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Punishing Bg4 in the Ruy Lopez

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  1. 1. Steinitz 5...Bg4 > d4 strong before ...0-0
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[D] The Bishop's Opening & Italian Game

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  1. Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo
  2. 5. d5??
  3. 5...d6 6.Bb3
  4. 5...0-0 \( then 0-0 (Smirnov) or h3 - stop Bg4?! /Nbd2 (stops Bg5) Tiviakov)
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Opening File: ALL

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  1. Ruy Lopez: 6.Qe2 Wor Attack - Anti-Marshal
  2. Ruy Lopez: 6.Qe2 Wor Attack
  3. Chapter 3
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Winning with the Ideal Centre

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  1. Italian
  2. Spanish
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English "Defence": 1/2...b6 vs. c4/d4

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  1. Intro: 1.d4 b6 2.c4 w/ 3.Nc3 & 4.e4 Main line
  2. Mainline with d5: fxe4 and Qh4 can be inserted
  3. 7. Bg5 Queen Sacrifice: Kobylin - Pilalov (2007)
  4. Fantocio1 (1605) - Domino5 (1500?)
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Pet openings

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  1. Beat the Bird: e5 control
  2. Crab Opening: Loss to a 2143
  3. f3 Bongcloud: Loss on time
  4. c4/c5 is asking to be met by Bb4/b5 & a queenside fianchetto to targetting e4/e5
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Category D: 1.e4 e5

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  1. Italian: Classical Giuco Pianissimo ("Very Quiet Game")
  2. Cross Pollination: Spanish Classical Kf1! + Zuckertort Gambit Bishop traps
  3. Cross Pollination: Evans Gambit
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Spanish: Deferred Exchange

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Berlin: Rosenthaler?!
  3. Berlin exchange
  4. Chapter 4
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Bb4/b5 Openings

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  1. English: Kramnik-Shirov Attack (2) (perf 1753)
  2. Nimzo-Indian (3) (perf 1737)
  3. Winawer (3) (perf 1798)
  4. Rossolimo (3) (perf 1754)
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Spanish: 5.d4 Centre Attack

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  1. Premature 5...b5?! (Domino5 - DEIPGAMESDE)
  2. Transposition
  3. Mistake 1: Allowing the e5 lunge (improved Max Lange Attack)
  4. Chapter 2
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Learning the Spanish (Category D)

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  1. My 1st Spanish: The Spanish Four Knights
  2. Steinitz Declined 5...Bd7: 0-0 over Bg5
  3. Berlin Exchange idea (dxc6) Wei Yi - David Navara (0-0-0)
  4. Berlin exchange idea (bxc6) Carlsen - Anand (a3 Rook lift)
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LIfetime: Berlin

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  1. Chapter 1
  2. Alaaqel (1703) - Algabri (1749)
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Category D (0-3yrs XP): Philosophy

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  1. 1. How the pieces move
  2. 2. Scholar's mate
  3. 3. Playing White: an early d4 gives your pieces room
  4. 4. Playing Black
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Most common checkmate patterns

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  1. 1. R+N (The "A's")
  2. 1.1 Anastatia's Mate
  3. 1.2 Arabian Mate
  4. 2. Diagonally defended R
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Sveshnikov

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  1. mahdi_64 (1885) - Domino5 (1500)
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[%] Symmetrical pawn structures: Open e-file (Alapin & French exch)

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  1. Monte Carlo trap
  2. French exch: when c4 break (move 5 vs. Qside moves, Bd6 & c6 - Nc6 after Bb5)
  3. Or Delayed c4 (after 0-0)
  4. [59] French exch (c5 vs. Bd6)
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