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George Jempty Senior Member Offline Participant 1996 US Corres. Champ. Qualifying Rd. Posts: 307 Location: Carrollton, TX Joined: 03/29/09 Gender:	Re: How to play for a win against flank openings? Reply #3 - Today at 11:24:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	You seem to like sharp openings as Black as do I. In fact I also play the QGA (but against 1.e4 I play the Modern Steinitz and the Siesta if White plays 5.c3). May I recommend the following setup against the English: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3/g3 and then 2...d6 and usually 3...f5!? It's sharp but actually quite solid and sound. It tends to say closed, but one maneuver that can come into play is ...c6, ...Na6, ...Ne7, and ...Ne6, with chances for a kingside buildup. ...a5 also comes into play, and sometimes you can even setup a broad pawn center with ...e4 and ...d5


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FreeRepublic God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 997 Location: Georgia Joined: 06/08/17 Gender:	Re: How to play for a win against flank openings? Reply #2 - 05/29/26 at 17:35:27	Post Tools	Print Post
	mrbenoni wrote on 05/29/26 at 07:11:47: my repertoire is the accellerated dragon and the QGA Both lines involve taking off a pair of pawns, creating opportunities for pieces. So you might want to consider 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cd5 Nd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 You'd also have to look into 4e4.


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10778 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: How to play for a win against flank openings? Reply #1 - 05/29/26 at 16:39:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	It depends a bit on the variations of the AD and QGa you play. 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 (3.e4) d5 4.d4 dxc4. 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 g6 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4. Against 1.Nf3 you can play ...c5 but also d5 2.c4 dxc4. But maybe these transpositions don't suit you?

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mrbenoni YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 14 Joined: 04/27/11	How to play for a win against flank openings? 05/29/26 at 07:11:47	Post Tools	Print Post
	Hi all, I am a 1800ish player and while I don't have issues when playing stronger opponents against 1.e4 and 1.d4 I am struggling to play against the flank opening, particularly the English. While I do not play aggressive openings as Black ( my repertoire is the accellerated dragon and the QGA ) I suffer the lack of free piece play that I usually get against other major opening. What do you suggest to avoid playing a boring game against the English?


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