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Opening: QGD: Marshall defence
Annotations by: EnasYorl
From the analysis: A quickie from the 2004 Women's Olympiad. Black blunders badly by grabbing a hot pawn without thought for the consequences
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Annotated Master GameOpening: French defence
Annotations by: jim42078, Lord Ptarmigan
From the analysis: Trying to win material at the cost of development in the opening is often a hazardous business. Here Nimzowitsch swiftly punishes such play with a violent attack down the centre of the board....
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Centre game: Berger variation
Annotations by: kereru
From the analysis: Remarkably, the opening follows a famous 1913 Capablanca game, in which he defeated Mieses despite blundering the exchange in the opening. (This game can be found in the classic "Chess...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: QGD Slav defence
Annotations by: jim42078, Lord Ptarmigan
From the analysis: This is the most exciting game of the 2006 World Championship from the first 6 games (not including the 5th "game"), as Topalov launches a kingside attack that is countered by Kramnik on the...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: Anderssen variation
Annotations by: EnasYorl
From the analysis: This game was played on board 1 round 2 of the 2004 Olympiad between Russia, represented by Morozevich and Switzerland represented by the Russian born veteran Korchnoi, one of the greatest...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: QGD: Albin counter-gambit, Alapin variation
Annotations by: kingscrusher
From the analysis: g3 is the main line move - 792 games at cg.com - a3 has 444 Nbd2 has 251
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Caro-Kann: classical variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: A fun attacking game in which White offered several sacrifices, most of which Black was forced to decline, but in the end he had to accept a few and his game crumbled.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Benko gambit: 7.e4
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: In the following Benko Gambit game, Black, as per the opening, sacrificed a Pawn which White was able to retain into the middle game. White then offered a draw, thinking that Black would accept,...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: KGA: Herzfeld gambit
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Some time ago, I essayed, as White, the Salvio Gambit and won (see game #6965853), but in during the course of the game I found the refutation in a book by P.W. Sargeant, which I use, this time...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: KGA: Cunningham defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: An interesting King's Gambit in which White's Queen gets trapped.
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