Chapter 2
by: Jeroen Bosch
SOS in the Lasker Defence
Let's play 10.h4!?
Queen's Pawn Opening
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Re1 c6 10.h4

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Chapter 3
by: Simon Williams
King's Gambit: Tartakower Variation
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2
King's Gambit
 
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2

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Chapter 4
by: Alexander Finkel
An Opening Bomb in the Slav
Let's Play 8...b5!?
Slav Defence
 
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 b5

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Chapter 5
by: Dimitri Reinderman
Sicilian Najdorf: the 'Mejvik Variaion'
A voluntary retreat: 6.Nb3
Sicilian Defence
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nb3

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Chapter 6
by: Sinisa Drazic
A King's Indian Surprise
7...h6!? in th main line
King's Indian Defence
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 h6

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Chapter 7
by: Igor Lysyj
Queens's Indian: Chernyshov's Line
4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4!?
Queen's Indian Defence
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4

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Chapter 8
by: Jeroen Bosch
An Unusual Taimanov
7...h5!?
SI Taimanov Variation 2...e6, 4...Nc6
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nxc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 Bg2 h5

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Chapter 9
by: Maurits Wind
The Mayet Defence
Spanisch with 3...Bd6
Italian Game
 
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bd6

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Chapter 10
by: Arthur Kogan
English Opening: Early Inspiration
1.c4 e5 2.a3!?
King's Pawn Opening
 
1.c4 e5 2.a3!?

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Chapter 11
by: Alexander Finkel
Caro-Kann Advanced: an SOS Trend
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.g4!?
Caro-Kann Defence
 
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.g4

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Chapter 12
by: Matthieu Cornette
Grünfeld Fianchetto: a New Idea
Avoiding the main line with 8...Bf5
Grünfeld Indian Defence
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc3 Bf5

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Chapter 13
by: Max Illingworth
Sicilian: the Illingworth Gambit
Sacrificing a piece with 8.0-0!
Sicilian Defence
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0

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Chapter 14
by: Jeroen Bosch
Avoiding the Kingg's Indian Sämisch
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Nc6!?
King's Indian Defence
 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Nc6

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Chapter 15
by: Sinisa Drazic
Sicilian: the Bücker-Welling Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 h6!?
Sicilian Defence
 
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 h6

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Chapter 16
by: Jeroen Bosch
Fianchetto in the Alekhine Four Pawns
the less explored 5...g6!?
Alekhine Defence
 
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.f4

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Chapter 17
by: Arthur Kogan
King's Gambit - a Patzer Check
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4!?
King's Gambit
 
1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4

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