Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Win almost every game: Learning from our mistakes - find your weaknesses"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/ZpWGOnTT"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "14:41:37"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Learning from our mistakes -

But How??

Follow simple steps:

• Find your weaknesses
• Find if it is a weakness of tactic or a opening or endgame or middle and strategy.
Move to next chapter to find solution for each of these themes! } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Learning from our mistakes - Solutions to all themes"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/kpited1W"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "14:43:04"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ • If it is tactical mistake, find out the theme of that tactic and do a lot of puzzles. Solve puzzles, take time. But do correct
• If it is an opening mistake, make your opening repertoire. Watch a lot of lessons or take help of other players, understand the plan of every move.
• If it is an endgame mistake, Do check the solution and practice a lot. Do some similar positions too! } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Learning from our mistakes - One of the biggest topic"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/hvn5phh2"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "14:46:30"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ If you make a middlegame mistake, them what do you do?
• Strengthen weak squares and pieces.
• Prepare openings that have high win rate (So you dont have to suffer in middlegame)
• Don't have passive position and gain lot of space
• Break opponent's pawn structure
• Develop your pieces and a good position for attack and defense.
• Watch out for checks, captures and threats.
• Keep a watch on king } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Extra Tips and Conclusion on learning from our mistakes"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/sPLjiXEI"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "14:50:58"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ We end the Module 1 of this Study. Enjoy! :) Please bookmark this study if you like it. Some extra tips from me:

• Reach positions where you understand the positions and formations.
• Control the center
• Focus on important things instead of unimportant things.

Let's move on to module 2! :-) } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Summary - Module #1"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/Hsg5TAPL"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "03:43:58"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ We all make mistakes, we just have to learn from them and make lessons.
We have to spot our mistake in which theme and learn accordingly.
Practice is very important. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: ----------------------------------------------------------------"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/kMPIrdYw"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2qr3/ppp2kpp/2npbn2/6N1/P2bP3/1Q2B3/1P1N1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 2"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "14:53:14"]
[Variant "Standard"]

*
[Event "Win almost every game: Module #2 - Introduction"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/gtXOsZ9Y"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.16"]
[UTCTime "15:03:36"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In this module, We will learn about candidate moves, learning how to choose a move during an intense game. But cool down :) You are almost going to learn that!! Move on! } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Candidate Moves - Checks"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/5Kgou9TY"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r1r4k/p3p2P/3ppn1Q/q5N1/1p2P3/1P1n1P2/P1P3P1/1K3B1R b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "03:40:59"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ How can Black escape White's scary-looking attack?

Find Checks! } 1... Qxa2+ 2. Kxa2 { Now its easy. Give a check again } 2... Rxc2+ 3. Kb1 { Find a perpetual to hold the position. } 3... Rc1+ 4. Ka2 { Play the final move and finish the game with a draw. } 4... Rc2+ { Very good.
We learnt:
• We use forcing checks so the opponent has to play that move. We can dominate him next. • We can use checks to gain material
• Checks can help us escape difficult positions.
• Checks help us force quick checkmates.
• We can sacrifice pieces to give checks and force checkmates.
How will we hold the position if there are no checks? Find out in the next chapter! } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Candidate Moves - Forcing Moves"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/Mwv66Xmp"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/ppp3pp/8/2n2p2/8/5P2/PPP3PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "03:57:51"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ The lesson is about forcing moves, for forcing moves, we attack an undefended piece or a piece that has a higher value than the piece that is attacking, for example, a knight attacking a queen, a pawn attacking a bishop. White has a significant advantage.

Choose a move:

• Be3
• Bg5

Look carefully, and think and answer. } 1. Bg5 { Yes! Very Good. } 1... Rd5 { Now, give an attack to two pieces, come on! You just developed a piece to start an attack, use it to attack two pieces simultaneously. } 2. Be7 { Good Job! } 2... Re8 { The only move here is the winning move, it is a forcing move. Which allows us to gain a piece. We force our opponent by attack. Without attacking we cannot force our opponent, attack a piece with one of your undeveloped piece.
This is the toughest question, use the hint if it is hard. } 3. c4 { Extremely Well Done!
We learnt:
• A forcing move is a move that presents a threat and limits the opponent's responses
• We use threats, captures, and forcing moves to restrict our opponent.
• We use forcing moves to gain material.
• We use forcing moves to trap opponent's pieces.
• We use forcing moves to create an attack. [%csl Gc5,Yd5][%cal Rc4d5,Be7c5,Yd5c5] } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Candidate Moves - Anticipating Opponent's Ideas"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/GT37sR3b"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/p3q1bp/5np1/1Np1Q3/2P5/5NPP/PP3P2/R3K2R b - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "04:25:46"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ White has captured a pawn on e5, but missed Black's counterplay. How can Black win material? Try to anticipate opponent's ideas } 1... Qb7 { Nice, You attacked the knight on f3 } 2. Qf4 { Good start! How should you take advantage of the pin on the f3-knight? } 2... Rd3 { Very Nice, You attacked the pinned piece.. } 3. Ke2 { How can black win material? } 3... Rxf3 { Wow! You did it! } 4. Qxf3 { Great idea, How would you win the white Queen? } 4... Re8+ { Good Work } 5. Qe3 { What's next? Easy Peasy! } 5... Rxe3+ { We learnt:
Before making a move, think about the following:
Why did he move there?
What is his motive?
What move would naturally follow that move?
Does his move create a threat?
Think about the opponent's ideas then,
When I’ll move:
Are there any checks, captures or threats? , if so, are they good?
When I play this move, what will my opponent do? What changes on the board? } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Candidate Moves - Improve your worst piece"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/rdHnpDCF"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/1b2npbp/p1n1p1p1/1p6/3pPP2/3P1N2/PPNBB1PP/2R1QRK1 w q - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:00:07"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This is the position
Chapter name is improving the worst piece.

Find the Worst piece in the position, and then improve it.

We improve a worst piece by either:

• Directly move it to a strong square.
• Or Manuever it so it reaches the square through the best path.

Find the move! } 1. Na1 { Good Work! } 1... a5 { Where should the knight head next? What is the path? } 2. Nb3 { Cool! } 2... Qb6 { Well played! Where will the knight head next? } 3. Nc5 { Nice! You made a path for the knight so it maneuvers and reaches the correct square.
We learnt:
That there are bad pieces in our position. We have to improvise it by moving it to a strong square or giving it space and attack so it becomes a good piece. We make a path for our pieces so it develops and becomes good piece. This is called maneuvering. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Extra Tips and Conclusion on Candidate Moves"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/5OuiM4xm"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "04:20:24"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ We end the Module 2 of this Study. Enjoy! :) Please bookmark this study if you like it. Some extra tips from me:

• Checks can also be used to force moves, we can use them to defend, attack and also hold the position.
• Find the right plan when there is no clear tactic.
• We can sacrifice pieces to give checks and force checkmates } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Summary - Module #2"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/kbq8TYj1"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:08:44"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ We learnt:

We can use checks and forcing moves to force or dominate the opponent to either a win or a draw from losing position too!
We can anticipate out opponent's ideas so he doesn't have a plan against you.
You can improve your worst piece so you can play enjoyingly without any fear.

You're almost unbeatable but, What should you do when there are no tactics? Move on to the next chapter! } *
[Event "Win almost every game: ---------------------------------------------------------------------"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/yHvJsfqf"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:14:08"]
[Variant "Standard"]

*
[Event "Win almost every game: List of Imbalances (Theory)"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/bnuXdWFi"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:19:55"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ 1. Superior minor pieces

2. Pawn structure
3. Space

4. Material

5. Control of key files

6. Control over holes (or weak squares)

7. Lead in development

8. Initiative ("pushing your own agenda")

9. King safety

10. Static / dynamic factors } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Introduction - Module #3"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/lKMd7eRL"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:15:17"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ In this module, We are going to learn about Superior Minor pieces, it is a part of the topic Imbalances. It is quite a big topic! I am sure it is difficult but just enjoy and learn. Have a great day :) } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Imbalances - Superior Minor piece"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/d4gq1hZs"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:24:38"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ What does it mean?
- It means that which minor piece is better, There are two minor pieces - Bishops and Knights. } 1. e4 { Advantages of a bishop =
• It is a long-range piece.
• It is good in open positions.
• Bishop pair adds much to the position } 1... c5 { Advantages of Knight =
• Knights can reach to both dark and light colored squares.
• Closed Range Piece
• Good in Closed Positions.
• Knight is much better than bishops when it is on outposts
• Knights need outposts
• Knights are excellent blockaders
• Knights love one sided positions
• Knights cannot lose a tempo } 2. Nf3 { Disadvantages of a Bishop:
• Bishops cannot reach both dark and light-colored squares. They have their colored squares fixed.
• Bishops are worse than knights when it comes to sitting on outposts. } 2... Nc6 { Disadvantages of a Knight:
• Knight Pair doesn't add much to the position as much as bishop does.
• Knights need stable squares. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Superior Minor Piece - How to evaluate a position"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/mo2230nC"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r4qk1/ppp2pbp/2n2np1/4p3/4P3/2N1BB2/PPP2PPP/2QR2K1 b q - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:44:51"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Imbalances of minor pieces is about evaluating the position through:

A piece has a value when it serves some purpose throughout the position.

The activeness of the piece
The movement and freedom of the piece
Choosing whether a piece is good or bad.
And if it can be improved and how. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Position #1 - Evaluating this position"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/wHnVZo6M"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r4qk1/ppp2pbp/2n2np1/4p3/4P3/2N1BB2/PPP2PPP/2QR2K1 b q - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "05:50:12"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ His Bishop on e3 has the freedom to move around.
His bishop on f3 is bad as it is blocked by its own pawns.
My Knight on f6 puts pressure on the e4 pawn
My Knight on f6 doesn't let the c3 knight come to d5
One knight has the potential of going to d4.
White has a bishop pair.
The g7 bishop is the worst piece. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Position #1 - The Exchange"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/5m8ykpa7"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r4qk1/ppp2pbp/2n2np1/4p3/4P3/2N1BB2/PPP2PPP/2QR2K1 b q - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "06:00:20"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ The next step is planning according to the imbalances provided in previous chapter.

We can exchange the bad bishop on g7. } 1... Nd4 $6 ( 1... Kh8 $6 2. Nd5 { White gets activity. That is why it is inaccurate. [%cal Gd5c7,Gd5f6] } ) ( 1... h5 $1 { Reasons for playing this move:
Things we can do-
Kh7 followed by Bh6
or
Change the structure with Qe7 followed by Bf8
Rule: If opponent has bishop pair, exchange one of their bishop.
In this position, it is a good point. [%csl Re3,Rc1][%cal Yg8h7,Rh6c1,Gf8h6,Bg7h6] } ) 2. Bxd4 exd4 3. Rxd4 { Now we have the open diagonal for our bishop
Diagonal (a1-h8) } 3... Ng4 { Attacking the rook so it will move and bishop has the diagonal } 4. Rd1 Ne5 ( 4... Bxc3 5. bxc3 ( 5. Bxg4 Bg7 { White is better, it has active pieces, we have passive. } ) 5... Ne5 6. Be2 { This is not adequate compensation for black. } ) 5. Be2 { But, Actually his bishop got better from e2 to f3.
This is why this move is dubious or inaccuracy. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Position #2 - Thinking Advantages and Disadvantages"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/EfvPldYm"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "r2r2k1/ppp1qppp/4pn2/8/2P1PP2/1P6/P1B1Q1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "06:23:28"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e5 $1 { Why e5?
Reasons:
Activates the bishop (with tempo)
Attacks the knight
Pressurizes the h7 pawn
Knight doesn't have much squares.
When opponent has bishop. We play pawns on opposite colors. } 1... Nd7 *
[Event "Win almost every game: What did we learn?"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/D3MZvC7Q"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "2rn2k1/2prq1pp/1p3p2/pP1Pp3/P3P2P/2RB2P1/2R2P1K/2Q5 w - - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "06:34:45"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. Bf1 { How to deal with bad bishops:
• Exchange your bad bishop.
• Change the colour of your pawns
• Bring the bishop outside of the pawn chain
• If the opponent has the double bishops, try to exchange one of them.
Advantages of a bishop =
• It is a long-range piece.
• It is good in open positions.
• Bishop pair adds much to the position [%cal Gf1h3] } ( 1. Be2 { Good move but not best. Because f5 is available and will create a problem if you dont know how to face t. } 1... f5 ) *
[Event "Win almost every game: Summary"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/uxv9Tml5"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "2rn2k1/2prq1pp/1p3p2/pP1Pp3/P3P2P/2R3P1/2R2P1K/2Q2B2 b - - 1 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "06:54:15"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Advantages of Knight =
• Knights can reach to both dark and light colored squares.
• Closed Range Piece
• Good in Closed Positions.
• Knight is much better than bishops when it is on outposts
• Knights need outposts
• Knights are excellent blockaders
• Knights love one sided positions
• Knights cannot lose a tempo } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Summary - Module #3"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/bKDeHKuD"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "2rn2k1/2prq1pp/1p3p2/pP1Pp3/P3P2P/2R3P1/2R2P1K/2Q2B2 b - - 1 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "06:54:39"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Disadvantages of a Knight:
• Knight Pair doesn't add much to the position as much as bishop does.
• Knights need stable squares.

Disadvantages of a Bishop:

• Bishops cannot reach both dark and light-colored squares. They have their colored squares fixed.
• Bishops are worse than knights when it comes to sitting on outposts. } *
[Event "Win almost every game: Final"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/cTps22y4/NAqONvU1"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Anonymous3"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[UTCDate "2022.06.17"]
[UTCTime "10:03:23"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Great job! You have completed this course! This course will continue and part 2 and will be released on 29 June 2022. Please leave a like ❤️so I will be motivated for making more and more studies. } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: Introduction"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/RTKXYP1R"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Indian Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.13"]
[UTCTime "12:34:40"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ Hello there! The goal of this study is to provide an up-to-date, effective, positional opening repertoire for both white and black pieces. I have included ONLY the openings white needs for the 1. d4 player. I'm not including any lines for 1. e4 or any other moves. Chapter 2 is the exception which I have provided a 1. e4 system white can play as a sort of fast-food. I have started production on a 1. e4 repertoire which will be shared in a separate study once completed.

The contents in this study were constructed by @FunnyAnimatorJimTV, with a few extra lines from @Sittingbull98 and @Nazar1005. Feel free to leave thoughts and suggestions in the chat. Clicking the heart button below and checking out some of my other studies, such as how to avoid blunders, are appreciated! :) https://lichess.org/study/kKRTP1Ft

Edit: Thank you EVERYONE for 300 loves!! I really appreciate all the support! :) Can we reach 350? :o } 1. d4 { As white, I have constructed the repertoire for the 1. d4 players. If you are not a 1. d4 player, I'd strongly recommend trying it out, or maybe you could learn something from the analysis in the chapters. Also I have shown an system you can use as white with 1. e4, shown in Chapter 2. Chapters 3 through 23 cover opening variations by black that white should definitely know how to deal with. } 1... Nf6 { For black, the style of opening is chosen by you. All I have done in this study for the black pieces is what my recommended defenses are against the white openings such as 1. e4, 1. d4, 1. c4, etc. Chapters 24-50 will cover all my recommended systems against white's systems. } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: UNIVERSAL SYSTEM"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/Ctmo8KhH"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "?"]
[FEN "4k3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1"]
[Opening "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.13"]
[UTCTime "13:02:15"]
[Variant "Standard"]

{ This Chapter goes over a system that white can use NO MATTER WHAT black plays (mostly) and it is a good system that gives white clear ideas, development and plans. The opening I'm showcasing is known as the "King's Indian Attack". } 1. e4 { This opening starts out with 1. e4, unlike the rest of my repertoire for white that starts with 1. d4. } 1... Kd8 2. d3 { This is a very strange-looking move, but our plan is to fianchetto the bishop like in the Catalan Opening, which is also showcased frequently in my 1. d4 repertoire. [%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2g3,Gf1g2] } 2... Ke8 3. g3 { [%cal Gf1g2] } 3... Kd8 4. Bg2 Ke8 5. Nd2 { First knight to d2, [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 5... Kd8 6. Ngf3 { Other knight to f3. [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 6... Ke8 7. O-O { King safety... } 7... Kd8 8. c3 { Securing the center... [%csl Gd4,Ge4] } 8... Ke8 { Alright. Now here is the plan for white. If black's king has castled on the queenside, We will rush our a and b-pawns down the board and sturm the black king. If black has castled kingside, the plan is to go Nh4, put the king in the corner and roll the f-pawn up the board towards black's king. This is a very effective, simple, easy opening and plan to do, and it attracts many club and tournament players. [%csl Bh1][%cal Be8g8,Bf3h4,Bf2f5,Re8c8,Rb2b4,Ra2a5,Bg1h1] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Slav Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/8WMerLaN"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D14"]
[Opening "Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:05:07"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 { Very popular defense by black, and one of the better ones out there. Black's c8 bishop can still see in this direction, unlike the Queen's Gambit Declined. [%csl Bc6,Gc8][%cal Bc7c6,Gc8g4] } 3. cxd5 { Exchange Variation is the way to eliminate the complicated positions found in the Slav Mainline } 3... cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 { Logically developing all the knights [%csl Gc6,Gc3,Gf3,Gf6] } 6. Bf4 { Best diagonal for the bishop [%cal Bf4b8] } 6... Bf5 { [%cal Gf5b1] } 7. e3 e6 { [%csl Rc3,Rd4,Rd5,Rc6,Re6,Rf6,Rf5,Rf4,Rf3,Re3] } 8. Bb5 { [%cal Rb5e8] } 8... Nd7 ( 8... Rc8 9. Qa4 Nd7 10. Bxc6 Rxc6 11. Qxa7 Qc8 { [%csl Ra6][%cal Rc6a6] } 12. Qa5 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Ga5c3] } 12... Ra6 13. Qc7 Qa8 { [%csl Rc6][%cal Ra6c6] } 14. O-O Rc6 ( 14... Bd3 { [%csl Gb5,Rf1][%cal Gd3b5,Rd3f1] } 15. Rfc1 Rc6 { [%csl Rc7][%cal Rc6c7] } 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 { [%csl Rd3,Rc6,Rd7][%cal Re5d3,Re5c6,Re5d7] } 18... Nxe5 19. Qxe5+ { [%csl Rg7][%cal Ge8d7,Rf8e7] } 19... Kd7 ( 19... Be7 20. Qxg7 ) 20. Qc7+ Ke8 21. Rc1 { [%csl Re8,Bc6] } ) 15. Nb5 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gb5c7,Rc7a8,Rc7e8] } ) ( 8... Bb4 9. Qa4 ) ( 8... Bd6 9. Ne5 ) 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 { [%csl Rb4][%cal Ra3b4] } 10... O-O 11. h3 { [%csl Rg4][%cal Rh3g4] } 11... Rc8 12. Rc1 { [%cal Bc1c8] } 12... Qb6 *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Queen Gambit Accepted"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/oKQqQNTV"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "16:43:07"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 { I play this move as white instead of 1. e4 because it is a less sharp opening and more positional opening. } ( 1. c4 { [%cal Gd2d4] } ) 1... d5 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Gd5e4,Re2e4] } 2. c4 { White's idea here is to deflect the d5 pawn from the defense of the e4 square. This move order is known as the "Queen's Gambit" and is one of the most popular openings in all of chess. [%csl Ge4][%cal Rd5c4,Ge2e4] } 2... dxc4 3. e3 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gf1c4] } 3... Nf6 { Black's best move, giving the pawn back. } ( 3... b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Qf3 { [%csl Ra8][%cal Rf3a8] } 6... Nc6 7. Qxc6+ { [%cal Rc6e8,Rc6a8] } 7... Bd7 { [%cal Gd8a8] } 8. Qa6 { [%csl Gb1,Gc1,Gf1,Gg1,Rd7,Rf8,Rg8] } ) ( 3... e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 a6 { [%cal Gb7b5] } 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bd2 ) 4. Nf3 { Develop first. [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 4... e6 5. Bxc4 c5 { Attacking white's strong center. You have to fight your opponent's strong center as allowing it to maintain itself and advance can lead you to total disaster. [%cal Rc5d4] } ( 5... a6 $5 { [%cal Gb7b5,Gc7c5] } 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nc4 ) 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 { White has a good position and center here. [%csl Gd4,Gc4,Ge3,Gg1] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: QGD Catalan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/d25CllQx"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Opening "Catalan Opening: Closed"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "16:48:04"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge6d5] } 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 { Catalan opending [%cal Gf1g2] } 4... Be7 5. Bg2 { This bishop on g2 is known as "Catalan Bishop" and he will shoot black's queenside tremendously. [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2,Yg2a8] } 5... O-O 6. O-O dxc4 ( 6... c6 $5 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 { [%cal Gd1c2,Ga1c1,Gf1d1] } ) 7. Ne5 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Re5c4,Gg2a8] } 7... Nd5 $1 ( 7... Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 ) 8. Nxc4 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 $10 { [%csl Gb7,Gg2] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: QGD Catalan ...Bd6"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/xrp0PQzU"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.12"]
[UTCTime "13:02:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Bd6 { This is quite a mistake by black as the bishop is more exposed and will fall into white's attack. Better place for the bishop is on e7. [%csl Rd6] } 7. Nfd2 $1 { Idea is to play Nc3 and e2-e4. [%csl Be4][%cal Gb1c3,Be2e4] } 7... O-O 8. Nc3 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Gd2e4,Gc3e4,Ge2e4] } 8... Re8 9. e4 { [%csl Rd6,Rf6][%cal Ge4e5] } 9... dxe4 10. Ndxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bc7 12. b3 $16 { White is much better here. They have very active pieces. [%csl Gd6][%cal Gc1a3,Ge4d6] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Albin Countergambit"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/NBa3ht81"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D09"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:03:49"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 $1 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 ( 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 dxe3 6. Bxb4 exf2+ 7. Ke2 fxg1=N+ $3 { [%csl Ge2][%cal Gg1e2] } ( 7... fxg1=Q $4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rxg1 $10 ) 8. Ke1 Qh4+ 9. Kd2 Nc6 { [%csl Gc6,Gg8,Gg1,Gc8,Gb4,Gf1,Gb1] } ) 4... Nc6 5. g3 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2] } 5... Bg4 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. O-O O-O-O 8. Qa4 Bh3 { [%csl Bg2][%cal Bh3g2] } 9. e6 { [%csl Re6][%cal Rd7e6,Rf7e6,Gh3e6] } 9... Bxe6 ( 9... Qxe6 10. Ng5 { [%csl Be6,Bh3][%cal Bg5e6,Bg5h3] } ) ( 9... fxe6 { [%csl Rh3] } 10. Bxh3 ) 10. Rd1 Nf6 ( 10... Bh3 { [%cal Rh3g2] } 11. Bh1 { [%csl Gh1][%cal Gh1a8] } ) 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gd1d7,Rd4c3] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Chigorin Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/JtkRTFc2"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D07"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense, Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:13:55"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 { Interesting and sound opening played by several levels. [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb8c6] } 3. Nf3 { Move I'm recommending } 3... Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. exf3 Qxd5 6. Be3 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Ge3d4] } 6... e5 7. Nc3 { [%cal Rc3d5] } 7... Bb4 { [%csl Bc3,Gd5][%cal Bb4e1] } 8. dxe5 Qxe5 9. Qc1 { [%cal Be1g1,Gf1e2] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Refused Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/blqrG8rS"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:14:49"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 { A common mistake among weaker players. It gives white the center. [%csl Gd5][%cal Gf6d5] } 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 { [%csl Bc3,Bd4,Be4,Bf3] } 6... Bg4 { [%csl Rd4][%cal Rg4f3,Rc6d4] } 7. d5 Ne5 { This looks aggressive, but it is a significant blunder. [%csl Bf3][%cal Be5f3,Bg4d1] } 8. Nxe5 { [%csl Rd1][%cal Rg4d1] } 8... Bxd1 9. Bb5+ { [%cal Bb5e8] } 9... c6 ( 9... Nd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. Kxd1 { White is ahead a whole minor piece. [%csl Gc3] } ) 10. dxc6 a6 11. c7+ { [%csl Rd8][%cal Gb5e8,Rc7d8] } 11... axb5 12. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 13. Nxd1 { White is ahead a whole minor piece. [%csl Ge5][%cal Be1g1] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: King's Indian: Catalan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/qLlZ1el9"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "E69"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:47:14"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 { What to play against King's Indian?? [%csl Rg7][%cal Rf8g7] } 3. Nc3 { Here is a big moment- we don't know if black is playing King's Indian Defense with Bg7 or Grunfeld Defense with d5 (Chapter 12). [%cal Gd7d5,Gf8g7] } 3... Bg7 4. e4 { Now black cannot play Grunfeld with d5. [%csl Rd5][%cal Rd7d5] } 4... d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. g3 { Now we are fianchettoing the bishop to g2 like in Catalan (Chapter 5) White's Castled king will be safer. [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2] } 6... Nbd7 { Normal King's Indian moves } 7. Bg2 e5 { Black must attack white's strong center! [%cal Re5d4] } 8. O-O { Here black has two main moves... [%cal Bc7c6,Be5d4] } 8... c6 ( 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 { [%cal Be8e4] } 10. Re1 Nc5 { [%csl Re4][%cal Rf6e4,Rc5e4,Re8e4] } 11. h3 a5 12. b3 { Double-fianchetto will be good for white here. [%csl Gb2][%cal Gc1b2] } 12... c6 { Black has the backward d6 pawn while black will attack white's e4 pawn. [%csl Rd6,Ge4] } ) 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 { White has two active bishops and the plan will be to play c4-c5. [%csl Ge3,Gg2,Bc5][%cal Bc4c5] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: King's Indian: Smyslov"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/8P2nQWck"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:49:32"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 { Instead of e4 immediately... [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3,Re2e4] } 4... O-O 5. Bg5 { Another good system you can play against King's Indian, known as "Smyslov System" } 5... d6 6. e3 { [%csl Ge3,Gd4,Gf2][%cal Rg7d4,Gf2d4] } 6... Nbd7 7. Be2 { [%cal Ge1g1] } 7... c6 8. Qc2 { [%cal Rh7h6] } 8... Qc7 ( 8... h6 { [%cal Rh6g5] } 9. Bh4 g5 { [%cal Rg5h4] } 10. Bg3 Nh5 { [%csl Rg3][%cal Rh5g3] } 11. Nxg5 { [%csl Bh7][%cal Bc2h7,Bg5h7,Re2h5] } 11... hxg5 ( 11... Nxg3 12. Qh7# ) 12. Bxh5 { [%csl Gh2] } ) 9. O-O ( 9. h4 e5 10. O-O-O a6 11. Bd3 b5 ) 9... e5 { Black must attack white's strong center. [%cal Re5d4] } 10. Rfd1 Re8 11. Rac1 { This is the position you want to reach in this system. [%csl Gc2,Gc3,Gc1,Gd1,Ge2,Gf3,Gg5,Bf2,Be3,Bd4,Bc4][%cal Bf2d4,Bd4c4] } 11... Nf8 12. b4 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Bf3d2,Bd2c4,Bc4d6,Gc4c5] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Grunfeld Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/pKZDTw7q"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Opening "Gr√ºnfeld Defense: Exchange Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:03:58"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 { [%cal Gd7d5,Gf8g7] } 3... d5 { A very aggressive choice by black. The idea in the Grunfeld is for black to attack white's d4 pawn ferociously, and it will be a battle between the opponents about who is better at attacking/defending. [%csl Bd5,Rd4][%cal Bd7d5] } 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge4d5] } 5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 { [%csl Bd4][%cal Bg7d4,Bd8d4,Gb8c6,Gc7c5] } 7. Be3 { White wants to overprotect the d4 point as much as possible. [%csl Gd4][%cal Ge3d4,Gc3d4,Gd1d4] } 7... c5 { [%csl Bd4][%cal Bc5d4,Bg7d4,Bd8d4] } 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Ne2 { By deploying the knight to e2 instead of f3, white sidesteps the threatening move Bg4, attacking one of the defenders of the d4 pawn, as the move f2-f3 could be inserted. [%csl Gd4,Rg4][%cal Ge2d4,Rc8g4,Rf2f3,Gc3d4,Gd2d4,Ge3d4,Ga1d1,Be1g1] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Queen's Indian: Catalan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/GDYx0Sos"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:27:19"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 { Black is going to meet Nc3 with ...Bb4. [%cal Rb1c3,Rf8b4] } 3. Nf3 b6 { This is the "Queen's Indian Defense" by black. Black wants to put the light-squared bishop on either b7 or a6 to put pressure on white's center. Usually black will wait for white to play Nc3 to then play Bb4. [%csl Bc4,Bd4][%cal Gc8b7,Gc8a6,Rf8b4,Rb1c3] } 4. g3 { I'm recommending a Catalan setup against Queen's Indian. [%csl Bg2][%cal Bf1g2] } 4... Ba6 { [%cal Ra6c4] } 5. b3 Bb4+ { [%cal Rb4e1] } 6. Bd2 Be7 { Black can argue that white's d2 bishop has been misplaced. [%csl Rd2][%cal Rb1d2] } 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 { Black is creating a wall to our Catalan bishop. Now white's plan will be to play e2-e4. [%csl Rc6,Rd5,Re6][%cal Gg2d5,Be2e4,Bd1c2,Bb1c3] } 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O { Now we are in some Catalan territory. [%cal Gb1c3,Ga1c1] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Bogo-Indian: Catalan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/Jq1ocHkM"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Opening "Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:15:26"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ { Bogolgubov Indian Defense, an alternative to the Queen's Indian. [%cal Rb4e1] } 4. Bd2 { [%csl Rb4][%cal Rd2b4] } 4... Qe7 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ge7b4] } 5. g3 { Another Catalan setup. [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2] } 5... Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 { Now we are in some kind of Catalan territory. [%cal Ge1g1,Gd1c2,Ga1c1,Ge2e4] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Budapest Gambit"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/0k6Fykpb"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Opening "Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Rubinstein Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:14:23"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 { Budapest Gambit, a very famous opening. [%csl Re5] } 3. dxe5 Ng4 { [%cal Rg4e5] } 4. Bf4 { Best way to defend the pawn. [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf4e5] } 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ { [%cal Rb4e1] } 6. Nbd2 { We're blocking with the knight on e2 to avoid the rupture of our pawn structure. [%csl Gd2,Rc3][%cal Gb1d2] } 6... Qe7 { [%csl Be5][%cal Be7e5,Bc6e5,Bg4e5] } 7. e3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 { Exchange one pair of knights } 8... Nxe5 9. Be2 { [%cal Ge1g1] } 9... O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Nb3 { [%csl Rc4][%cal Gd2b3] } 11... Be6 { This is a blunder- we have created a trap! [%csl Rc4][%cal Re6c4,Re5c4] } 12. a3 { [%csl Rb4][%cal Rb4a5] } 12... Bc5 { The d6 pawn has become overloaded. [%csl Rd6][%cal Rd6c5,Rd6e5] } 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Bxe5 { White is ahead a whole minor piece. [%csl Ge5] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Modern Benoni: Catalan"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/0WYGB19Y"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A64"]
[Opening "Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:23:00"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 { Benoni Defense, a very popular and sharp opening against d4. Black tries to disrupt white's plan of taking the center as quickly as possible. [%csl Bc5][%cal Bc7c5] } 3. d5 { This is white's best move, maintaining the strong center pawn. [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd4d5] } 3... e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 { This is what I'm recommending Catalan players play- fianchetto the king's bishop on g2 like in all Catalan variations. [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2] } 6... g6 7. Bg2 { From g2, the bishop will help to overprotect the e4 and d5 points. Overprotection is always a good strategy to implement. [%csl Be4,Bd5][%cal Bg2d5] } 7... Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O { White's plan is Nf3-d2-c4 and e2-e4 and possibly e4-e5. The white knight on c4 will be in a very good, secure position and will help the thrust of the central pawns. Also white must delay black's plan of b7-b5. [%csl Gc4,Rb5][%cal Gd2c4,Gf3d2,Rb7b5,Be2e4] } 9... Re8 { Rooks belong on open files. [%cal Ge8e2] } 10. Nd2 { [%csl Bc4][%cal Bf3d2,Bd2c4] } 10... a6 { Black is going to play b7-b5 [%csl Rb5][%cal Ra6b5,Rb7b5] } 11. a4 { So we stop it! [%csl Gb5][%cal Ga4b5] } 11... Nbd7 12. Nc4 { Black's weak point in the Benoni is the d6 pawn, so it makes sense to attack it. [%csl Gc4,Rd6][%cal Rc4d6] } 12... Ne5 { [%cal Re5c4] } 13. Na3 { Avoiding the exchange of pieces since white has more space. } 13... Rb8 { [%csl Rb5][%cal Rb8b5] } 14. h3 Nh5 { Black is trying for counterplay on the kingside. [%csl Rg3][%cal Rh5g3,Gf2f4] } 15. e4 Bd7 { Black desperately wants to push b5... [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd7b5,Gb7b5] } 16. g4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Naxb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Rxb5 20. gxh5 { White is good here. } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Old Benoni"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/Bw0Mnx1q"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:55:41"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 c5 { [%cal Bc5d4] } 2. d5 d6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 Nf6 { Now this is a transposition to the Modern Benoni } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Benko Gambit"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/BEBQmd9x"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A59"]
[Opening "Benko Gambit Accepted: King Walk Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:51:59"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 { Very popular and correct gambit. If white isn't careful he can find himself blown off the board. [%csl Rb5][%cal Rb7b5] } 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 { We are doing the full acceptance of the gambit. [%csl Gb5,Ga6][%cal Gc4b5,Gb5a6] } 5... g6 { This is black's most common procedure. Another approach is to immediately take on a6, but the move order doesn't matter. [%cal Bf8g7,Gc8a6] } ( 5... e6 $1 { This is a tricky move which is suggested by the computer. [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 6. Nc3 exd5 7. Nxd5 Bxa6 8. g3 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Nc6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nd4 $1 $44 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd4c2,Gd4e2,Gd4b3,Gd4f3,Gd4f5,Gd4e6,Gd4c6,Gd4b5] } ) 6. Nc3 { [%cal Ge2e4] } 6... Bxa6 7. e4 { [%csl Rf1][%cal Ra6f1] } 7... Bxf1 ( 7... Bg7 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Nf3 { [%cal Ge1g1] } ) 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf1g2] } 10... O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. a4 { Recently very popular system against the Benko Gambit, and I believe it is the best system- it gives me very good results. Black has 4 main moves here, but the mainline is ...Qb6. [%cal Rd8a5,Ga8a6,Gd8b6,Rf6g4] } 12... Qb6 ( 12... Qa5 13. Qe2 Rfb8 { [%csl Rb8,Ra8][%cal Rb8b2,Ra8a2] } ) ( 12... Ra6 13. Qc2 Qa8 14. Ra3 $1 { [%csl Ya1,Ga3][%cal Yg7a1] } 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 { [%csl Gb5,Ga4,Gb3,Gc4][%cal Gb2b3,Gf3d2,Gd2c4,Bh1d1,Bc1e3] } ) 13. Qe2 Rfb8 { Black's idea behind his last few moves, and the Benko Gambit in general, is to put tremendous pressure on white's queenside with his major pieces and the fianchettoed bishop on g7. [%cal Rb8b2,Ra8a2,Rg7b2,Rd7c5,Gc5c4] } 14. Nb5 { White is going to alleviate the pressure against the queenside. [%csl Gb5,Gc4,Gb3,Ga4][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4,Gb2b3] } 14... Ne8 15. Bg5 { [%csl Re7][%cal Rg5e7] } 15... Kf8 { White will alleviate the pressure and show his extra pawn advantage. [%csl Ga4] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Dutch Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/bZnne2t1"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A92"]
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "17:56:57"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 f5 { Dutch Defense, also an interesting opening against d4. There are two possible systems against the Dutch. Bg5 is much more aggressive, but c4 is more positional, which is what I prefer. [%cal Rc1g5,Gc2c4] } 2. c4 { From here, white is playing a Catalan. } ( 2. Bg5 { Bg5 is pinning the e-pawn, preventing it to move to e6, where black wants it in the Dutch. [%csl Re7][%cal Rg5d8,Ge7e6] } 2... h6 ( 2... Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qb3 ) 3. Bh4 g5 4. e3 { Black can't take the bishop or he will be checkmated. [%csl Rh5,Re8][%cal Rd1h5] } 4... Nf6 { [%csl Gh5][%cal Gf6h5] } ( 4... gxh4 5. Qh5# ) 5. Bg3 { White's bishop is safe. Black's kingside is extremely weak. [%csl Gf4][%cal Ge3f4,Rf5f4] } ) 2... e6 3. g3 { [%cal Gf1g2] } 3... Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 { Black builds a stonewall. [%csl Rd5][%cal Rd7d5] } 7. Nbd2 Nc6 ( 7... c6 { [%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge6,Gf5] } 8. Qc2 Ne4 { The weak point in black's camp is the e5 square, so white will plan to take control of it. [%csl Re5] } 9. Ne5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf3e5] } 9... Nd7 10. Nd3 Ndf6 11. Nf3 { White rearranged their knights to be looking at the e5 square. [%csl Re5][%cal Rf3e5,Rd3e5] } 11... Bd7 12. Nfe5 Be8 13. f3 { [%cal Rf3e4] } 13... Nd6 14. c5 { [%cal Rc5d6] } 14... Nf7 15. b4 { Now white has two plans: a2-a4 followed by b4-b5, or Re1 followed by e2-e4. [%csl Gb5,Be4][%cal Ga2a4,Gb4b5,Bf1e1,Be2e4] } ) 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Mikenas Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/lwVPYpUs"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:14:08"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 ( 2. e4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 $1 Nf6 6. h5 Ne7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bg5 $16 ) 2... d5 { Something like a Reverse Veresov Attack. } 3. c4 { Now a Chigorin! Covered in Chapter 6. } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Englund Gambit"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/3JPEmYdf"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:16:26"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 e5 { This is, of course, an unsound opening, but every once in a while you may run into it and not know what to do. It's important that you have something against it. [%csl Re5][%cal Rd4e5] } 2. dxe5 Nc6 ( 2... d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 { [%cal Rg4f3] } ( 3... Nc6 4. Bf4 Bg4 { [%cal Rg4f3] } 5. Nc3 Bxf3 6. exf3 dxe5 7. Qe2 { [%csl Re5][%cal Re2e8,Rf4e5] } 7... Bd6 8. O-O-O { White has positional advantage here- two open files plus bishop pair. [%csl Gf4,Gf1][%cal Be1e7,Bd1d7] } ) 4. Bf4 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf4e5] } 4... Bxf3 5. exf3 g5 { [%csl Rf4][%cal Rg5f4] } 6. Bg3 Bg7 { [%csl Rb2,Be5][%cal Rg7b2] } 7. exd6 { [%csl Bb2][%cal Bg7b2] } 7... Bxb2 8. Qe2+ Kf8 ( 8... Kd7 9. Qb5+ { [%csl Rd7,Rb2][%cal Rb5d7,Rb5b2] } ) 9. dxc7 { [%cal Rc7d8,Rc7b8] } 9... Qc8 10. Bd6+ { [%cal Rd6f8] } 10... Kg7 11. Qb5 { [%csl Gb2,Bb8,Rg5][%cal Gb5b2,Bc7b8,Rb5g5] } 11... Bf6 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf6g5] } 12. cxb8=Q Rxb8 13. Bxb8 Qxb8 14. c3 { [%csl Ga1] } ) 3. Nf3 Qe7 { [%csl Re5][%cal Re7e5,Rc6e5] } ( 3... d6 4. Bg5 { [%cal Rg5d8] } 4... f6 ( 4... Nge7 5. exd6 cxd6 { [%csl Rd6][%cal Gb1c3,Gc3b5,Gg5f4,Gd1d2,Ga1d1] } ) ( 4... Be7 5. Bxe7 Ngxe7 6. exd6 cxd6 { [%cal Gb1c3,Gc3b5,Gd1d2,Ga1d1] } ) ( 4... Qd7 { [%csl Rc8][%cal Rc8d7] } 5. exd6 Bxd6 { [%cal Gb1c3,Ge2e4,Gf1d3,Ge1g1] } ) 5. exf6 gxf6 6. Bf4 { [%csl Rf6,Rh7,Ge2][%cal Gb1c3,Ge2e4,Gd1d2,Ge1c1] } ) 4. Nc3 { [%csl Rf8][%cal Rf8e7] } 4... Nxe5 5. e4 Nf6 6. Bf4 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gf4e5,Gf3e5] } 6... d6 { [%cal Gd6e5] } 7. Qd4 { Very wonderful centralization of the queen. [%csl Bd4][%cal Bd1d4] } 7... Nxf3+ 8. gxf3 { ...c5 is not good as it weakens the d6 pawn which we can easily put pressure on. [%csl Rd6][%cal Rc7c5,Gd4d2,Ge1c1] } 8... Bd7 9. O-O-O { [%csl Ba7][%cal Re8c8,Bd4a7] } *
[Event "üèÜRepertoire for the D4 PLAYER üèÜ: W: Pirc Defense"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/bmWAylqe/r5IdYqQQ"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FunnyAnimatorJimTV"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Opening "Pirc Defense"]
[UTCDate "2017.10.10"]
[UTCTime "18:16:47"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. d4 d6 { Typical Pirc Defense move [%csl Gd6] } 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 { This is the signature move of the 150 Attack, which is my favorite system against the Pirc Defense. [%csl Rf3][%cal Rf2f3] } 4... Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 { Ideas of 150 attack shown here. [%csl Bd2,Be3,Rg8][%cal Ge1c1,Bd2h6,Rg2g4,Rh2h4,Rh4h5] } 6... e5 7. O-O-O exd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 *