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Mating Net's Baltic Beauties Black avoids the Bad Bishop syndrome by getting the LSB developed immediately ala the Caro Kann. 13 games, 1930-2011 Mating Net's Dutch Doozies Big fan of the Dutch. These game show how Black can legitimately go all out for a win against 1.d4. The key for Black, initially, is achieving the ...e5 push. 19 games, 1924-2011 Mating Net's favorite Petrov games White invites Black to double his pawns by playing 5.Nc3. The semi open d file gives White tremendous attacking possibilities, as these games show. 7 games, 1912-2018 Mating Net's Tactical Favorites These games show that the tactics are out there, waiting to be found. In some cases, the tactic was missed in the game. I'll try and include examples of the various tactical motifs. 105 games, 1882-2017 Nimzo-Larsen Attack I've always liked the looks of the Queenside Fianchetto. 1.b3 aims to wrongfoot Black from the very beginning in hypermodern fashion. 15 games, 1927-2007 Queen's Indian A hypermodern way to fight against 1.d4 by pointing the Queen's Bishop at the Kingside. Black aims to control e4 and create threats along the long diagonal. 11 games, 1925-2005 Qxd4 Anti Sicilian 5 games, 2018-2019 Scandinavian Sensations A much maligned opening, unjustifiably so, with a lot of sting for Black. This collection will focus on the 3...Qd6!? version. 24 games, 1920-2013 Scotch Collection White doesn't mess around in this opening, no maneuvering a la the Ruy Lopez. The center breaks open on move 3 & leads to sharp play for both sides. If Gary Kasparov approves, so do I. 47 games, 1850-2017 Sicilian 2.b3 48 games, 1843-2018 Sicilian Pizza How to bash the Sicilian infidels and render useless all that open Sicilian theory they memorize. Easier said than done, but these games show some great ideas using the Rossolimo Variation and Moscow Variation with 3.Bb5 and 3.Bb5+. The infidels can rest easy, I couldn't resist a few open Sicilians, just to keep 'em on their toes. 46 games, 1948-2017 Tarrasch D An active way to beat 1.d4 6 games, 1997-2007 Underpromotions One of the most fascinating examples of how LESS is MORE in chess. 48 games, 1850-2014 Why did Black play that funny Knight move? My favorite Alekhine's Defense games aims to answer that question. White is frequently taken by surprise right from the beginning and Black is able to generate a lot of counterplay. 58 games, 1921-2006

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