Repertoire books these days often give you a choice, which is excellent.
Variation |
McDonald
2008 |
Watson
1 1984 |
Watson
2 1999 |
Watson
3 2007 |
Moskalenko
2008 |
Williams
2010 |
Advance |
3...b6 |
5...Bd7
with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 |
5...Bd7 with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 | 5...Bd7
with 6.a3 c4 and 6.Be2 f6 5...Bd7 with 6.Be2 Nge7 |
5/6...Nh6
(±5...Qb6) |
5...Bd7
with 6...f6 |
Wade 3...c5 4...Qb6 and 5....Bd7 & ...Bb5 | 5...Qb6 with 6.a3 c4 | 5...Qb6 with 6...Nh6 | 5...Qb6 with 6...Nh6 | 5...Qb6
6.a3 c4 |
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Tarrasch |
3...Be7 |
3...Nf6 5.Bd3 with 7...Qb6 5.f4 with 7...Qb6 |
3...Nf6 5.Bd3 with 7...Qb6 5.f4 with 7...Qb6 |
3...Be7 |
3...Nf6 5.Bd3 ... 6...b6 various ideas against 5.f4, including 7...cxd4 8.cxd4 a5 |
3...Nf6 5.f4 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ndf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 a5 |
Fort Knox: 3...dxe4 & 4...Bd7 | 3...c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3...c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3...c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | 3...c5 4.exd4 Qxd5 | -- |
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Nc3
Nf6 |
MacCutcheon
4.Bg5 Bb4 Classical with 7...Be7 |
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Burn
4.Bg5 dxe4. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 Classical with 7...Be7 Classical with 7...cxd4 |
MacCutcheon
4.Bg5 Bb4 |
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Winawer |
4...Qd7 &...b6 |
4...c5 main lines with ...Qc7 |
4...c5 main lines with ...Qc7 |
4...b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 |
4...c5 main line with 5 a3 Bxc3+ 6 bxc3 Ne7 7 Qg4 Qc7 8 Qxg7 Rg8 9 Qxh7 cxd4 10 Ne2 dxc3 11 f4 Nbc6 12 Qd3 d4!? | |
4...c5 main lines with 7...Qc7 | 4...c5 main lines with ...O-O | 4...c5 main lines with ...O-O | 4...c5 main lines with 6...Qa5 | -- |
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KIA |
Main
line d5/c5/Nc6 with delayed castling. |
Sicilian
style: 1...e6/2...c5/3...Nc6/4...g6 |
Sicilian style: 1...e6/2...c5/3...Nc6/4...g6 | Sicilian
style: 1...e6/2...c5/3...Nc6/4...g6 |
Sicilian style: 1...e6/2...c5/3...Nc6/4...g6 | |
3...Nf6 4.Ngf3 Nc6 | ||||||
3...Nf6 4.Ngf3 Bc5 | ||||||
3...c5/4...Nc6/5...Bd6/6...Nge7 | 3...c5/4...Nc6/5...Bd6/6...Nge7 | 3...c5/4...Nc6/5...Bd6/6...Nge7 |
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Others: |
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Wing gambit |
3...Bd7 |
5...d4 |
Food for thought! I like McDonald's trick against the Wing Gambit, that's definitely worth a punt.