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Variation (5...Nd4) and the closely related Ulvestad Variation (5...b5) lead to wild positions with little margin for error for either
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27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3582:
3572:
3571:
3569:Chess openings
3554:
3553:
3551:
3550:
3545:
3532:
3529:
3528:
3526:
3525:
3520:
3515:
3510:
3509:
3508:
3503:
3493:
3492:
3491:
3486:
3481:
3476:
3466:
3464:Chess composer
3461:
3456:
3451:
3445:
3443:
3439:
3438:
3436:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3419:
3418:
3411:
3406:
3396:
3395:
3394:
3389:
3384:
3379:
3374:
3369:
3359:
3354:
3348:
3346:
3342:
3341:
3339:
3338:
3337:
3336:
3331:
3326:
3321:
3319:North American
3316:
3311:
3303:
3302:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3276:
3271:
3266:
3261:
3256:
3248:
3247:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3231:
3221:
3220:
3219:
3212:Chess Olympiad
3209:
3203:
3201:
3195:
3194:
3192:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3166:
3165:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3149:
3144:
3136:
3135:
3134:
3129:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3104:
3099:
3094:
3089:
3084:
3078:
3076:
3070:
3069:
3066:
3065:
3063:
3062:
3061:
3060:
3058:Scholar's mate
3055:
3050:
3040:
3035:
3034:
3033:
3022:
3020:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3012:
3007:
3002:
3001:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2980:
2973:Queen's Gambit
2970:
2965:
2960:
2959:
2958:
2953:
2948:
2943:
2938:
2933:
2928:
2923:
2918:
2916:Benoni Defence
2911:Indian Defence
2908:
2903:
2898:
2893:
2887:
2885:
2879:
2878:
2876:
2875:
2874:
2873:
2868:
2863:
2854:
2844:
2839:
2838:
2837:
2827:
2825:Owen's Defence
2822:
2821:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2755:
2750:
2748:Modern Defence
2745:
2743:French Defence
2740:
2735:
2729:
2727:
2721:
2720:
2718:
2717:
2716:
2715:
2710:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2678:Bird's Opening
2675:
2669:
2667:
2658:
2652:
2651:
2649:
2648:
2643:
2638:
2633:
2632:
2631:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2609:Pawn structure
2606:
2601:
2600:
2599:
2589:
2588:
2587:
2577:
2571:
2569:
2563:
2562:
2560:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2533:
2532:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2456:
2455:
2453:Alekhine's gun
2445:
2439:
2437:
2431:
2430:
2428:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2406:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2385:
2375:
2370:
2369:
2368:
2366:Half-open file
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2337:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2309:Chess notation
2306:
2300:
2298:
2292:
2291:
2289:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2277:
2276:
2266:
2264:Pawn promotion
2261:
2254:
2253:
2252:
2247:
2242:
2237:
2232:
2222:
2217:
2212:
2207:
2201:
2199:
2193:
2192:
2190:
2189:
2188:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2167:
2165:Women in chess
2162:
2161:
2160:
2155:
2150:
2140:
2135:
2134:
2133:
2128:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2111:
2106:
2105:
2104:
2089:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2077:
2075:Hypermodernism
2072:
2070:Romantic chess
2067:
2065:Lewis chessmen
2062:
2057:
2050:
2037:
2035:
2029:
2028:
2026:
2025:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2005:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1964:
1963:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1941:
1939:
1933:
1932:
1930:
1929:
1924:
1923:
1922:
1912:
1911:
1910:
1905:
1903:world rankings
1895:
1894:
1893:
1892:
1891:
1881:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1855:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1832:Computer chess
1829:
1828:
1827:
1817:
1811:
1809:
1803:
1802:
1795:
1794:
1787:
1780:
1772:
1766:
1765:
1760:
1741:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1718:
1698:
1680:
1674:
1654:
1636:
1630:
1614:
1603:200 Open Games
1594:
1591:
1589:
1588:
1577:
1557:
1546:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1527:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1509:
1502:
1499:
1498:
1497:
1482:
1479:
1472:
1449:
1434:
1427:
1418:
1415:
1361:Main article:
1358:
1355:
1343:Italian Gambit
1308:Main article:
1305:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1251:
1247:
1246:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1223:
1222:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
999:
992:
985:
978:
972:
970:
966:
965:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
934:
933:
928:
925:
924:
922:
919:
916:
913:
910:
907:
904:
901:
898:
895:
894:
891:
887:
886:
883:
879:
878:
875:
871:
870:
867:
863:
862:
859:
855:
854:
851:
847:
846:
843:
839:
838:
835:
827:
820:
813:
806:
799:
792:
785:
778:
771:
764:
757:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
708:
701:
694:
687:
680:
673:
666:
659:
652:
645:
638:
631:
624:
617:
610:
604:
602:
598:
597:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
566:
565:
564:
551:
548:
539:
538:
488:Italian bishop
474:
473:
467:
458:
439:
438:
433:
429:
428:
425:
421:
420:
417:
409:
408:
405:
401:
400:
395:
394:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
364:
361:
357:
356:
353:
349:
348:
345:
341:
340:
337:
333:
332:
329:
325:
324:
321:
317:
316:
313:
309:
308:
305:
297:
290:
283:
276:
269:
262:
255:
248:
241:
234:
227:
220:
213:
206:
199:
192:
185:
178:
171:
164:
157:
150:
143:
136:
129:
122:
115:
108:
101:
94:
87:
80:
74:
72:
68:
67:
65:
62:
59:
56:
53:
50:
47:
44:
41:
36:
35:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3581:
3570:
3567:
3566:
3564:
3549:
3546:
3544:
3539:
3534:
3533:
3530:
3524:
3523:Solving chess
3521:
3519:
3516:
3514:
3513:Chess prodigy
3511:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3498:
3497:
3496:Chess problem
3494:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3471:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3446:
3444:
3440:
3434:
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3417:
3416:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3404:opening books
3402:
3401:
3400:
3397:
3393:
3392:short stories
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3364:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3349:
3347:
3345:Art and media
3343:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3306:
3304:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3251:
3249:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3226:
3225:
3222:
3218:
3215:
3214:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3204:
3202:
3200:
3196:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3157:triangulation
3155:
3153:
3152:Tarrasch rule
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3124:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3112:Queen vs rook
3110:
3108:
3107:Queen vs pawn
3105:
3103:
3100:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3090:
3088:
3085:
3083:
3080:
3079:
3077:
3075:
3071:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3045:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3032:
3029:
3028:
3027:
3024:
3023:
3021:
3017:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2975:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2963:London System
2961:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:
2924:
2922:
2921:Modern Benoni
2919:
2917:
2914:
2913:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2902:
2901:Dutch Defence
2899:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2888:
2886:
2884:
2880:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2849:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2836:
2833:
2832:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2778:King's Gambit
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2760:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2730:
2728:
2726:
2722:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2705:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2693:Grob's Attack
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2683:Dunst Opening
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2673:Benko Opening
2671:
2670:
2668:
2666:
2665:Flank opening
2662:
2659:
2657:
2653:
2647:
2644:
2642:
2639:
2637:
2634:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2611:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2593:
2590:
2586:
2583:
2582:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2568:
2564:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2531:
2528:
2527:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2440:
2438:
2436:
2432:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2420:Transposition
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2381:
2380:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2367:
2364:
2363:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2339:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2311:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2301:
2299:
2297:
2293:
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2275:
2272:
2271:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2259:
2255:
2251:
2248:
2246:
2243:
2241:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2231:
2228:
2227:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2202:
2200:
2198:
2194:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2172:
2171:
2170:Chess museums
2168:
2166:
2163:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2145:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2138:Notable games
2136:
2132:
2129:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2116:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2098:
2095:
2094:
2093:
2090:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2055:
2051:
2049:
2048:
2044:
2043:
2042:
2039:
2038:
2036:
2034:
2030:
2023:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1970:
1969:
1968:
1965:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1947:
1946:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1938:
1934:
1928:
1927:World records
1925:
1921:
1918:
1917:
1916:
1913:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1899:
1898:Rating system
1896:
1890:
1887:
1886:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1876:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1834:
1833:
1830:
1826:
1823:
1822:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1812:
1810:
1808:
1804:
1800:
1793:
1788:
1786:
1781:
1779:
1774:
1773:
1770:
1763:
1761:1-904600-28-X
1757:
1753:
1749:
1744:
1743:
1734:
1733:0-7134-3623-9
1730:
1726:
1722:
1719:
1716:
1715:0-7134-2697-7
1712:
1708:
1707:
1702:
1699:
1696:
1695:0-19-217571-8
1692:
1688:
1684:
1681:
1677:
1675:0-7134-3261-6
1671:
1667:
1663:
1659:
1655:
1652:
1651:0-7134-3991-2
1648:
1644:
1640:
1639:Estrin, Yakov
1637:
1633:
1627:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1612:
1611:0-486-26857-8
1608:
1604:
1600:
1597:
1596:
1586:
1581:
1575:
1574:9780486133690
1571:
1567:
1564:Tim Harding,
1561:
1555:
1550:
1543:
1538:
1534:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1510:
1508:
1507:Chess opening
1505:
1504:
1495:
1490:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1473:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1458:
1454:
1450:
1447:
1443:
1439:
1435:
1432:
1428:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1414:
1412:
1411:Scotch Gambit
1407:
1405:
1400:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1381:
1376:
1374:
1370:
1364:
1354:
1352:
1351:Jerome Gambit
1348:
1347:Scotch Gambit
1344:
1340:
1335:
1333:
1328:
1326:transposition
1321:
1317:
1311:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1264:
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2988:Slav Defence
2896:Colle System
2871:Scheveningen
2830:Pirc Defence
2773:Italian Game
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2768:Giuoco Piano
2713:RĂ©ti Opening
2636:Piece values
2624:MarĂłczy Bind
2585:the exchange
2575:Compensation
2505:Interference
2495:Double check
2269:Time control
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2158:grandmasters
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1967:Chess pieces
1874:Online chess
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3399:Chess books
3199:Tournaments
3053:Fool's mate
2818:Vienna Game
2808:Scotch Game
2641:Prophylaxis
2557:Zwischenzug
2542:Undermining
2510:Overloading
2470:Combination
2319:descriptive
2014:Chess table
2009:Chess clock
1825:Grandmaster
1683:Levy, David
1488:development
480:development
3506:joke chess
3459:Chess club
3147:opposition
2604:Middlegame
2592:Initiative
2515:Pawn storm
2480:Deflection
2351:Key square
2341:Fianchetto
2274:Fast chess
2258:En passant
1950:chessboard
1530:References
494:Open Games
3489:Stockfish
3479:Deep Blue
3474:AlphaZero
3382:paintings
3174:Tablebase
3138:Strategy
3043:Irregular
2798:Ruy Lopez
2758:Open Game
2525:Sacrifice
2485:Desperado
2388:connected
2361:Open file
2356:King walk
2314:algebraic
2245:Stalemate
2220:Checkmate
1945:Chess set
1937:Equipment
1451:3...Nd4 (
1422:3...Be7 (
1373:Bronstein
1330:into the
518:The term
3563:Category
3548:Category
3501:glossary
3162:Zugzwang
3142:fortress
3074:Endgames
2983:Declined
2978:Accepted
2656:Openings
2614:Hedgehog
2580:Exchange
2567:Strategy
2547:Windmill
2398:isolated
2383:backward
2205:Castling
2148:amateurs
2041:Timeline
1915:Variants
1869:Glossary
1852:software
1837:glossary
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1703:(1981).
1664:(1977).
1641:(1983).
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1601:(1991).
1501:See also
1474:3...f5 (
1465:ensnared
1442:Unzicker
1429:3...d6 (
3449:Arbiter
3442:Related
3299:Solving
3289:Amateur
2866:Najdorf
2448:Battery
2435:Tactics
2410:Swindle
2393:doubled
2373:Outpost
2304:Blunder
2119:Armenia
2033:History
1879:Premove
1847:engines
1842:matches
1807:Outline
1709:Vol C.
1446:O'Kelly
1398:quieter
1357:3...Nf6
1304:3...Bc5
509:Polerio
505:Damiano
419:C50–C59
3387:poetry
3377:novels
3352:CaĂŻssa
3284:Senior
3274:Junior
2857:Dragon
2852:Alapin
2537:Skewer
2403:passed
2346:Gambit
2153:female
2114:Europe
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1987:Bishop
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3279:Youth
3269:Blitz
3264:Rapid
3254:Women
3217:Women
3169:Study
3019:Other
2552:X-ray
2475:Decoy
2460:Block
2415:Tempo
2378:Pawns
2296:Terms
2215:Check
2197:Rules
2131:India
2124:Spain
2109:China
2002:Fairy
1977:Queen
1908:norms
1799:Chess
1388:Lolli
513:Greco
404:Moves
3372:film
3329:WCCC
3324:TCEC
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3229:List
2500:Fork
2425:Trap
2225:Draw
1997:Pawn
1982:Rook
1972:King
1920:List
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1864:FIDE
1756:ISBN
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