Monthly Archives: January 2011

1 Nf3 repertoire: The Stonewall Defence

Posted on January 30, 2011 by James Mansson

If Black is aiming for the Stonewall Formation (…d5 and …f5), he normally waits until White has committed himself to g3 or e3, because otherwise White has the option of playing a system based on Bf4, which is generally regarded … Continue reading →

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1 Nf3 repertoire: The Triangle Defence

Posted on January 27, 2011 by James Mansson

The Triangle Defence is a name for the position than can arise after the following move orders: 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 e6 3 c4 c6 1 Nf3 d5 2 d4 c6 3 c4 e6 1 Nf3 e6 2 c4 … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2010-11: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1

Posted on January 26, 2011 by James Mansson

The final result of the match between Horsham 1 and Eastbourne 1 in the Mid-Sussex League has not yet been decided. The score stands at 2.5 to 0.5 in Horsham’s favour, with two games unfinished.

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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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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – UCL

Posted on January 18, 2011 by James Mansson

Following on from the disaster in round 3, the performance of e2e4.org.uk 2 in round 4 was much stronger. Mark Josse, David Coates and I all won, while Alan Byron, Philip Horspool and John Denton all drew, giving the team … Continue reading →

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4NCL Division 3 2010-11: e2e4.org.uk 2 – KJCA Kings

Posted on January 17, 2011 by James Mansson

I play for e2e4.org.uk in the 4NCL. This last 4NCL weekend I was playing for the second team in division 3. In round 3 we were paired against KJCA Kings, and the match was frankly something of a disaster, both … Continue reading →

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Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2010-11: Horsham 1 – Hastings 2

Posted on January 14, 2011 by James Mansson

Horsham 1 returned to the top of the Mid-Sussex League Division 1 with a 3-2 win away to Hastings. The match was held at St.John’s Church Hall, Meads Village, Eastbourne, a venue that Hastings started using last year. It is … 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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