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• • Introduction
  • Playing solidly against the Queen's-side and flank openings
  • Playing aggressively against the Queen's-side and flank openings
• A. Queen's pawn openings
  • A1 Playing solidly against 1. d4
    • • A(a) The Stonewall System
      • A(b) London System
        • Pribyl - Penrose (Nice) 1974
    • A1.1 The Cambridge Springs Defence against the Queen's Gambit
      • • Marshall,F - Tarrasch,S, Nuremberg, 1895
      • A1.1a Cambridge Springs with 7. Nd2
      • A1.1b Cambridge Springs with 7. Bxf6
      • A1.1c Cambridge Springs with 7. Bd3
      • A1.1d Main line Cambridge with 7. cxd5
        • A1.1d(a) White deviates from main line: 8. Qb3
      • A1.1d(b) Back to the main line with 8. Qd2
    • A1.1d-1 Main line with 8... N7b6
      • d-1(1) Main line with 8...N7b6 9. Bd3
      • d-1(2) Main line with 8...N7b6 9. Nxd5
      • d-1(3) Main line with 8...N7b6 9. a3
      • d-1(4) Main line with 8...N7b6 9. Rc1
    • A1.1d-2 Main line with 8... Bb4
    • A1.1e White avoids the Cambridge Springs
      • A1.1e-1 White avoids the Cambridge Springs after 5. Nf3
        • e-1(1) 6. Qc2
        • e-1(2) 6. Qb3
        • e-1(3) 6. e4
      • A1.1e-2 White avoids the Cambridge Springs after 5. e3
        • e-2(1) 6. Bd3
        • e-2(2) 6. a3
        • e-2(3) 6. Qc2
      • A1.1e-3 White avoids the whole QGD by playing the Catalan
    • Example Cambridge Springs games
      • Ottaviani,W - Liying,P (Novi-14) [D52] Cambridge Springs: loose Bg5, 1990
      • Buthali,D - Figueroa,C (Novi-14) [D52] cambridge springs: loose Bg5, 1990
      • Borovikov,V - Shabanov,Y (Podolsk) [D52] Cambridge Springs: Black grabs material, 1990
      • Duemer,K - Meyer,Frh (2.BLSW) [D52] cambridge springs: Q-side attack, 1989
      • El Mezwaghi,H - Mubarak,A (Novi-12) [D52] cambridge springs: Queen's-side majority in EG, 1990
      • Michaelsen,N - Hort,V (FRG-ch) [D52] cambridge springs: break on Q-side, 1989
      • Perez,A - Perera,M [D52] cambridge springs: chances with NN, 1989
    • Example games where White avoids the Cambridge Springs
      • Lengyel-Karpov, Moscow 1972
      • Tukmakov-Korchnoi Leningrad 1973
    • A1.2 The Semi-Slav
      • A1.2(a) The Meran System
      • A1.2(b) The Anti-Meran Gambit
    • Semi-slav theory
      • A1.2a Main-line Semi-Slav with 5. Bg5
      • A1.2b Main-line Semi-Slav with 5. e3
      • A1.2b-1 Semi-Slav with 6...Bd6
        • b-1(1) Semi-Slav with 6...Bd6 7. e4
        • b-1(2) Semi-Slav with 6...Bd6 7. c5
        • b-1(3) Semi-Slav with 6...Bd6 7. O-O
      • A1.2b-2 Semi-Slav with 6...Bb4
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    • A1.2c White avoids Nc3
      • A1.2c-1 White deviates with 4. Qc2
      • A1.2c-2 White deviates with 4/5. Nbd2
    • A1.2d Main line Abrahams variation [D31]
      • • Arkell-Teichmann 1985
      • A1.2d-1 Abrahams' Variation with 5. e4
      • A1.2d-2 Abrahams' Variation with 5. e3
      • A1.2d-3 Main line Abrahams' Variation with 5. a4
    • Example games in the Semi-Slav:
      • • Burn - Teichmann (Hastings) [D46] 1895
      • Deviations by White:
        • Miralles,G - Granda Zuniga,J [D45] 1989
        • Rohde,M - Shabalov,A (8)
        • [D45] Philadelphia, 1990
      • Example of Romih Variation:
        • Hegeler,F - Wockenfuss,K [D46] 2BLN, 1989
        • Kraai,J - Donaldson,J (2) [D46] American, 1989
        • Karpov - Tal [D46] Moscow, 1973
      • Example of Tchigorin Variation:
        • Plachetka,T - Drtina,M (5) [D46] Trnava, 1989
      • Abrahams' Variation
        • Curtis-Teichmann 1985
        • Serebrjanik-Maximenko 1991
    • 0-1 A1.3 The Exchange Variation
      • A1.3a The minority attack with b4 and b5
      • A1.3b Central break with f3 and e4
        • Kasparov - Short (10) [D35] WCh, 1994
    • Example Games in the Exchange Variation
      • Black plays solidly
        • Steinbacher,M - van der Sterren,P (5) [D36] Ostend, 1989
      • Black wins with a King's-side attack:
        • ??-?? [D34]
        • Davidovic,A - Smagin,S (4) [D36] It-open, Dortmund, 1989
        • Von Gleich,A - Ekstroem,R (1) [D36] Lugano, 1989
        • Yermolinsky - Shipman,W (3) [D36] MCC, 1989
      • White wants to play in the centre:
        • Deze,A - Tadic,K (1) [D35] Novi, 1989
      • White castles Queen's-side:
        • Paduch,A - Ghafour,Y (8) [D35] A.Kotov memorial, Singapore, 1990
        • Tisdall,J - Inkiov,V (5) [D36] Gausdal, 1990
  • A2 Playing actively against 1. d4
    • A2.1 The Dutch Defence, Stonewall Variation
      • Rabinovitch - Botvinnik (Ussr Ch'p, 1927)
      • Steiner - Botvinnik, Groningen, 1946
      • Flohr - Botvinnik (10) Match, 1933
      • Yudovitch - Botvinnik, 1934
      • Martin - Troger [A94] 1995
    • A2.2 White avoids the Stonewall
      • A2.2a Modern System with Bg5xf6
      • A2.2b Staunton Gambit with e4
      • A2.2c Korchnoi Gambit with g4
      • A2.2d Others
    • Examples of White avoiding the Dutch
      • Karayannis-Bellin 1993
      • Menadue - Pert 1995
      • Langeweg,K - Perez Garcia,H [A80] Wijk-B, 1986
      • Sparreboom,W - Bellin,R [A80] Guernsey op, 1988
      • Barczyczyn - Vasiukov,E [A80] Bled op, 1989
      • Ligterink,G (2470) - Van Heste,J (2290) [A80] NLD-ch, 1987
      • Maksimovic,S (2345) - Akhmilovskaya,E (2420) [A80] Sochi, 1987
      • Cazzaniga,W - Speck,H [A80] Mendrisio op, 1988
• B. English opening
  • B1 Playing solidly against 1. c4
    • Kurajica [A13] Agincourt Defence (French-English), 1995
  • B2 Playing actively against 1. c4
    • Theory of the Anglo-Dutch
  • Example games in the Anglo-Dutch
    • System with 2...d6
      • Hubner - Kasparov (1, Hamburg) [A21] 1985
      • Gonzalez-Rossolimo 1952.
      • Korchnoi-German 1962.
      • Zlotnikov-Minasian 1993
      • Hallerod-Hearst 1960
    • System with 2...Nc6
      • Miles-Chaves 1977
      • Bruno-Kurajica 1985
      • Darga-Herter 1968
      • Seirawan-Browne 1979
    • Reversed Closed Sicilian
      • Grunberg-Kasparov simul.1987
      • Hodgson-Short 1986
      • Pierson-Calverley 1983
      • Psakhis - Kasparov, 1990
• C Reti Opening and King's Indian Attack
  • C1 Playing solidly against 1. Nf3
    • Smyslov,V (2565) - Nunn,J (2565) [A48] (Tilburg 34/91), 1982
  • C2 Playing actively against 1. Nf3
• D Sokolsky opening (Polish)
  • D1 Playing solidly against 1. b4
  • D2 Playing actively against 1. b4
• E Nimzo-Larsen Opening
  • E1 Playing solidly against 1. b3
  • E2 Playing actively against 1. b3
• F Various other openings
  • F1. Benko's Opening, 1.g3
  • F2. Bird's opening, 1. f4
  • F3. The Dunst, 1. Nc3
    • Example game in the Dunst:
      • Ekebjaerg,Ove - Strand,Torger cr Nielsen-mem, 1987
  • F4. Grob's opening, 1. g4
    • Ott - Grob, Corr
    • Hug - Grob, Corr
    • Grob - Aebi (corr) & Analysis
    • Grob - Stingelin+ Analysis, 1993
    • Basman - Keene, Benedictine, 1981