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799:. White intends to follow up with Nc3 and e4, building a large pawn center. Black usually responds by contesting the e4-square with ...Bb7 and ...d5. (See Gurevich, 1992, for an extensive analysis.) This variation was often used by
905:. This apparently quiet development may lead to complex middlegame play. Black usually replies 4...Bb7, then play may continue 5.Bd3 d5 6.0-0 or 5.Nc3 Bb4, transposing into the Nimzo-Indian Defence.
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852:, Black may play 5...Bb7 or 5...h6.
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1004:Pein, Malcolm (14 December 2007).
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2135:Grob's Attack
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2125:Dunst Opening
2123:
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2115:Benko Opening
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2107:Flank opening
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30:Chess opening
27:Chess opening
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2911:Chess engine
2896:Chess boxing
2856:
2626:Wrong bishop
2473:theory table
2447:Torre Attack
2430:Slav Defence
2397:
2338:Colle System
2313:Scheveningen
2272:Pirc Defence
2215:Italian Game
2210:Giuoco Piano
2155:RĂ©ti Opening
2078:Piece values
2066:MarĂłczy Bind
2027:the exchange
2017:Compensation
1947:Interference
1937:Double check
1711:Time control
1698:
1672:by agreement
1600:grandmasters
1544:South Africa
1494:
1487:
1463:Score sheets
1409:Chess pieces
1316:Online chess
1262:Chess titles
1257:Chess theory
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2841:Chess books
2641:Tournaments
2495:Fool's mate
2260:Vienna Game
2250:Scotch Game
2083:Prophylaxis
1999:Zwischenzug
1984:Undermining
1952:Overloading
1912:Combination
1761:descriptive
1456:Chess table
1451:Chess clock
1267:Grandmaster
893:and castle
782:Other lines
525:hypermodern
2948:joke chess
2901:Chess club
2589:opposition
2046:Middlegame
2034:Initiative
1957:Pawn storm
1922:Deflection
1793:Key square
1783:Fianchetto
1716:Fast chess
1700:En passant
1392:chessboard
1068:2009-04-13
964:References
633:pawn break
497:fianchetto
438:Synonym(s)
2931:Stockfish
2921:Deep Blue
2916:AlphaZero
2824:paintings
2616:Tablebase
2580:Strategy
2485:Irregular
2240:Ruy Lopez
2200:Open Game
1967:Sacrifice
1927:Desperado
1830:connected
1803:Open file
1798:King walk
1756:algebraic
1687:Stalemate
1662:Checkmate
1387:Chess set
1379:Equipment
1030:John Emms
668:queenside
591:5... Bb4+
3005:Category
2990:Category
2943:glossary
2604:Zugzwang
2584:fortress
2516:Endgames
2425:Declined
2420:Accepted
2098:Openings
2056:Hedgehog
2022:Exchange
2009:Strategy
1989:Windmill
1840:isolated
1825:backward
1647:Castling
1590:amateurs
1483:Timeline
1357:Variants
1311:Glossary
1294:software
1279:glossary
1187:(2002).
1161:(1997).
1139:(1987).
1113:(1981).
1032:(2004).
980:(1992).
897:kingside
837:(or the
835:4... Bb4
816:4... Bb7
741:4... Bb7
733:9... Be4
613:equalize
2891:Arbiter
2884:Related
2741:Solving
2731:Amateur
2308:Najdorf
1890:Battery
1877:Tactics
1852:Swindle
1835:doubled
1815:Outpost
1746:Blunder
1561:Armenia
1475:History
1321:Premove
1289:engines
1284:matches
1249:Outline
793:pinning
737:drawish
729:9... f5
725:9... c5
623:8... d5
566:E15–E19
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423:E12–E19
2829:poetry
2819:novels
2794:CaĂŻssa
2726:Senior
2716:Junior
2299:Dragon
2294:Alapin
1979:Skewer
1845:passed
1788:Gambit
1595:female
1556:Europe
1539:Africa
1434:Knight
1429:Bishop
1199:
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872:5. Qb3
870:After
863:After
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848:After
827:5. Bg5
797:knight
775:6. Nc3
748:8. Bd2
693:5. Qc2
687:, and
681:Ni Hua
656:After
651:theory
643:9. Ne5
619:8. Bc3
603:6. Bd2
521:pieces
515:center
428:Parent
2776:WCSCC
2721:Youth
2711:Blitz
2706:Rapid
2696:Women
2659:Women
2611:Study
2461:Other
1994:X-ray
1917:Decoy
1902:Block
1857:Tempo
1820:Pawns
1738:Terms
1657:Check
1639:Rules
1573:India
1566:Spain
1551:China
1444:Fairy
1419:Queen
1350:norms
1241:Chess
924:codes
915:Miles
909:4.Bf4
865:5. e3
821:5. a3
807:4.Nc3
754:7. d5
701:7. d5
658:5. b3
587:5. b3
559:4. g3
529:pawns
519:with
408:Moves
2814:film
2771:WCCC
2766:TCEC
2756:CSVN
2701:Team
2671:List
1942:Fork
1867:Trap
1667:Draw
1439:Pawn
1424:Rook
1414:King
1362:List
1331:list
1306:FIDE
1197:ISBN
1171:ISBN
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