Notes:

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  1. checks are not indicated - an ECO quirk

  2. I have been sparing with the qualifications (lines with and without

  certain moves) as they are implicit in the classification anyhow.

  3. I have typed all the castling moves with capital 'O's not zeroes (0).

  4. Volunteers to proofread take one step forward.

  5. English variation names added Spring 1997

 

Attacking in the Queen-pawn openings:
the Colle system

1. Landau - Book, Kemeri, 1937
2. Pillsbury - Amateur, Toronto, 1899
3. Colle - Stoltz, Bled, 1931
4. Colle - O'Hanlon, Nice Ol, 1930
5. Some Colle theory
   1. Black gets into a little trouble with 4...e6.
   2. Black's Queen's Knight should go to d7, supporting c5,e5 and f6

Bishop's Opening, and the Modern treatments of the Giuoco Piano and Two Knight's Opening.

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• Introduction
  • All square?
  • Going for d2-d4?
  • Preparing d2-d4 with c2-c3
  • The old Italian Game with c2-c3
  • Getting to d4 in two moves: the modern Italian Game
  • Plans for the d-Pawn for both sides in the modern Italian Game

Exeter Chess Club: My adventures with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Introduction

If you haven't met this spendid opening before, do check out Tom Purser's BDG World magazine for games, variations, stories and a chance to meet the characters of the BDG community.

  The opening is named for Blackmar, who described the gambit 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3 , and for Diemer, who improved the line by avoiding the defence

Article < mattg.66.0C7302D4@indirect.com > of rec.games.chess.analysis

Many of the posts here on r.g.c.a. take the form "what should I play against..." or the related, but very different, "what's a good line against...". I've been thinking about this a lot lately, both for myself, and, more especially, for my students, who range in strength from beginner to class A, and I've come up with some thoughts that I'd like to share and invite feedback on.