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Giuoco PianissimoPopular
Giuoco Pianissimo · as Black
Two Knights Defense
Two Knights Defense · as Black
Giuoco Piano
Giuoco Piano · as Black
Evans Gambit
Evans Gambit · as Black
Hungarian Defense
Hungarian Defense · as Black
Italian Four Knights
Italian Four Knights · as Black
Morphy DefensePopular
Morphy Defense · as Black
Berlin Defense
The Wall. Heavy pieces, thin endgames.
Berlin Defense · as Black
Head for the Wall ending and trust the extra pawn later.
Closed Spanish
Closed Spanish · as Black
Marshall Attack
Marshall Attack · as Black
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk · as Black
Exchange Variation
Exchange Variation · as Black
Schliemann
Schliemann · as Black
NajdorfPopular
Najdorf · as Black
Sveshnikov
Sveshnikov · as Black
Kan / Paulsen
Kan / Paulsen · as Black
Taimanov
Taimanov · as Black
Classical
Classical · as Black
Dragon
Dragon · as Black
Accelerated Dragon
Accelerated Dragon · as Black
TarraschPopular
Tarrasch · as Black
Winawer
Winawer · as Black
Advance
Advance · as Black
Exchange
Exchange · as Black
Rubinstein
Rubinstein · as Black
AdvancePopular
Panov-Botvinnik
Panov-Botvinnik · as Black
Two Knights
Two Knights · as Black
Fantasy
Fantasy · as Black
Semi-SlavPopular
Semi-Slav · as Black
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Accepted · as Black
Queen's Gambit Declined
Queen's Gambit Declined · as Black
Slav Defense
Slav Defense · as Black
Tarrasch Defense
Tarrasch Defense · as Black
Chigorin
Chigorin · as Black
ClassicalPopular
Averbakh
Averbakh · as Black
Sämisch
Sämisch · as Black
Fianchetto
Fianchetto · as Black
Makogonov
Makogonov · as Black
Four Pawns Attack
Four Pawns Attack · as Black
Main linePopular
Main line · as Black
Jobava London
Jobava London · as Black
vs King's Indian
vs King's Indian · as Black
vs Nimzo setups
vs Nimzo setups · as Black
Mikenas AttackPopular
Mikenas Attack · as Black
Neo-Catalan
Neo-Catalan · as Black
Symmetrical
Symmetrical · as Black
Four Knights
Four Knights · as Black
Reversed Sicilian
Reversed Sicilian · as Black
Botvinnik System
Botvinnik System · as Black
ScotchPopular
Scotch · as Black
Scotch Four Knights
Scotch Four Knights · as Black
Scotch Gambit
Scotch Gambit · as Black
ScandinavianPopular
The old main line, queen out early.
Scandinavian · as Black
Get the queen out, then drop it back when Nd5 comes.
Modern Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian · as Black
Austrian AttackPopular
Austrian Attack · as Black
Classical Pirc
Classical Pirc · as Black
150 Attack
150 Attack · as Black
AlekhinePopular
Alekhine · as Black
Four Pawns
Four Pawns · as Black
RubinsteinPopular
Kasparov
Kasparov · as Black
ExchangePopular
Russian
Russian · as Black
LeningradPopular
Leningrad · as Black
Stonewall Dutch
Stonewall Dutch · as Black
Classical Dutch
Classical Dutch · as Black
Benko GambitPopular
Benko Gambit · as Black
Modern Benoni
Modern Benoni · as Black
Czech Benoni
Czech Benoni · as Black