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1...d6. A very interesting opening with no name Create your opening repertoire by picking up lines you like from the Pirc, Modern, Philidor, Old Indian, King Indian, Hippopotamus, Rat Defense (while having more possibilities to avoid the lines you don't trust) It is too early to characterize this repertoire or the kind of players using it. Usually supporters of 1..d6 appreciate: -little provocations (as shown by players like Bent Larsen, Anthony Miles, Tigran Petrosian, Julian Hodgson, Michael Basman, Rainer Schlenker, Stefan Bücker, Baadur Jobava and Jules Welling -to have "The space DISadvantage", appreciate Reti's theory about controlling versus occupying space, prefer the counterattack above blunt attacks and gambits -are not afraid for an early exchange of queens also giving up the right to castle after 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe dxe4.QxQ KxQ and 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 (starting off as a Pirc or 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 in the Philidor sequence) 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8. === Some sources: (1)"Play 1…d6 Against Everything: A Compact and Ready-to-use Black Repertoire for Club Players", New in Chess, 2017, 208 pages by Erik Zude and Jörg Hickl (2)"A Cunning Chess Opening for Black: Lure Your Opponent into the Philidor Swamp!", New in Chess, 2015, 288 pages by Sergey Kasparov (3) "The Old Indian: Move by Move", Everyman, 2015, 496 pages by Junior Tay (4) "1...d6: Move by Move", Everyman, 2012, 400 pages by Cyrus Lakdawala (5) "The New Old Indian: A Repertoire for Black Against 1 d4", 2011, 160 pages by Alexander Cherniaev and Eduard Prokuronov (6) "The Philidor Files: Detailed Coverage of a Dynamic Opening", Everyman Chess, 2007, 304 pages by Christian Bauer (7) "A Universal Weapon 1.d4 d6: The All-Purpose Defence for Black", Chess Stars, 2011, 224 pages by Vladimir Barsky (8) "Geheimwaffe Philidor", Chessgate, 2005, 132 pages by Christian Seel (9) "An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black", Gambit, 2002, 192 pages by Jouni Yrjola and Jussi Tella === Content/ The Umbrella Themes for the games 1) Endgame Variation -1a)The d4-Endgame Variation -1b)The e4-Endgame Variation 2) Philidor 3) Pirc 4) Modern (Setups after 1.e4. Hedgehog, Hippopotamus etc.) 5) The Old Indian 6) The Wade Defence (Also called Hodgson or Tartakower Defence, with The Pribyl/Rat) Appendix I The pros of Space Advantage II The contras of Space Advantage 19 games, 1919-2014 choumicha's favorite games favourites 1 game, 1920 d3 in the Italian, 2 Knights and Spanish If you want to play as White the open games but want to avoid heaps of theory, than an early d3 in the Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5), the Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6) or the Spanish/ Roy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5) is obvious solution. In these openings it is more about long term plans than "silly" tactics and the excact knowledge of the sequenze of opening moves. A serious word of warning. Real good players are always very good at slow play. Beginners and normal gifted players often overrate their skills in positional play. My results with these openings are very poor. With this collection I want to look for paradigma games that will learn me to play them better! Some resources: 1) "Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian: An Easy-to-Grasp Chess Opening for White" by eorgios Souleidis and Karsten Müller. New in Chess, 2016, 240 pages 8 games, 1984-2016 Opening repertoire by modelgames, III: d3 in Ruy I Ruy Lopez (Spanish) II Italian/ Two knights defence III: d3 in Ruy Lopez (Spanish) and Italian/ Two knights defence IV King Indian Attack V 1.e4 VI. 1.e4 e5 3 games, 1984-2015 Opening repertoire by modelgames, V: Other open I Ruy Lopz/ Spanish II Italian III King Indian Attack IV 1.e4 V. 1.e4 e5 1 game, 1996 The Bb5 Sicilian 2 games, 1998-2008 The Four Knights Game Sources: A) Book just on the Four Knughts 1) Four Knights: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala. Everyman Chess, 2012. 352 p. . White's point of view. 2) The Four Knights Game by Andrey Obodchuk. New in Chess, 2011. 240 p. . The Spanish 4 Knights from White's point of view. 3) The Four Knights by Jan Pinski. Everyman Chess, 2009. 192 p. . 4) New Ideas in the Four Knights by John Nunn, 1993. 5) An Unbeatable White Repertoire after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 by Larry Evans. Chess Digest, 1988. 152p. B) Books with one or more chapters on the Four Knights 1) Beating the Open Games Beating the Open Games by Mihail Marin. Quality 2007. 331p. Chapters on The Four Knights (22p.), The Glek (10p.) and The Belgrade Gambit (6p.) 2) Play the Open Games as Black by John Emms. Gambit, 2000. 224 p. Chapters on The Belgrade Gambit (6p.), The Scotch Four Knight (15p.) and The Spanish Four Knights (17p.) 2 games, 1973-2018 Traxler Sources Pinksi 2 games, 1967-1990