Against 1...e5, play a reversed Sicilian. Against 1...c5, things get kinda complicated. Try searching for it on YouTube. Anything else can transpose.
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the dynamic english by tony kosten
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The usual moves are: 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 which Kosten has the variation 4. d4. He gives four responses 4. ... exd4, 4. ... Bb4+, 4. ... d6, 4.... e4.
Jul 29, 2015
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#6
Ok, I know a little about the Keres variation, but was wondering about the accelerated form with 2...c6 earlier. Based on that would be playing 3d4 like the Marin book. As only an occasional English player, 2...c6 seems quite an annoying line, bg2 can easily become out of play, if don't do something immediately about it. It might be easier for me to play 1c4 e5 2Nc3 and find something sicilian like, against tries like 2...Bb4, for an ok game, rather than getting involved with more tricky main-line theory.
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf3 is much easier to play. Natural moves for black lead to a bad position:
White is much better here.
yurigranik wrote:
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf3 is much easier to play. Natural moves for black lead to a bad position:
White is much better here.
Are you serious, why are you reviving a 3 year old thread?
c4 e5?!
Actually, e6 forces a transposition into French (1.e4 e6 1.c4), QGD, or some nutcase Reti.
And possibly some other crazy line.
Kmatta wrote:
yurigranik wrote:
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf3 is much easier to play. Natural moves for black lead to a bad position:
White is much better here.
Are you serious, why are you reviving a 3 year old thread?
How did he even find this thread? It exceeded the Unanswered/Hot topic list, why in the world would he follow it, and he never even posted here!
Unless he searched it up... but seriously!
Apr 9, 2018
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#13
What's so strange about researching opening lines in older published sources? Most information in books and databases is years old. Theory does evolve, but quite slowly. It's not all about Aronian's latest theoretical novelty -- much of the older ideas still apply.
Apr 9, 2018
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#14
1c4 e5 2g3 c6 and related 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 are actually quite difficult lines for white to get anything against, and where recommended for Black by Delchev in a book that came out after this thread started. Probably because of this the elite players tend to play 2.Nc3 more often, and not play g3 until Nc6 played.
The OP even closed his/her account, they will not gain anything from this anymore.
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There are plenty of interesting recent games in accelerated Keres 1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3!? I think Adams/Christiansen, Aronian also. If not Nf3, then you have to play 3.d4, which is Marins line, but it is very complicated, white plays French structure with foreign move g3. Early Nc3 permits Bb4, which is not to everybodies taste.
The 28th thematic tournament is coming up, and it is on the English opening. This opening is entirely new to me, so I would like to read some theory pertaining to it. What is a good website/article/resource on the English opening that would give a deep understanding of the opening? (Preferably a free online source)