Category Archives: 1 Nf3 Repertoire

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Tarrasch Defence

Posted on January 22, 2011 by James Mansson

The Tarrasch Defence has rarely been a popular defence to the Queen’s Gambit. It rose briefly to prominence in 1969, when employed with success by Boris Spassky against Tigran Petrosian in their World Championship match; later Garry Kasparov used it … Continue reading →

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Queen’s Gambit Accepted

Posted on January 20, 2011 by James Mansson

After 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4, there are several instances of Black transposing to the Queen’s Gambit Accepted on move 3 by meeting 3 c4 with 3 …dxc4. The lines we need to be concerned about are: 1 Nf3 d5 … Continue reading →

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Semi-Slav Defence

Posted on January 11, 2011 by James Mansson

The Semi-Slav Defence can arise both from the Slav move order (1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 c6 4 Nc3 e6 or 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 c6 3 c4 Nf6 4 Nc3 e6) and Queen’s Gambit Declined … Continue reading →

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Slav Defence

Posted on January 10, 2011 by James Mansson

The basic position of the Slav can arise after 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 c6 or 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 c6 3 c4 Nf6. Visit the Bibliography for recommended reading relating to the 1 Nf3 Repertoire.

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The cornerstone of the 1 Nf3 repertoire

Posted on January 8, 2011 by James Mansson

The first decision in constructing the repertoire is what system to play in the position that arises after the moves 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 c4 e6. Visit the Bibliography for recommended reading relating to the 1 Nf3 … Continue reading →

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Building a repertoire based on 1 Nf3

Posted on January 4, 2011 by James Mansson

In this post I’m going to take an overview of building a repertoire based on 1 Nf3. In subsequent posts I’ll look at things in more detail. Visit the Bibliography for recommended reading relating to the 1 Nf3 Repertoire.

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Some thoughts on the moves 1 c4 and 1 Nf3 for White

Posted on January 3, 2011 by James Mansson

The moves 1 c4 and 1 Nf3 have often been misrepresented in opening books. The assumption seems to be that when White plays 1 c4 or 1 Nf3, he is intending to adopt one of the formations characteristic of the … Continue reading →

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