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Defending against 1.d4

Submitted by DrDave on

I've tackled this a few years ago (12!?) in a http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/contentlaying-black-against-queens-pawn-op... big document for class C/D players. If that no longer satisfies, perhaps have a browse below:

Choosing a main defence to combat 1.d4/2.c4 depends partly on style, partly on how it fits in with the rest of your repertoire, and partly on how much appetite you and your opponents have for study.nbsp; I've given a list here with how the defence works... on a good day! Remember

Your Chess Profile

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pIsh has been kind enough to give me his copy of Igor Khmelnizky's Chess Exam and Training Guide.  You remember me banging on a couple of years ago about knowing your chess profile, having an idea of what your strengths and weaknesses are?  Well, this book does what I was telling you to do: it gives you a rating for a set of diverse features.nbsp; So, if your study of your own games gives you no clues, or you'd like a second opinion, I think you can't do better than this book.

Mopping Up

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There were three issues raised at the start of the summer that I haven't dealt with yet, and thought I'd offer some reflection.  It turned out that the people who wanted to work on these issues aren't around at the moment, so I might come back to these!
  1. Making practice (at club and at home) really helpful in terms of improvement
    That would be a good thing to solve!  Well, in many ways I've tried to promote and model this over the last few years, so I will be brief here.

Dealing with Complexity

Submitted by DrDave on

21st July 09. Dealing with complexity

[I'll tidy up the examples soon, but the advice stands alone I think]

I don't think I've got enough for a whole session on this, and the Sicilian is a good setting to talk about it.  To warm up, have a go at this one:

Fridrik Olafsson
Svetozar Gligoric

Los Angeles (1)
1963

Queen sacrifices

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Meanwhile, here are three games from Gandalf which explore the wilder shores of compensation for a Queen (83,84,85)

Click [...] for list of games 

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Levitt, Jonathan"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D09"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Qd7 7. a3 Nge7 8. Nb3

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