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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #43 - 02/09/08 at 02:38:22
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That is exactly the big difference with the English Defence, isn't it?
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #42 - 02/08/08 at 17:08:52
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I agree with you all that some lines in the English Defense look critical for the moment. But don't we face these kind of problems in any opening??
For the critical lines given above 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5 Bxg2 or Bb4+, I heartly recommend you to buy and read through the new book of Ilia Odessky.
He covers these lines in chapter two of his excellent book (pages 55 to 118 !!)The topic of the chapter :"it seems they want to destroy us" fits very well Smiley
So stay cool. In OTB games, chess life looks different Smiley. How often was the Dragon killed ???And the opening is still played at the highest level !!!
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #41 - 02/06/08 at 17:05:42
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At the moment it seems that the critical test of the dynamic English (4. ...Ktc6 is depressingly passive) is Beliavsky's 1; d4 e6 ; 2.c4 b6 ; 3; e4 Bb7 ; 4; Bd3 f5 ; 5.ef Bb4+ ; 6. Kf1 Ktf6 ; 7. Be2! although after having thrashed Short with it, he lent his weight to the Black side with a surprising piece sac !(can't remember exactly where he deviated-I'll look it up).


Completely agree - the pawn sac line is the way to go. I dont play the English Defence anymore and from memory there is a path to White advantage here but it is not easy to find...
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #40 - 02/06/08 at 16:32:32
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It seems that Langrock doesn't write for ChessCafe anymore...
It's a shame that he didn't finish the series on the English defence.
If I considered playing it, I first needed answers against 1.d4 e6 2.e4 and 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 (which would have been the last part)  Sad
  
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Reply #39 - 02/04/08 at 11:58:43
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I have recently played the English Defence in a quick play tournament using  King's old book but nobody played e4  and I saw nothing better than to transpose into a Classical Dutch. I never feel comfortable in the Dutch, so I was wondering after say e6 & b6 what alternatives I have if White does not play the main lines with e4.

Any advice would be appreciated ---- Tonka
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #38 - 02/02/08 at 10:40:35
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Odessky's book "English Defence" is now out in english version (Russian Chess) 270 pages.
  
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Reply #37 - 02/01/08 at 13:05:32
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Glenn Snow wrote on 10/06/07 at 03:58:12:
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I have looked at them, but am just waiting for the critical 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5


I have a feeling he will never cover it and instead go for the 4...Nc6 variation mentioned above.


Discussion of 4...Nc6 by Langrock is now here:
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock11.pdf
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock12.pdf
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #36 - 10/08/07 at 01:05:34
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Sorry,

I was looking for the English, not the English Defense. Lips Sealed

  I suppose I might have had more luck if I had noticed which folder the question is in. Embarrassed
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #35 - 10/07/07 at 21:06:33
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http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm#From%20the%20Sidelines,
clicking Hannes Langrock should be sufficient. If you are lazy, try

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock03.pdf

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock05.pdf

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock07.pdf

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/rock09.pdf
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #34 - 10/07/07 at 20:16:17
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Gearoid wrote on 07/27/07 at 18:44:46:
Hi guys havs a look at this  http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm#From%20the%20Sidelines

There are two interesting articles on the English by Hannes Langrock. He looks at a very sharp line by black
Gearoid


I've enjoyed going through the archives of the Chess Cafe, but I still haven't found the two specific articles mentioned here.  Perhaps instead of providing a generic link to the archives main page, Gearoid could have given us the game positions and then provided the specific links.  Oh well.
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #33 - 10/07/07 at 03:44:31
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i am also waiting for 4. Bd3 f5 5. exf5 Bxg2  This is clearly best and principled play from both sides.
  
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Reply #32 - 10/06/07 at 03:58:12
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I have looked at them, but am just waiting for the critical 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5


I have a feeling he will never cover it and instead go for the 4...Nc6 variation mentioned above.
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #31 - 07/27/07 at 20:58:34
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I have looked at them, but am just waiting for the critical 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5. I find it a bit odd, that Langrock has postponed the article on this variation. Or must I write meaningful iso odd?
  
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #30 - 07/27/07 at 18:44:46
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Hi guys havs a look at this  http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm#From%20the%20Sidelines

There are two interesting articles on the English by Hannes Langrock. He looks at a very sharp line by black
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Re: ENGLISH DEFENCE
Reply #29 - 06/09/07 at 00:01:33
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I have read some of the articles of Hannes Langrock on chesscafe.com and it seems that the English defence is very good. For example, in his most recent article on 5.f3, in the line

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.f3 Ne7 6.Nge2 f5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 fxe4 9.fxe4 0–0 10.Be3 d5 11.Qg4, the line I know is 11...Qd7, which is better for White after 12.Bd3 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4.

However, Hannes Langrock came up with 11...dxe4, giving 12.Qxe6+ Kh8 13.Bg5 Qxd4!, White is in trouble despite winning a piece; for example, 14.Qxe7 (14.Bxe7 Qf2+ 15.Kd1 Re8, with the threats of ...Nc6 and ...Qxb2.) 14...Qf2+ 15.Kd1 Na6 with an attack; 12.Nxe4 Nf5

What do you guys think? What should White play? I am thinking of 12.Nxe4 Nf5 and 12.Qxe6+ Kh8 13.Nxe4.

Any comments?
  
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