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Hello coach, hello everyone

The past week or so I have encountered this line 3 or 4 times (from different opponents):

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.Be3 e5!?

The first time I still thought to myself that my opponent was out of book and improvising, but I completely failed to show any advantage in any of those games and even got into serious difficulties in 1 or 2 of them.

So, the fact that I never saw it before and now suddenly in just one week 3 or 4 people have played the same line that brought me trouble, makes me suspect that it is no coincidence and that a new line has been invented/published/advocated somewhere.

Do you have any thoughts on this?

Thanks! Raf

P.S. Slightly off topic, I also encountered 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 Nc6!? and with only 3+0 time, I didn't manage to come up with anything more incisive than 4.exd5, giving away my opening advantage.

Every Monday night I play a G90+5 game, and this week I got my pairing very early, so I have time to prep for my opponent! 

I will be playing black against an expert level player, and he almost always plays the Kings Indian Attack with white, with his first moves being 1.e4, 2. Nf3, 3. g3 and 4. Bg2.

I have played this gentleman 17 times in over the board play! I am 3 wins 3 draws and 11 losses against him, however we have not played since I started with the ChessMood openings, so I know I can surprise him!

Any ideas how I should play against his set up is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hello Coach and ChessMood family, what is the best reply for black against, d4,nf3 or d4,bf4. I face this opening line quite often, let me know your thoughts and ideas, thank you. 

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I played last night as black against an NM and we played a mainline Accelerated Dragon with 8...Re8 and we got to the 12...Bb7 line. 

In the video lessons the plan is to play 13...Qc7 and 14... c5 getting our light squared bishop more active and not letting white start his attack on the kingside, since exd5 isnt possible because at the end of the exchanges the white bishop on e3 will hang.

However, my opponent played 13. Bh6 first to trade the dark squared bishops and now Qc7 and c5 isnt working because the bishop isnt on e3 to hang. I ended up going with this plan anyway, sacing the d5 pawn (and a second on c4 after the c5 push) to get activity but was way worse in the endgame 2 pawns down. I did manage a little #SLP and he offered a draw while he was winning because I was making him work very hard to win and a draw gave him first place in the tournament, but I am wondering what a better plan would be after 13. Bh6. 

Thanks in advance for the help!

Here is the game for any who are interested. I loaded it into chess.com so I could share it, but it was an over the board game at a time control of G90+5

https://www.chess.com/a/2qy4MnhHpZwLa

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What is the most uncomfortable line against the Reti opening?

Hi Champions!!,

What do people think about playing either french with after 3 nc3 nf6 4bg5 dxe4 nxe4 be7 bxn gxf6. The Morozevich line.  or the archangel and 1...e5.  which is sharper.  I am a sharp tactical player.  I have been told that and many many wins that way!!   I lean towards 1...e5.  other than guicco piano (I would play Nf6 not Bc5) and Scotch nf6 again only ruy confronts it head on.  Then french is very stable and still gives counterplay.  I like the space and no bad bishop with e5.  Plus I like 1e5 as if morozevich line gives out not sure what to play?  I would have tons of lines in 1e5 please advise.  

Thanks,

Marc

I’m trying to learn the Benko Gambit but no one is accepting and I’m stuck trying to learn strange positions. Any one else having this problem?

Team,

I'm coming across this opening quiet often and having a lot of trouble with it. How do you like to approach this opening? Any suggestions would be great.