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Philidor 3. ... f5 4. exf5 Bxf5!?

Philidor 3. ... f5 4. exf5 Bxf5!?

lollers
| May 31, 2015
| 1,416
| 9

This article is about the position in the diagram please do not comment "just" to complain about the countergambit it arises from: Every source I could find on the counter gambit said that Bxf5 lost a pawn and left it there as "bad" so I had to ...

1.d4  d6 what are the lines

1.d4 d6 what are the lines

lollers
| Dec 13, 2014
| 1,130
| 2

I found a small article in an old chess book running: I looked online and couldn't find a reference to these lines further than move 2. Is this opening bad? There was also a side note about reaching a king's indian position 2 tempos up.

The New Play Against Kings Gambit!

The New Play Against Kings Gambit!

lollers
| Mar 6, 2014
| 1,152
| 3

                  Now, I know what you are all thinking:     now! I found a move that actually works!       Now, after hxg6, White actually has 3 main moves: First, the mainline of Qg4:     You may also ask about Qxe5+ ...

1.e4 c5 2.g2?! Is this really good?

1.e4 c5 2.g2?! Is this really good?

lollers
| Feb 27, 2014
| 1,020
| 2

Well, this Sicilian line that I play, note: title, often comes off good at my level, 1500/120 kind of level. I'm wondering how this would do in higher games. Here's an example of one game: But it dosen't always go this well: I haven't had an c...

The Tarrasch Gambit

The Tarrasch Gambit

lollers
| Feb 17, 2014
| 879
| 0

I coudn't find any online info on this line, or indeed this opening, so I'm wondering what to do about it and I make this blog post. A lot of this may not be up to date with theory, but hey, what can I do if I only have a now 34 year old book on...

The Elephant Gambit

The Elephant Gambit

lollers
| Feb 11, 2014
| 1,730
| 2

Ok, I've been searching up on the Elephant Gambit and it looks pretty solid: The non-take lines are simple: just take e4 and you'll be fine.

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