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Sidelines against Rubinstein variation. I was having a bad time agains the Rubenstein variation in the English Opening, I am wondering if my experience is really common to all English Opening Players. I am also soliciting for your advice ... Started 10/26/09 at 09:51:21 by ayen	4	6309	11/09/09 at 16:45:27 By: Ludde
What does a hedgedog player play against 1.c4 2.g3 Since the early fianchetto prohibits to play the whitesquared bishop on b7, I'd like to know what you play against that setup, currently I play the rubinstein, I think you get a good version of i... Started 09/05/09 at 10:28:32 by battleangel (Ex Member)	8	7385	09/10/09 at 13:27:55 By: Antillian
Recommended books on the Maroczy Bind (for White) Please recommend books or anything on the Maroczy Bind (w/..g6) for _White_. I am an 1.d4-player. I can get the Maroczy in the following move orders: (1) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4: 5..... Started 05/16/09 at 11:01:57 by HoemberChess	12	13583	05/18/09 at 20:52:06 By: HoemberChess
Strongest lines for White after 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 c5 I'm considering, after 1 Nf3 Nf6, playing 2 c4 instead of my usual 2 g3, and am wondering which people think are the strong lines for White and which the more innocuous. I'm aware this is a hugely con... Started 03/07/09 at 10:58:37 by Michael Ayton « Pages 1 2 all »	23	18533	03/14/09 at 21:41:57 By: TN
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	4	4104	02/26/09 at 01:42:48 By: Markovich
7.Re1 Hedgehog query I had some queries about the position that occurs in the main-line Hedgehog with 7.Re1: 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1 d6 (7...d5 and 7...Ne4 are also possible but ... Started 02/07/09 at 21:11:35 by TN	3	3342	02/08/09 at 07:46:11 By: Sacapawn
Looking for Edge Against Hedgehog I've been putting a lot of work into the Hedgehog of late, but I can't seem to find any single way to get an edge for white, if black knows his move orders. 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb... Started 11/02/08 at 11:08:44 by BPaulsen « Pages 1 2 all »	16	12918	11/04/08 at 10:34:10 By: BPaulsen
Symmetrical english books 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... Started 09/22/08 at 15:52:49 by ygramul	3	3105	09/23/08 at 09:20:44 By: ANDREW BRETT
Studying the Botvinnik Variation (Symm. English) Hello everybody, after employing 1.d4 main lines for several years, I finally found interest in my old "English" repertoire again. Based on Tony Kosten's great book "The Dynamic English" I have b... Started 06/28/08 at 09:48:04 by CrushingAttack	6	6517	08/04/08 at 12:43:00 By: Strategy_Rules
Hedgehog-base anti-English Would someone, anyone, care to lay out the principal branches of a defense to the English based on the Hedgehog? I don't mean the Hedgehog itself, just what else somebody needs to know who is willing... Started 04/03/08 at 00:40:06 by Markovich « Pages 1 2 all »	18	15903	07/18/08 at 16:14:40 By: Markovich
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	3	3529	04/09/08 at 13:12:22 By: Markovich
"Ideas behind the Hedgehog?" I notice that in his "Revolution of the 1970's", Kasparov remarks that Psakis was able to summarize in five short minutes how to play the black side of the Hedgehog. I would like to have heard what Ps... Started 02/20/08 at 20:51:45 by Markovich « Pages 1 2 all »	22	16644	02/28/08 at 19:02:20 By: Markovich
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	1	2437	02/27/08 at 03:56:06 By: kylemeister
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	5	5355	02/04/08 at 06:41:11 By: DoubledPawns
Double fianchetto for white Hi, first of all it´s good to see the forum back in action . In two weeks I have to play against a stronger rated player with black. After visiting a weekend group training with a GM he s... Started 10/27/07 at 23:29:35 by Lou_Cyber	2	5379	10/29/07 at 10:11:43 By: Lou_Cyber
Symmetrical English: Donaldson vs. Khalifman Hi, I have "A Strategic Opening Repertoire" by IM John Donaldson, but I don't have any of the Khalifman series, "Opening for White according to Kramnik." My query relates to Opening for White acc... Started 04/30/07 at 22:30:11 by Antillian	5	4461	05/04/07 at 12:45:07 By: zoo - Ex Member
Dynamic English, Symmetrical Variation Hi everybody, in his "Dynamic English" Tony Kosten advocates playing with a3 and b4 against blacks symmetrical approaches. I know, some of you consider these lines as "harmless", but I stick to t... Started 03/24/07 at 10:58:41 by Mettwurst Lothar	4	3805	04/06/07 at 01:57:46 By: Mettwurst Lothar
4...d6 in the Symmetrical Four Knights Hi gang! As we know, the following line is probably a little better for White: 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6. 5.d4 cd4 6.Nd4 Bg7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Nd4 9.Qd4 d6 10.Qd3 There is of co... Started 03/22/07 at 09:59:29 by Justinhorton	6	4609	03/30/07 at 07:31:19 By: Justinhorton
Pure symmetrical move orders Hello! I've been studying the symmetrical English and have become rather confused about move orders in this system. My question is this: According to many sources the position after 1. c4 c5... Started 03/17/06 at 21:09:27 by andy(Guest) (Guest)	6	5106	03/23/06 at 16:49:06 By: Markovich
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	3	3339	11/16/05 at 09:16:02 By: John Simmons (Guest)

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