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Question: What's the best response to 5.0-0 in the Spanish Exchange?

5...f6

16 (22.9%)

5...Bg4

22 (31.4%)

5...Qd6

8 (11.4%)

5...Bd6

6 (8.6%)

5...Ne7

4 (5.7%)

5...Qf6

7 (10.0%)

5...Be7

1 (1.4%)

5...Qe7

0 (0.0%)

5...Be6

1 (1.4%)

5...Other

5 (7.1%)

Total votes: 70

« Created by: Anonymous3 on: 04/03/12 at 05:31:00 »

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Matemax God Member Offline Chesspub gives you strength! Posts: 1302 Joined: 11/04/07	Re: What's the best response to the Spanish Exchange? Reply #2 - 04/03/12 at 09:48:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	TN wrote on 04/03/12 at 09:02:17: 5...Bg4 6.h3 h5, but of the sensible options I think 5...Qd6 or 5...Qf6 offer the most chances of a decisive result. You forgot to mention that 5...Qf6 (perhaps the most trendy move in the present time) is recommended by Gustafsson in his 1.e4 e5 DVD. GM Alterman thinks that the reason why the Exchange is rarely played nowadays on top level is the variation 5...Bg4 6.h3 Bh5!? going for a positional pawn sac.


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: What's the best response to the Spanish Exchange? Reply #1 - 04/03/12 at 09:02:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	5...Bg4 6.h3 h5, but of the sensible options I think 5...Qd6 or 5...Qf6 offer the most chances of a decisive result. You forgot to mention that 5...Qf6 (perhaps the most trendy move in the present time) is recommended by Gustafsson in his 1.e4 e5 DVD.

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Anonymous3 Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 307 Joined: 08/15/08	What's the best response to the Spanish Exchange? 04/03/12 at 05:31:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	5...f6 (recommended in "Beating the Open Games" and "A Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black") 5...Bg4 (recommended in "The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White") 5...Qd6 (surprisingly, not recommended in any repertoire book that I'm aware of) 5...Bd6 (recommended in "Fighting the Ruy Lopez", "Survive and Beat Annoying Chess Openings", and "The Spanish Exchange") 5...Ne7 (secondary recommendation in "The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black") 5...Qf6 (recommended in "Play 1 e4 e5!" and "Survive and Beat Annoying Chess Openings") 5...Be7 (recommended in "Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5") 5...Qe7 (recommended in "Secrets of Opening Surprises volume 5") 5...Be6 (recommended in "Secrets of Opening Surprises volume 5") If you vote for "5...Other", please tell us what move you think is best.


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