Chessmate

Mikenas Defense · White

Advance Core: Break on d6 (A40)

Claim e5 and open the diagonal for the bishop on c1.

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Mikenas Defense · BlackDifficulty 2/3

Black repertoire · ECO A40

Sample line with full explanations: Lithuanian Foundation.

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ECO A40

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  1. Advance Core: Break on d6Sample

    1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f4 Ng6 6. dxe6 fxe6 7. e5 Ng8 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. Ne4 Bb6 10. c4 N8e7 11. Bd2 d5 12. exd6

  2. Montevideo Retreat: Trade the Bishop

    1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Nb8 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Qd2 c6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Nd4 Nf6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Bh6

  3. Lithuanian Center

    1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. e4 Ng6 5. Be3 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. f3 Qe7 8. a3 Bc5 9. Qe2 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 d6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bd3

  4. Punish the Knight Grab

    1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f4 Ng6 7. e5 Ng8 8. h4 Nxh4 9. Qg4 Nf5 10. Rxh7 Rxh7 11. Qg6+ Ke7 12. Qxh7

  5. Cannstatter: Take the Knight

    1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Nd4 3. Qxd4 c5 4. dxc6 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. cxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. e4 g6 9. e5 Bg7 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Qe3 O-O 12. Bc4 Re8 13. O-O