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A French Defence Guide

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  1. Introduction
  2. The Advance Variation
  3. Advance Variation: Common Mistake #1
  4. Advance Variation: Common Mistake #2
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A KID Guide

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  1. Introduction
  2. Why does White play 2.c4 ?
  3. The Main Line: Classical Variation: 7.O-O
  4. Why can't White play 5.e5?
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A London System Guide

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  1. Introduction
  2. The Bg3 Trick
  3. The Most Played Line
  4. The Grand Master Reply
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An Introduction to Opening Theory.

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  1. The 3 Golden Rules (Against a Noob)
  2. The 3 Golden Rules (Against a Master)
  3. Common Opening Mistakes (Hanging Pieces)
  4. Common Opening Mistakes (Hanging a Queen)
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Atomic Study

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  1. Introduction
  2. TrojanKnight Opening (1.Nh3)
  3. Atomic attack (1.Nf3 f6 2.e3): Winning as Black
  4. Kamikaze Attack (1.Nf3 f6 2.Nd4 Nh6)
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Beautiful Puzzles

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  1. White to Draw (Kubbel, 1904)
  2. White to Win (Kasparyan, 1974)
  3. White to Win (Naroditsky)
  4. Black to Win (Queen's Gambit, 2020)
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Cam's Game Analysis

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  1. London System (Black)
  2. Russian: Three Knights (Black)
  3. Owen (White)
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Cambridge Springs Defence

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  1. 7.Nd2 (Mainline)
  2. 7.cxd5 (Exchange Variation)
  3. 7.Bxf6 (Capablanca Variation)
  4. Gelfand - Carlsen (2013)
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Capablanca's Best Endings

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  1. Capablanca vs Corzo (1901, Game 9)
  2. Capablanca vs Corzo (1901, Game 11)
  3. Marshall vs Capablanca (1909, Game 5)
  4. Marshall vs Capablanca (1909, Game 23)
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Caro-Kann, Short Variation

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  1. Short Variation 5. c3 Nd7!?
  2. Short Variation 5. c3 c5
  3. Short Variation 5. a3!? c5
  4. Short Variation 5. a3!? Nd7
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Creating a Repertoire

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  1. Introduction
  2. As White
  3. As Black
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Derek's Book

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  1. London Repertoire (Easy)
  2. Caro-Kann/Dutch Stonewall Repertoire (Easy)
  3. Dutch Stonewall Game (Flohr - Botvinik)
  4. Caro-Kann Game (The World - Karpov)
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Derek's Game Analysis

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  1. London System
  2. 1st Game
  3. 2nd Game
  4. 3rd Game
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Friend's Favourites

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  1. Jay W: Aronian (2006)
  2. Axel A: Gelfand (2001)
  3. Anthony M: Carlsen (2021)
  4. Henric B: Carlsen (2021)
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Great Richter-Rauzer Attacks

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  1. Garry Kasparov - Andrei Sokolov
  2. Garry Kasparov - Alexander Panchenko
  3. Garry Kasparov - Zbynek Hracek
  4. Garry Kasparov - Vassily Ivanchuk
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Ideas Behind Openings (Fine)

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  1. Ideal 1.e4 Pawn Skeleton
  2. Center Game
  3. Scotch Game
  4. Giuoco Piano
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