Alekhine Defense
1 • ThisIsFine •- Initial position
- 2. Nc3: Scandinavian Variation
- 2. d3: Maróczy Variation
- Two Pawn Attack
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Meran Variation (Semi-Slav Defense)
1 • ThisIsFine •- Initial position
- Alternatives to 5. e3: 5.Bg5
- Anti-Meran System: 6.Qc2
- Classical Meran Variation: 8. …a6
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Mobile Pawn Center: Black's Plans
3 • ThisIsFine •- Piece pressure in the center
- Undermining the White pawn center (a)
- Undermining the White pawn center (b)
- Simplification
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Marshall's Defense - 4. Nf3!
1 • ThisIsFine •- Overview
- Short demo why 4. e4?! is suspicious
- 4. Nf3!
- 4. … e6
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Weak Color Complexes
5 • ThisIsFine •- Lasker - Bogoljubov (1924)
- Botvinnik - Szilagyi (1966)
- Stean - Planinc (1975)
- Shirov - Tiviakov (2010)
- STEPATMOZ
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Mobile Pawn Center: White's Plans
2 • ThisIsFine •- Pawn Structure (Type I)
- Pawn Structure (Type II)
- Type I: Semi-Tarrasch Defense in QGD
- Type I: Petrosian System in QID
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Positional Pawn Sacrifices
1 • ThisIsFine •- Kryvoruchko - Smirin (2008)
- Botwinnik - Pomar (1962)
- Boleslawski - Lissitzin (1956)
- Botwinnik - Kan (1952)
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