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page 1 of 43; games 1-25 of 1,052  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J F Heemskerk vs J De Soyres   1-0 50 1903 DCA Congress 31st A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. Carls vs A Brinckmann ½-½ 81 1921 21. DSB Kongress A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. Carls vs H Johner 1-0 28 1927 1st olm final A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. W F Wertheim vs A Sacconi   ½-½ 23 1928 The Hague Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 5. Y Porat vs H Mueller   ½-½ 19 1928 The Hague Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 6. Kan vs K Vygodchikov   ½-½ 41 1929 USSR Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 7. Carls vs K Kullberg   1-0 35 1930 Hamburg Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 8. J Gudmundsson vs Duchamp   1-0 68 1930 Hamburg Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 9. Nimzowitsch vs Weenink ½-½ 35 1930 Liege A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 10. Nimzowitsch vs P List 1-0 40 1930 Frankfurt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 11. J Mieses vs G A Thomas   0-1 33 1930 Frankfurt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 12. Carls vs O Antze   1-0 27 1931 Bremen Club Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 13. Nimzowitsch vs B Kostic ½-½ 40 1931 Bled A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 14. Nimzowitsch vs Flohr 1-0 42 1931 Bled A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 15. Flohr vs G A Thomas 1-0 34 1931 Hastings 1931/32 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 16. W Winter vs Milner-Barry   ½-½ 33 1932 London A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 17. Carls vs Bogoljubov   ½-½ 34 1933 Bad Pyrmont D-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 18. H Mueller vs G Rogmann   ½-½ 44 1933 Siegen GER A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 19. Nimzowitsch vs Bjorn Nielsen   1-0 43 1933 Copenhagen Politiken A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 20. P Vaitonis vs M Monticelli   0-1 36 1933 Folkestone ol (Men) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 21. Opocensky vs Duchamp ½-½ 37 1933 Folkestone ol (Men) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 22. Flohr vs Kashdan 1-0 30 1933 Folkestone ol (Men) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 23. Tartakower vs R Frentz 1-0 35 1933 Paris A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 24. Carls vs L Schmitt   1-0 30 1934 GER-ch 2nd A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 25. Tartakower vs M Golmayo De La Torriente   ½-½ 22 1934 Sitges A18 English, Mikenas-Carls  page 1 of 43; games 1-25 of 1,052

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Feb-13-04    marcus13: It looks like that this opening ted to transpose whit queen indian defence. Aug-22-04    fgh: Does somebody know about a good refutation of this line for black? Sep-12-04    themindset: 3...c5 the sicilian variation, let white over-extend and attack on the flanks. Dec-02-04    EnglishOpeningc4: ...c5? cant white just create a maroczy bind Dec-03-04    An Englishman: Good Evening: EnglishOpeningc4, Black might enjoy playing against the Bind. This isn't the best place anyway. One line versus 3...c5 involves a pawn sac: 4.e5,Ng8; 5.Nf3!?,Nc6; 6.d4!?,cd4; 7.Nxd4,Nxe5; 8.Ndb5. Wild & wooly, study the theory long and hard before venturing upon this. Dec-02-05    Chess Addict: I don't understand this opening. In an opening book that I just read, the following variation is seen: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. Qxf6 bxc3 7. d4 e5! Evaluation: = But why? What's a good reputation against this line? Jan-06-06    Robin01: I played the following line (OTB) with the black pieces the other day and obtained a draw. 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. fxg7 cxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bxg7 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qe7 Jan-06-06    Robin01: I believe “obtained” is not the correct term here. The end result of my game was a draw. I was playing for a win. I can post more of the game if anyone is interested. Jan-21-06    Chess Addict: What is the best refutation against the line above? Thanks. Jan-21-06    Sneaky: Chess Addict <Evaluation: = But why? What's a good reputation against this line?> click for larger view (By the way, you meant to say 6.bxc3 Qxf6) Looks about even to me. Let's pretend we were in a consultation/correspondence game and it's our move (White) right now. Since we have no pieces developed we probably should concentrate on candidate moves that facilitate that. A few moves can be discarded immediately: 8.Bd3 8.Qc2 8.Bd2 and even 8.Qb3 are all senseless pawn giveaways. 8.dxe5? is suicide. 8.Nh3 is absurd. 8.Bb2 is very anti-positional, creating a 'big pawn' out of the bishop like that. 8.Nf3 looks a little fishy because of ...e4 but maybe it's plausible. I guess a critical variation would be how you deal with 8.Nf3 e4 9.Ne5 Bd6. Looks pretty comfy for Black. 8.Be2 is possible, but sure looks timid, and it's just delaying the Nf3/e4 situation. 8.Be3 is also possible but defensive. I tend to like it because it seems like a super solid move, and might allow 9.Qb3 in some lines. In summary, if you have the White pieces and your top candidate moves on move 9 look timid and defensive, you probably have squandered the advantage of moving first. Jan-21-06    AgentRgent: <Sneaky> You didn't consider 8. Qe2 Jan-21-06    Sneaky: Oh right, I actually thought of that move but I considered it so important I would save it for the end, then I ended up leaving it out. Andbody want to tackle it? Seems like f4 might be a threat in that position. Jan-22-06    AgentRgent: Perhaps something like 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nf3 Ng6 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. h4 This looks pretty good for white, with h5 as a possible threat. click for larger view Jan-22-06    An Englishman: Good Evening: Naturally the first thing I look at is a speculative pawn sac such as 8...Bd6?!; 9.f4,e4; 10.Qxe4+,Kd8. I recommend you don't take my idea too seriously. Incidentally, 8.Qf3,Qxf3; 9.Nxf3,exd4; 10.cxd4,Bb4+; 11.Bd2,Bxd2; 12.Kxd2 looks =. Jan-22-06    Chess Addict: I have an idea. How about Nf3 with the idea of Bg5 and the Queen will be tied to the defense of the threat Rd8#. Dec-18-06    2021: According to NCO, it's called the Flohr-Mikenas system. Apr-07-07    gambitfan: OPOD 07/04/2007 Mar-15-12    Penguincw: Opening of the Day English, Mikenas-Carls 1.c4 ♘f6 2.♘c3 e6 3.e4 click for larger view White as holes on d3 and d4, while black can weaken their d6 square by playing 3...c5. Oct-02-13    Kikoman: <Opening of the Day> English, Mikenas-Carls 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 click for larger view Opening Explorer

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