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Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?

Last post by MJMcCready « Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:33 am
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by MJMcCready » Tue May 11, 2021 9:36 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:33 am
Italian Opening

Last post by Paul Cooksey « Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:28 pm
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by David Blower » Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:03 am

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Last post by Paul Cooksey
Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:28 pm
Piece values

Last post by Wadih Khoury « Mon May 31, 2021 6:10 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:08 pm
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Last post by Wadih Khoury
Mon May 31, 2021 6:10 pm
Definition of Key Squares vs. Critical Squares

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Sat May 29, 2021 7:57 pm
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by Paul McKeown » Fri May 28, 2021 7:57 pm

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Sat May 29, 2021 7:57 pm
Look at the space!

Last post by Matthew Turner « Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:53 am
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by Nicky Chorley » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:40 am

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Last post by Matthew Turner
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:53 am
The Sicilian Defence with 4...e5!?

Last post by Tim Spanton « Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:35 pm
Replies: 26
by Neville Twitchell » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:59 pm
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Last post by Tim Spanton
Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:35 pm
Is this a fortress?

Last post by JustinHorton « Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:24 pm
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by JustinHorton » Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:02 am

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Last post by JustinHorton
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:24 pm
Crazy opening positions

Last post by MJMcCready « Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:48 am
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by MJMcCready » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:42 pm

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Last post by MJMcCready
Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:48 am
Unfamiliar territory: Black in a Nimzo-Larsen

Last post by MJMcCready « Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:35 pm
Replies: 7
by Nicky Chorley » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:16 am

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Last post by MJMcCready
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:35 pm
Interesting study

Last post by Paul Robert Jackson « Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am
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by Wadih Khoury » Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:04 pm

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Last post by Paul Robert Jackson
Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am
Have you seen this game previously ?

Last post by John Upham « Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:02 pm
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by John Upham » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:25 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:02 pm
Unusual Openings

Last post by Paul McKeown « Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:38 am

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Last post by Paul McKeown
Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 pm
Mate in 7 repeated after 40 years

Last post by John McKenna « Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:43 pm
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by John Sellen » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:50 pm

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Last post by John McKenna
Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:43 pm
Some Q's concerning the French Defence.

Last post by MJMcCready « Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm
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by MJMcCready » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:29 am
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Last post by MJMcCready
Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm
Paleface Attack

Last post by Nick Grey « Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:33 pm
Replies: 28
by Neil Graham » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:52 pm
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Last post by Nick Grey
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:33 pm
Desprez Opening 1.h4

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:46 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:51 pm

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:46 pm
Pirc defence

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:23 pm
Replies: 10
by soheil_hooshdaran » Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:51 am

10 Replies

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:23 pm
Disturbing king and queen position

Last post by Graham Borrowdale « Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:19 pm
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by Paul Habershon » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:26 am

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Last post by Graham Borrowdale
Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:19 pm
What's this against my Sicilian

Last post by Simon Rogers « Mon May 11, 2020 8:16 pm
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by Simon Rogers » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:47 pm

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Mon May 11, 2020 8:16 pm
How to prepare for a game

Last post by Simon Rogers « Wed May 06, 2020 7:33 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:14 am

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Wed May 06, 2020 7:33 pm
Teaching chess ending

Last post by Simon Rogers « Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:10 am
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:16 pm

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Last post by Simon Rogers
Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:10 am
Polish Opening 1. b4

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:49 pm
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by Roger de Coverly » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:45 am
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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:49 pm
How would you classify this opening?

Last post by David Sedgwick « Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:51 pm
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by JustinHorton » Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:19 pm

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:51 pm
Why did he did so?

Last post by soheil_hooshdaran « Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:23 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Mon Aug 08, 2016 9:20 am
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Last post by soheil_hooshdaran
Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:23 pm
Where did I go wrong?

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:49 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:01 am
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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:49 pm
Is there a win here?

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:43 pm
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by AValjee » Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:34 pm

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Last post by Roger de Coverly
Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:43 pm
most pieces on the back rank late in the game?

Last post by Michael Farthing « Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:33 pm
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by Martin Crichton » Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:48 pm

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Last post by Michael Farthing
Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:33 pm
Hamppe - Meitner, Vienna, 1870

Last post by Leonard Barden « Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:14 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:45 pm

14 Replies

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Last post by Leonard Barden
Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:14 pm
Information on David Foley-Comer

Last post by David Sedgwick « Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:09 pm
Replies: 7
by Eugene McConlough » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:54 am

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Last post by David Sedgwick
Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:09 pm
Most pieces on the h-file

Last post by Matt Fletcher « Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:16 pm
Replies: 5
by Alistair Campbell » Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:37 pm

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Last post by Matt Fletcher
Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:16 pm
Readiness for a tournament

Last post by Nick Grey « Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:47 pm
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:45 pm

7 Replies

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Last post by Nick Grey
Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:47 pm
ChessBase 15 Question

Last post by John Upham « Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:06 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:12 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:06 pm
Opening Novelty in the QGD on move five

Last post by Mick Norris « Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:58 pm
Replies: 4
by John Upham » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:31 pm

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Last post by Mick Norris
Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:58 pm
Swapping pieces

Last post by Nick Ivell « Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:58 pm
Replies: 6
by Nick Ivell » Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:39 am

6 Replies

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Last post by Nick Ivell
Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:58 pm
Unexpected move in the QGD.

Last post by Nick Ivell « Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:43 am
Replies: 70
by Robert Stokes » Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:48 pm
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Last post by Nick Ivell
Sun Dec 30, 2018 10:43 am
Benoni defence

Last post by soheil_hooshdaran « Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:08 am
Replies: 6
by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:42 pm

6 Replies

1961 Views

Last post by soheil_hooshdaran
Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:08 am
What's this?

Last post by soheil_hooshdaran « Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:07 am

by soheil_hooshdaran » Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:07 am

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Last post by soheil_hooshdaran
Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:07 am
Fundamental/Basic weakness?

Last post by Javier Gil « Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:28 am
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by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:28 pm

8 Replies

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Last post by Javier Gil
Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:28 am
Excelsior!?

Last post by Tim Harding « Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:16 pm
Replies: 26
by John McKenna » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:15 pm
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Last post by Tim Harding
Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:16 pm
Free chess game displayer

Last post by Javier Gil « Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:48 am
Replies: 6
by Jon Mahony » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:21 pm

6 Replies

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Last post by Javier Gil
Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:48 am
Lomonosov tablebases

Last post by Javier Gil « Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:31 am
Replies: 35
by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue May 21, 2013 5:45 pm
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Last post by Javier Gil
Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:31 am
Almost NQEs

Last post by Javier Gil « Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:34 pm
Replies: 1
by IanCalvert » Sat Sep 01, 2018 10:13 am

1 Replies

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Last post by Javier Gil
Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:34 pm
Scandinavian with d3 instead of d4

Last post by Javier Gil « Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:28 pm
Replies: 4
by Phil Neatherway » Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:21 pm

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Last post by Javier Gil
Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:28 pm
Touch Move question

Last post by Brian Towers « Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:48 am
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by John Upham » Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:53 pm

3 Replies

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Last post by Brian Towers
Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:48 am
Why is this position evaluated so?

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:15 pm
Replies: 145
by soheil_hooshdaran » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:55 am
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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:15 pm
What would you do?

Last post by soheil_hooshdaran « Sat May 19, 2018 2:17 am
Replies: 1
by soheil_hooshdaran » Sat May 19, 2018 1:35 am

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Last post by soheil_hooshdaran
Sat May 19, 2018 2:17 am
Most consecutive checks ?

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:05 pm
Replies: 3
by John Upham » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:41 pm

3 Replies

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Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:05 pm
mobility/freedom of action

Last post by John Upham « Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:33 am
Replies: 5
by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:19 pm

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Last post by John Upham
Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:33 am
Performance rating

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:34 pm
Replies: 1
by soheil_hooshdaran » Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:17 am

1 Replies

1174 Views

Last post by IM Jack Rudd
Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:34 pm
Mobility

Last post by Carl Hibbard « Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:51 pm
Replies: 1
by soheil_hooshdaran » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:45 pm

1 Replies

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Last post by Carl Hibbard
Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:51 pm

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