Chess Opening Secrets Revealed*: Aug 31, 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Chess: Understanding Grob's Attack Part II

1 g4 e5 2 Bg2 d5 3 h3 c6 4 d4 e4 5 c4 Bd6
6 Nc3 Ne7 7 Bg5 f6 8 Bd2 O-O 9 Qb3 Kh8
Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding Grob's Attack Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-understanding-grobs-attack-part.html

1 g4

1 ... e5

2 Bg2

2 h3
2 d3
2 Nc3
2 c4

2 ... d5

2 ... h5
2 ... Nc6

3 h3

3 d3
3 c4
3 d4

3 ... c6

3 ... Nc6

4 d4

4 d3
4 e4

4 ... e4

4 ... Nd7
4 ... exd4

5 c4

5 ... Bd6

5 ... Be6
5 ... h5

6 Nc3

6 ... Ne7

7 Bg5

7 g5
7 Qc2
7 Qb3

7 ... f6

8 Bd2

8 ... O-O

8 ... a5

9 Qb3

9 cxd5
9 Rc1

9 ... Kh8

9 ... Qb6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part IV

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 Nf6 4 Nc3 Nbd7 5 Bc4 Be7
6 O-O O-O 7 Re1 c6 8 a4 b6 9 d5 cxd5 10 Nxd5
10 ... Bb7 11 b3 Rc8 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philidor-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philidor-defense_31.html
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part III
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philid_115705485871563537.html

1 e4

1 ... e5

2 Nf3

2 ... d6

3 d4

3 ... Nf6

4 Nc3

4 dxe5
4 Bd3
4 Bc4
4 Bg5
4 Nbd2
4 Ng5

4 ... Nbd7

4 ... exd4
4 ... c6
4 ... Nc6
4 ... Bg4

5 Bc4

5 g3
5 h3
5 a4
5 Bg5
5 Be2
5 dxe5
5 g4

5 ... Be7

5 ... h6
5 ... exd4

6 O-O

6 dxe5
6 a4
6 h3
6 Qe2
6 Bxf6+
6 Ng5

6 ... O-O

6 ... c6
6 ... h6
6 ... exd4

7 Re1

7 a4
7 Qe2
7 h3
7 dxe5
7 Qd3

7 ... c6

7 ... a6
7 ... Nb6
7 ... h6
7 ... b6
7 ... exd4

8 a4

8 Bf1
8 Qd3

8 ... b6

8 ... a5
8 ... Qc7
8 ... Re8
8 ... h6
8 ... exd4

9 d5

9 Bg5
9 Ba2
9 b3
9 h3
9 Qe2

9 ... cxd5

9 ... c5
9 ... Bb7

10 Nxd5

10 Bxd5
10 exd5

10 ... Bb7

10 ... Nxd5

11 b3

11 Bg5

11 ... Rc8

11 ... a6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part III

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Nc3 Nc6 4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 Nf6
6 Bb5 Bd7 7 O-O Be7 8 Re1 O-O 9 Bxc6 bxc6
10 Qf3 c5 11 Nf5 Bxf5 12 Qxf5 Line

What's the game plan for White?

What's the game plan for Black?

Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philidor-defense.html
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philidor-defense_31.html
Chess: Understanding the Philidor Defense Part IV
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-philid_115705919994963197.html

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