[Event "?

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[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "11"]
{The bishop opening. Important points: 1. Be aware of the cramping effect on
Black's position after f2-f4 2. Remember the Na4 maneuver to swap Black's
dark-squared bishop. 3. If Na4 is not possible, there are two possible
maneuvers: a) Qe2-Be3; b) casting queenside to neutralize the bishop's power.}
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 {White is willing to face d5 or the maneuver c6-d5.}
({It's better to avoid lines such as the following:} 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Nxe4) 3...
c6 {White has to abandon the f2-f4 push since Black will meet it with d5! .
Instead, White will have to fight for the center.} (3... d6 {Passive move.
White should continue with the plan f2-f4} 4. Nc3 Be6 5. Bb3 $5 Nc6 6. f4 Be7
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O {and White stands better.}) 4. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5] The most
logical move, hitting the e5-pawn and taking advantage of the fact that the
b8-knight can't jump to c6 to protect the central pawn.} d5 (4... Be7) (4...
Qc7) (4... d6) 5. Bb3 $1 {Keeping the tension.} (5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 {is
comfortable for Black.}) 5... Bd6 (5... d4 $2 6. Ng5) (5... dxe4 6. Ng5 Bc5 7.
Nxf7 Qb6 8. O-O Bg4 (8... Ng4 9. Nxh8) 9. Qe1 Rf8 10. Nxe5 Nbd7 11. Nxg4 Nxg4
12. Qxe4+ Nge5) 6. Nc3 *

White Repertoire for 1. d4

Queens Gambit Declined- Exchange Variation:

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 (5... c6 6. e3 Bf5? 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6
10. Kd2! activating the king and preparing to play Bd3 with comfortable play) 6. e3 O-O (6... Bf5? 7. Bxf6! Bxf6 8.
Qb3! winning a pawn) 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 (8... Bg4? 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bxh7+) 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O (10. O-OO b5 (10... a5 11. h3 Qb6 12. Ne5) 11. Kb1 a5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 (12... Bb7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxh7+)
13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8) 10... Nf8 11. Rab1! 11... Ng6 12. b4! Minority attack.
Queens Gambit Accepted:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 (4... e6 5. Bxc4 a6 (5... c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 Nc6 (8... cxd4 9.
exd4) 9. a4 c4 (9... b4 White has a clear-cut plan: Rc1-Nd2-Nc4-b3-Bb2-Rd1 with a good game) 10. Bc2) 6. O-O b5
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qe2 Nbd7 (8... c5? 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxb5+ Nbd7 (10... axb5 11. Qxb5+) (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7
11. Qe2 Nxc5 12. Bc2 Be7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nc3 followed by e4-b2-Bb2) 10. b4) 8 Cbd7 9. a4 bxa4 (9... b4 10. b4
White has a clear-cut plan: Rc1-Nd2-Nc4-b3-Bb2-Rd1 with a good game) 10. Nc3) 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. h3
Bh5 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a6 preventing Bb5 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Qe8 preparing e512. Rc1 e5 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Bxe5 16. Ba3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rfd1
Slav Defense:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bf4 with the idea of e3-Bd3-Rc1 6 a6 (6... Bf5 7. e3
e6 8. Bb5 Bb4 (8... Rc8 9. Qa4 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rxc6 11. Qxa7 Qc8 12. Qa5 Ra6 13. Qc7 Qa8 14. O-O Bd3 (14... Rc6
15. Nb5!) 15. Rfc1 Rc6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5+ Be7 (19... Kd7 20. Qc7+ Ke8 21.
Rc1) 20. Qxg7) (8... a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. O-O followed by Rc1 and Na4 putting pressure on c6 (8 Bb4 9. Qa4
Botviniks idea) 7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2 with comfortable play

Kings Indian Defense:

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 (followed by e3)

5 d5 transposition to the Gruenfeld defense. 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Rc1 dxc4 [8... Ne4 9. Be5 Bxe5
(9... f6 10. Qxd5+) 10. Nxe5] 9. Bxc4 with a good position.
5... Nh5 6. Be3! preserving the bishop 6... d6 7. g3
5... d6 6. e3
a) 6... Nc6 7. Be2 Nd7 8. h3! e5 9. Bh2 f5 10. O-O e4 11. Nd2 White's prepared to play on the
queenside.
b) 6... Nh5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nd2! gxh4 10. Qxh5
c) 6... Nbd7 7. Be2 Qe8 preparing e5 (7... Re8 doesn't help Black to push e5 8. h3! e5? 9. dxe5 dxe5
10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bxe5 and White is a pawn up) 8. h3! in order to preserve the
bishop 8 e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. O-O Re8 11. b4! with the idea of c5! White has a strong bishop on
h2.`

Miscellaneous:
2... Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. exf3 Qxd5 6. Be3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. dxe5 Qxe5 (8... Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1
Nxe5 10. Be2 with two strong bishops) 9. Qc1 preparing Be2 and short castle).
2... Bf5 3. cxd5 Bxb1 4. Qa4+ c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 6.Rxb1 Qxd4 (6... e5 7. Nf3 exd4 8. g3 Nf6 9. Bg2 Bb4+
10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2) 7. Qxd4 Nxd4 8. e3 Nc6 (8... Nc2+ 9. Kd1 Nb4) 9. Bd2 with two strong bishops.
2... e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 (6... Bxf3?! 7. Bxf3 Nxe5? 8. Bxb7) 7. O-O O-O-O 8.
Qa4 Bh3 (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxe5 10. Qxa7) 9. e6! Bxe6 (9... Qxe6 10. Ng5) (9... fxe6 10. Bxh3) 10. Rd1

Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5! Bxd5? 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd4 Qa5 17. Nxc6 Qxa4
18. Bh3+)

Dutch Defense:
1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 (3... Ne4 4. h4 c5 (4... Nxg5?! 5. hxg5) 5. e3 Qb6 6. Nc3 Qxb2? 7. Nxe4 fxe4 8.
Nd2 cxd4 9. Bc4 dxe3 10. fxe3 e6 11. O-O d5 12. Nxe4) 4. Nbd2 d5 (4... Be7 5. Bxf6! Bxf6 6. e4! d5 7. e5 Be7 8.
Bd3 followed by Qe2, long castle, Rg1 and g4 ) 5. e3 Be7 6. Ne5 O-O 7. f4 followed by Bd3, O-O and c4.

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Caro-Kann Defense:
Blacks goals in the Caro-Kann Defense are to contest the center and to develop without creating major
weaknesses. First of all, Black will develop pieces as quickly as possible. As Whites pawns advance further up the
board they become possible liabilities in the endgame. Therefore Black should always keep in mind the technique
of exchanging pieces, which not only reduces Whites attacking possibilities but also leads to favorable endgames.
White should take control of the center immediately with 2.d4 and develop pieces as quickly as possible in order
to gain control of space. There are two basic strategies: kingside attack and central breakthrough.
Piece Placement:
Classical Structure:

stilted