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Old Indian Defense · Black

Classical Main Line, the ...Qe8 and ...Bd8 Regroup · Black (A55)

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White repertoire · ECO A53–A55

Sample line with full explanations: Old Indian Defense, Classical ...c6 Setup · White.

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ECO A53–A55

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  1. Classical Main Line, the ...Qe8 and ...Bd8 Regroup · BlackSample

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. h3 Qe8 9. Re1 Bd8 10. Bf1 Qe7 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Bb6 13. Qd2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5

  2. Classical 8.Be3, ...Re8 and ...Bf8 · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Be3 Re8 9. Qc2 Bf8 10. Rad1 Qc7 11. d5 a5 12. b3 Nc5

  3. Classical Center Exchange and the ...Nc5 Outpost · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 Bf8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a3 a5 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Nc5

  4. Early 5.d5, the ...Nc5 and ...a5 Tabiya · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Nc5 6. f3 a5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 h6

  5. Early 5.d5 with Queenside Castling and ...Qa5 · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Nc5 6. Qc2 a5 7. Be3 Be7 8. f3 O-O 9. O-O-O c6 10. g4 Qc7 11. Kb1 a4 12. h4 Qa5

  6. Sämisch-Style 5.Nge2, Closed Center and Bishop Trade · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. f3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. d5 h6 9. Qd2 Nh7 10. g3 Bg5 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 Bh4+ 13. Ng3 Qe7

  7. Fianchetto Main Line, ...Re8 and the Center Exchange · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 Re8 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bf8 11. Re1 Nc5 12. b3 a5

  8. Fianchetto 8.Qc2 and the ...Bf8 Retreat · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Bf8 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. b3 Qc7

  9. Classical 6.Bg5, ...h6 and ...Nf4 · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O Re8 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. d5 Nf4

  10. 4.e3 and Bd3, the ...Bf8 Regroup · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e3 e5 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. b3 Bf8 9. Bb2 c6 10. Qc2 g6 11. Rad1 Qc7

  11. 3.Nf3 and 4.Bg5, the ...Nf8 Regroup · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Bg5 e5 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O Re8 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Nf8

  12. 5.dxe5, Open Center and Active Pieces · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Nf3 c6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O Nc5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. b4 Ne6 12. g4 Bg6

  13. Sämisch-Style 8.Qd2?! and the ...d5! Break · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. f3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Bxd4 Nb6 12. Nf4 Nbxd5 13. Nfxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Re8 15. Be2 Nb4 16. Bh6 Bh4+ 17. g3 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Nf2+

  14. Aged Gibbon Gambit, Safe Acceptance · Black

    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. g4 Bxg4 4. h3 Bd7 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d5 Ne5