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Evaluation of this alternative to French exchange lines
I am a French Defense opening player from both sides. I don't like exchange line of the French Defense. They are drawish positions and my brain gets bored resulting in a positional or small mistake.
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Where can I find learning material on how to play the Alekhine-Chatard Gambit Declined?
I'm looking for materials on how to play the Alekhine-Chatard Gambit Declined. Which books and references are available for this variation? I'm looking for possible good moves to play for when this ...
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Is there any published research into the Mighty Thor gambit against the French Defense?
Are there any annotations on the obscure Mighty Thor Gambit?
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1.e4 e6 2.a3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4
(which is different from The Wing Gambit:)
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1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4
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How is White compensated in these lines of the Milner-Barry gambit?
After White's sixth move 6. Bd3 in the Milner-Barry gambit line, White hasn't yet truly offered his pawn up for sacrifice yet. It's for this reason that Black will play cxd4, but not continue the ...
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