 07/26/15 at 13:26:46 by Marc Benford |
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07/27/15 at 20:53:36 By: RdC |
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Repertoire without the Maroczy Bind (for white)
Hi,
I'd like to build a repertoire as white starting with 1.c4. Yet I'd like to avoid playing the Maroczy which I do not enjoy to play. Cummings and Sielecki both recommend different setup... Started 02/22/23 at 01:02:53 by nocteus |
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03/24/23 at 02:53:07 By: MW |
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Danny King: Power Play 12 – The Hedgehog (DVD)
I've just seen in Chessbase an ad for this new DVD, stating that "The Hedgehog is not just an opening, it is a system. A system that can be used against 1.c4, against 1.e4 and also 1.d4. Some players,...
Started 01/29/10 at 14:21:35 by chk |
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02/25/10 at 19:07:26 By: ruhroh |
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