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4-1 CARO WINS

UPDATED STANDINGS:

Round Of 8--

QGA (Queen’s Gambit Accepted) VS English Opening -- QGA WON
QGD (Queen’s Gambit Declined) VS Caro-Kann -- Caro-Kann WON
Slav Defense VS King’s Gambit -- King's Gambit WON
Sicilian Defense VS Dutch Defense -- Dutch Defense WON

Semi-Finals:

QGA vs Caro-Kann -- Caro-Kann WON

King's Gambit vs Dutch Defense -- NEXT UP

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i vote dutch defense

MaestroDelAjedrez2025

I vote Slav Defense or Queen's Gambit Declined

outwittedyou

Dutch defense. And who in the world voted for Caro, it sucks, one of the worst openings ever invented by man.

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MaestroDelAjedrez2025 wrote:

I vote Slav Defense or Queen's Gambit Declined

buddy, this match-up is Dutch Defense VS King's Gambit, read the standings posts for once.

Sussyguy4890
I vote kings gambit
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2-1 Dutch Defense

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Voting ends at 7 PM EST on June 1, 2025 for King's Gambit VS Dutch Defense match.

MaestroDelAjedrez2025

The king's gambit and Dutch Defense aren't the best openings

Sussyguy4890
Kings gambit is what I vote for
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MaestroDelAjedrez2025 wrote:

The king's gambit and Dutch Defense aren't the best openings

but they're the two competing openings, so vote on one of them

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Sussyguy4890 wrote:
Kings gambit is what I vote for

you cannot vote more than once during the same matchup. Doing so is illegal and against Opening Tournament policy.

This is first of 4 tournaments deciding which 4 openings will make it to the 2025 Opening Championships.

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UPDATED STANDINGS:

Round Of 8--

QGA (Queen’s Gambit Accepted) VS English Opening -- QGA WON
QGD (Queen’s Gambit Declined) VS Caro-Kann -- Caro-Kann WON
Slav Defense VS King’s Gambit -- King's Gambit WON
Sicilian Defense VS Dutch Defense -- Dutch Defense WON

Semi-Finals:

QGA vs Caro-Kann -- Caro-Kann WON

King's Gambit vs Dutch Defense -- DUTCH DEFENSE WON
Finals:

Caro-Kann VS Dutch Defense -- NEXT UP

Winner of Caro VS dutch moves on to the 2025 Opening Championships!!!!

MaestroDelAjedrez2025

The Sicilian Defense is better than the Dutch Defense. I'm surprised the player who played the Dutch Defense won instead of the player who played the Sicilian Defense

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MaestroDelAjedrez2025 wrote:

The Sicilian Defense is better than the Dutch Defense. I'm surprised the player who played the Dutch Defense won instead of the player who played the Sicilian Defense

we are not playing based on 2 players playing a game, but which opening the community likes better.

bigshortsoup68

dutch defense

cooldog19132

CARO-KANN ALL THE WAY

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