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C18: Winawer 7. Qg4 Kf8
I am wondering what your opinion is of this move. Are there any critical variations in your opinion is testing black? Have there been any important threads here on chesspub? I did I search but could n...
Started 05/09/10 at 14:43:11 by Dave90 « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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 06/12/26 at 15:47:38By: FreeRepublic |
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Sorting by latest post is unreliable
I sorted by latest post. Page 1 has entries from 2026 down to 2013. Going to page 7 should reveal much older posts but I see a post from 2024 and 2023.
Started 04/24/26 at 12:59:05 by FreeRepublic |
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04/28/26 at 14:02:52 By: FreeRepublic |
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C18: Winawer with 7.h4 - What are black's chances?
Afternoon folks,
Have received and have started to look through Williams' book on the French. However, there are quite a few lines which he seems to advocate by his mentioning of them, but which ... Started 04/07/12 at 17:24:35 by CraigEvans « Pages 1 2 all » |
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02/01/26 at 21:26:46 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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C18: Armenian variation5..Ba5 6.b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Kf8
In the major threads I've found on the Armenian variation over the past several years, I've not seen 7...Kf8 mentioned as an alternative to 7...Ne7
in the line of the Armenian that goes 1. e4 e6 ... Started 09/29/13 at 04:35:14 by George Jempty « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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12/05/25 at 19:02:49 By: Nernstian59 |
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C18: Current status of Winawer with 7. ...00
Hello!
I am planning to broaden my repertoire with black and I have chosen the Winawer French with 7. ...00 (besides playing 1. ...e5). I believe it is necessary that you have two main weapons ag... Started 04/14/13 at 23:55:29 by cynima « Pages 1 2 3 4 all » |
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01/22/25 at 03:25:15 By: Nernstian59 |
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01/27/24 at 23:13:39 By: Nernstian59 |
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C18: French Winawer Poisoned Pawn, Euwe's 10.Kd1
Hi!
I wondered about current state of theory in this variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Kd1!?) Is this still playable?<br ... Started 06/30/09 at 18:01:53 by Ender « Pages 1 2 all » |
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12/19/23 at 15:02:31 By: robertjamesbobbyfischer |
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C16: Winawer 4..Ne7 5.a3, 6..b6
 It arises after the moves 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 * This is a closed handling of ... Started 10/02/11 at 07:22:07 by HoemberChess « Pages 1 2 all » |
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09/27/23 at 01:36:55 By: Nernstian59 |
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Most up-to-date material on 4.Ne2
OK so I'm changing my mind as to what to play against the French once again (second time in 2023 LOL) and this may be it. In any case, seeking opinions as to good sources of material on 4.Ne2 vs. the...
Started 06/03/23 at 22:16:21 by George Jempty |
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06/19/23 at 05:50:27 By: MNb |
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Poisoned Pawn, Huschenbeth's 10 Qd3
German GM introduced 10 Qd3 in poisoned pawn at World Cup. This line was used today in Magnus Invitational here:
[pgn][Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date...|/pgn] Any improvements for Black? This line can seem pretty dismal Started 04/26/20 at 07:04:49 by DogPlayDead « Pages 1 2 all » |
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05/09/23 at 01:08:24 By: Nernstian59 |
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Drasko Winawer
I looked a little last update ... from kgwm.
Good work Cool I would lile to know kgwm point of view about the line: 16.Bc1 Bd7 17.a4 Rd8 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.Ba3 Bc8 20.Bd1 Qg7 21.Re1 Rdf8 22... Started 01/12/18 at 07:24:40 by petertohen |
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01/12/18 at 07:24:40 By: petertohen |
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Material on Winawer Exchange
Where can I find the most material on the Winawer Exchange 4.exd5 in response by White?
Started 09/23/16 at 06:23:41 by George Jempty |
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06/11/17 at 18:35:51 By: gillbod |
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Winawer experts
Hi, who are the model players of the Winawer from the black side? From the old time and currently. Thanks you!
Started 03/24/17 at 21:07:55 by nocteus |
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03/27/17 at 14:22:44 By: ReneDescartes |
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C18: 6... Qa5 French -- White's Best Way to Play?
Hi,
What is White's best way to play in this line? After examining Negi's recommendation, I found that Black can equalize or at least stop White from making much progress with ...c4 on move 11 or... Started 12/27/15 at 01:48:19 by NegiRefutes (Ex Member) « Pages 1 2 all » |
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01/15/17 at 21:15:58 By: Confused_by_Theory |
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C15: Dealing with the Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit
I'm a bit surprise that the Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit,
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. f3!? is not a more popular reply to the French Winawer. My guess is that one of the... Started 05/16/06 at 21:20:29 by OstapBender |
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01/19/16 at 19:59:21 By: fling |
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7. a4
Hey guys, I'm looking for a good line with black against the annoying 7. a4. Do you have any thoughts on this? (The line goes: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4. )<br ...
Started 12/31/15 at 10:39:49 by SimonBoy |
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01/19/16 at 18:50:34 By: dom |
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C18 : Positional Winawer for White
Can you recommend sources explaining the Positional Winawer lines for the White player?
There are a lot of books for Black (I have quite a few of them  ), and the repertoire books for White se... Started 09/03/15 at 12:07:36 by JEH « Pages 1 2 all » |
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09/10/15 at 22:42:42 By: Keano |
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C18: Winawer with 7. Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 NBc6 9.Bg5!?
Hallo!
I played a cc-game with the variation above. My oppoment played: 9. ... Qa5 10.Ne2 Ng6 11.0-0 Qa4 12.f4 c4 13.Bg6: fg6: 14.Ra2 Bd7 15.h4 Rf5 16.h5 gh5: 17.Qh5: h6 18.g4 Rf7 19.Kg... Started 07/04/06 at 03:12:37 by DeepDraw |
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07/21/15 at 18:29:36 By: chandrashekharkoravi |
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C18 : 7...0-0 Winawer with 8...Nbc6/13. Qg4
I saw two key games in the US Championship, both played by Conrad Holt:
[pgn][Event "US Championships"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2015.04.10"] [EventDate "2015.04.01"] [Ro...|/pgn] I have no engine running, but just by seeing, I think that 20...b4 was better instead of 20...Qg6, idea to open up the a-file and penetrate the queenside before letting White play g5 with effect. Then he played it two rounds later: [pgn][Event "US Championships"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2015.04.12"] [EventDate "2015.04.01"] [Ro Started 04/13/15 at 08:27:05 by DenVerdsligeRejsende |
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07/19/15 at 19:29:01 By: chandrashekharkoravi |
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Black replies to C18 Armenian 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg7
Let me say up front that I'm not a particularly strong chess player. In my younger days I studied it, played tournaments for a while, and got my rating up to about 1600.
More recently my interest... Started 01/25/15 at 01:02:30 by mwalimu |
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01/25/15 at 08:48:47 By: MartinC |
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