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Early Endgame after 1.e4 and 2.d4

This chapter treats the early queen exchange as an opportunity, not a concession: Black reaches a sound, low-risk structure where piece coordination,...

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 King's Indian Type Setups with 1.d4 and 2.c4

2.1 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5

2.1.1 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 f5 5.Nc3 c6

2.1.2 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 f5 5th move sidelines

2.1.3 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng1/Nfd2

2.1.4 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4

2.1.5 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.d5

2.1.6 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.e3 Nd7 4.Nc3 g6

2.1.7 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8 Kxd8

2.2 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6

2.2.1 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Nh4 Bd7

2.2.2 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.e3 Bg7

2.2.3 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.g3 Ne4

2.2.4 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Qb3 b6

2.2.5 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.h3 Ne4

2.2.6 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5th move sidelines

3 Philidor Type Setups with 1.e4 and 2.d4

3.1 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4

3.1.1 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 c6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10th move sidelines

3.1.2 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 c6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Ba2 exd4

3.1.3 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 c6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Be3 exd4

3.1.4 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 c6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.a5 Bf8

3.1.5 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.a4 c6 8th move sidelines

3.1.6 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7th move sidelines

3.1.7 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.a4

3.1.8 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.dxe5/Bxf7/Ng5 - Concrete Lines

3.2 5th move options

3.2.1 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.h3/g4

3.2.2 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Rg1 c6 6.g4 h6 7.Be3 Be7

3.2.3 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Rg1 c6 6.g4 h6 7.h4 exd4

3.2.4 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Rg1 c6 6.g4 h6 7th move sidelines

3.2.5 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5th move sidelines

3.3 Sidelines

3.3.1 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4th move sidelines

3.3.2 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5

3.3.3 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 e5

4 Early Endgame after 1.e4 and 2.d4

4.1 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8 Kxd8 6th move sidelines

4.2 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8 Kxd8 6.Bc4 Ke8 7th move sidelines

4.3 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8 Kxd8 6.Bc4 Ke8 7.Nf3

4.4 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8 Kxd8 6.Bc4 Ke8 7.f4/f3

5 Sidelines

5.1 1.b3/b4/f4

5.2 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3/f4

5.3 1.d4 d6 2.g3

5.4 1.d4 d6 2nd move sidelines

5.5 Extra

5.6 1.Nf3/c4 & 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3rd move Sidelines

6 Repertoire Training

7 Practice Positions

8 Bonus