How to search for Classical Dutch games - Chess Forums

wbbaxterbones

Jul 30, 2016

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#1

I've been learning and playing the Classical Dutch for a bit now, and I want to click through master games to get a better sense of the patterns. I noticed on chess.com in the games feature it has various subsets of the Dutch to search for, but the classical is not one of them. Even if I just look at "Dutch Defense" most are Leningrad or other dutches despite not being labeled as such.

My question is, does anyone have any idea how I could find classical Dutch games in some sort of database. Or even how to take a position from the game explorer and actually just view all games from the current position in a list form.

Thanks!

DonaldoTrump

Jul 30, 2016

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#2

Really? Use a database. If you dont want Leningrads filter games.

For example if I were looking in a database and I wanted to search only Najdorf Sicilians I would search the position after move 5...a6

DonaldoTrump

Jul 30, 2016

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#3

Chess365.com is a nice database altough there are some patzerian games in the free database.

I got from there 15 games from Karasev, a russian IM that played the Reti Gambit, finally, refuting the French.

Message to the mods if they erase the name of the page I suggested: Why did you erase it? It is not a competing site as when talking about Chess Databases chess.com isn't in the market, no one wants outdated databases.

wbbaxterbones

Jul 30, 2016

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#4

Can you do it in chess.com's opening explorer? That's mostly what I meant

Also I'd prefer to be able to search not by position, since the classical Dutch looks similar against multiple white setups.

golfjcd

Jul 30, 2016

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#5

Have you tried Game Explorer? Make the moves you want. The master games that match those moves show up. You can pick the branches you want to see and back up and try a different branch.

The_Ghostess_Lola

Jul 30, 2016

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#6

Here's one of my favorite DD games....ever !

wbbaxterbones

Jul 30, 2016

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#7

Lol Golfjcd, yes i've tried game explorer, that wasn't what I was asking haha, but thanks.

Cool game!

ThrillerFan

Jul 30, 2016

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#8

I forget what it is, but there is another name for the Classical that starts with an I and is something like 8 or 9 letters long. I think it was a player that played the line that it was named after.

Another way you can search for it is via searching by ECO Code. The Classical Dutch is A96-A99 (A90 is Modern Stonewall, A91-A95 is old Stonewall w/ Be7 instead of Bd6, and the A80s are the unusual lines, lines without g3 by White, and the Leningrad).

Hope this helps.

The_Ghostess_Lola

Jul 30, 2016

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#9

It's saying something when you beat Maxy Baby.

28. Bxh3 was the beginning of the end....altho' existed was some bohemian counterplay. He was just short about a half a tempi after that.