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  1. I.Introduction
    1. I.A.
    II.Analysis
  2. III.Less usual tries for White
    1. III.A.The Vienna Opening, 2. Nc3
      1. III.A.1.Vienna Gambit, 3. f4
      2. III.A.2.Vienna Game with 3. g3
      3. III.A.3.Vienna Game with 3. Bc4
    2. III.B.Bishop's opening, 2. Bc4
    3. III.C.The King's Gambit, 2. f4
      1. III.C.1.King's Bishop's Gambit, 3. Bc4
      2. III.C.2.King's Knight's Gambit, 3. Nf3
    4. III.D.Centre Game & Danish Gambit, 2. d4
      1. III.D.1.Centre Game, 3. Qxd4
      2. III.D.2.Danish Gambit, 3. c3
  3. IV.White plays 2. Nf3
    1. IV.A... Nc6
    2. IV.B.Ruy Lopez, 3. Bb5
      1. IV.B.1.The Exchange variation 4. Bxc6
        1. IV.B.1.a)Old main line 5. d4
        2. IV.B.1.b) Barendregt line 5. O-O
      2. IV.B.2.Lopez Four Knights' Variation, 5. Nc3
      3. IV.B.3. The Andersson-Steinitz line, 5. d3
      4. IV.B.4.Open Morphy Variation with 5... Nxe4
      5. IV.B.5.Cordel Defence 3...Bc5
      6. IV.B.6.An alternative to the Open Morphy: Archangel Variation with 5...b5
        1. IV.B.6.a)Archangel with 7. d4
        2. IV.B.6.b)Archangel with 7. c3
        3. IV.B.6.c)Main line Archangel with 7. Re1
    3. IV.C.3. d4 Scotch Game and gambits
      1. IV.C.1.Scotch Game with 5. Be3
      2. IV.C.2. Scotch Game with 5. Nb3
      3. IV.C.3.Scotch And Goring Gambits
    4. IV.D.3. Bc4
    5. IV.E.Two Knight's Defence, 3... Nf6
      1. IV.E.1.The Max Lange Attack 4. d4
        1. IV.E.1.a)Max Lange with 5... Nxe4
          1. IV.E.1.a)(1)Sacrificial 7. Nc3
          2. IV.E.1.a)(2)Tricky 7. Bxd5
        2. IV.E.1.b)Max Lange with 5... Bc5
      2. IV.E.2.Main line Two Knights' with 4. Ng5
      3. IV.E.3.Closed variation with 4. d3
      4. IV.E.4.Two Knights' with 4. Nc3
  4. V.Example Games
    1. V.A.Max Lange Attack
      1. V.A.1.Euwe - Reti (Amsterdam) 1920
      2. V.A.2.Estrin - Riskin (Moscow) 1963
    2. V.B.Main Line Two Knights' Defence
      1. V.B.1.Bibikov - Neishtadt (USSR) 1946
      2. V.B.2.Hoffer-Unknown, 1913
    3. V.C.Wilkes-Barre Variation
      1. V.C.1.Neikirch - Halir (Corr) 1969
      2. V.C.2.Estrin-Zaitsev, 1969
      3. V.C.3.Estrin-Weiss,1972
      4. V.C.4.Kunz-Hentzgen, Corr.1973
      5. V.C.5.Wirtz - Fahnenschmidt (Marburg) 1955