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hello, i want to no more about the club and how ican chat with members of the club as well as having annotated games involving the french defence ... WIN FREE...
french zuki
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Apr 3, 2004
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The French Milner-Barry Gambit database is at the Yahoo Unorthodox Chess Openings newsgroups files section. The name of the file is called milnerbarry...
Clyde Nakamura
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Apr 27, 2004
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Besides the Milner-Barry Gambit in the French listed below are other gambits in the French Defense. 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4 French Wing Gambit 1.e4 e6...
Clyde Nakamura
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May 5, 2004
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Clyde, also there is the Marshall Gambit (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5) about which I have a slender booklet written by Rick Kennedy & Riley Sheffield. A version...
David Surratt
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May 6, 2004
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Why don't we start a detailed discussion on C17? I'm new to the group and aparently it has never been discussed Srikanth __________________________________ Do...
Srikanth
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May 6, 2004
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Sounds good to me, why don't you get us started with the "main line" and basic ideas. ... From: Srikanth [mailto:srikanth_qcs@...]...
David Surratt
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May 6, 2004
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Getting Back home and to my computer on Sunday. Wecould get started then. Hopefully somebody else will start before and make my life easy!!! Srikanth ... ...
Srikanth
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May 6, 2004
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I am at work now, but a mail line discussion would be great. I have a question, does anyone play the poision pawn anymore? I just got Watson's book, and not...
tsaprano2002
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May 7, 2004
4:06 pm
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Oh, I dont mind talking about this too. I do like the line, I think there was one varation I did not like for black, when I get home, I look it up, see what...
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May 7, 2004
4:10 pm
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Hi All, I sat down to write a start up kit on Armenian Variation for discussions. And I chanced on to this wonderful page on C17. It really gives a good ...
Srikanth
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May 10, 2004
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Hello List Moderator, You need to change the settings of this list to prevent such post. You can do this by going to your "Management" then "Group Settings"...
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May 16, 2004
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"Oh, what you guys like to play against nd2?????" Not sure if I saw any response to this, so let me toss out a line I've recently started looking at: 3...dxe4...
David Surratt
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May 17, 2004
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Dear David You Seem to have watson's book (third edition). He suggests 3...Be7. I went thro' it in full and appears just fine. Try it out. Database stats...
Srikanth
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May 17, 2004
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Yes, games below master level are almost always decided by tactical blunders. Sometimes the choice of opening, if not made with care, can lead players down an...
David Surratt
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May 17, 2004
4:10 pm
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Being a faithful French Defense player (both sides) for many years, I am happy to see a newsgroup focussing on this opening. I would also like to invite...
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Jun 9, 2004
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... I've ... against ... This is called the Rubinstein variation of the French. 4.....Bd7, or 4.....Nd7 (with the idea of Ngf6) It was popularized by the well-...
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Jun 9, 2004
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I have for many years been playing a Blackmar-Diemer type of gambit against the French Defense. It is called the Alapin-Diemer Gambit. The moves are 1.e4 e6...
Clyde Nakamura
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Jun 13, 2004
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Sawyer also wrote a booklet on this line, Clyde. Alapin French, 87 pages, published 1995 by Thinkers Press. It includes 20 games on the AF-Declined, and 30...
David Surratt
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Jun 13, 2004
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Thanks for the info. Best Regards Clyde Nakamura ... 87 pages, ... Declined, ... appendix. ... while...
Clyde Nakamura
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Jun 14, 2004
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Hi to all, You are invited to view the Chesmayne Chess Dictionary. New keywords and articles etc are most welcome! http://chess- dictionary-chesmayne.net...
Raymond Reid
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Jul 11, 2004
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Chess players in the Shenandoah Valley area, join shenchess@yahoogroups.com...
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Jul 16, 2004
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Joe Tamargo, 63, is seriously ill in Flushing Hospital in Queens, New York. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/fide-chess/message/15268 [Event "Marshall Chess...
Manfred NĂ¼scheler
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Aug 22, 2004
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http://www.geocities.com/rythmomachy/main.html Max +++...
Max
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Aug 25, 2004
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I would like to explore this line with the White pieces, against anyone who would be interested in a casual email game. I will find it acceptable to play...
mjs112358
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Sep 16, 2004
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5.Qg4 Hello, In the Fritz8.ctg book: 5.Qg4? is mentioned. Only one draw in three games: 17% (Elo Average: 2561). Performance for 5.Qg4? 2341 Elo. In the...
Manfred NĂ¼scheler
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Sep 16, 2004
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Three games is an incredibly small sample on which to base such a statistical conclusion - and at least one of the games I am aware of (vs. Tartakower) was...
mjs112358
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Sep 16, 2004
7:24 pm
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that looks like a pretty interesting line. I checked Watson's "Play the French - 3rd Edition" and he does mention it-in passing, as follows: "The only other...
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Sep 16, 2004
11:11 pm
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Here is a game I played with the line: September 12th, 2004 W: MJS B: Nagaskaki 2.41 ("hard" level) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Qg4 c5 6. Nb5 cxd4 7....
mjs112358
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Sep 17, 2004
5:08 am
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Let us conclude that this was a mistake. Game over :-) Reg Nonni [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Nonni
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Sep 17, 2004
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I think it is a wonderful idea... Please do play your games for all to see. If some do not like it, let them either use the daily digest feature or leave the...
Sean Tobin
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