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  2. Berlin Defence - Wikipedia

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    The Berlin Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6. The opening is a variation of the Ruy Lopez and is assigned codes C65–C67 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. [1]

  3. Elephant Gambit - Wikipedia

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    Black plays 3...Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qf6 7.dxe5, which is thought to be slightly better for White. In Lob– Eliskases , German CC 1929, Black played 3...dxe4. The game continued 4.Bc4 Qg5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.d4 Qxg2 7.Rf1 Bh3 8.Bc4 Nf6 9.Bf4 and White went on to win.

  4. Semi-Slav Defense - Wikipedia

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    The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined chess opening defined by the position reached after the moves: . 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6. The position may readily be reached by a number of different move orders.

  5. Wing Gambit - Wikipedia

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    The Wing Gambit can also be played against the French defense, although this is largely refuted at a grandmaster level.One line, as popularised by Gotham Chess [2], goes 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4, and black often takes cxb4 followed by a3 with a further gambit of a pawn in exchange for quick development of the minor pieces, and/or d4 and c3 to solidify the center.

  6. Baldur's Gate 3 - Wikipedia

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    The Descent into Avernus adventure takes place roughly 100 years after the events of Baldur's Gate II, and the story of Baldur's Gate 3 takes place immediately following the events of the Descent into Avernus tabletop module. [30] On 5 October 2020, Larian Studios announced the game would be released for macOS in addition to Windows and Stadia ...

  7. Astarion - Wikipedia

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    As a rogue, Astarion wears light armor and is proficient with several bladed weapons, including daggers, rapiers and longswords, as well as longbows and crossbows.. Astarion is skilled in acrobatics, deception, perception, performance, persuasion, sleight of hand, and stealth, making him well-suited to several tasks, including picking locks and disarming traps, which are invaluable early on in ...

  8. Dark Urge - Wikipedia

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    The Dark Urge is a character from the 2023 role-playing video game Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Studios, a title set in the Forgotten Realms universe of Dungeons & Dragons.First introduced at the conclusion of tie-in community-based browser game Blood in Baldur's Gate, the character was designated as an "Origin" character that the player can select to play through the game from their perspective.

  9. Petrov's Defence - Wikipedia

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    If 5.Bxf7+?, then 5...Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5 gives Black the bishop pair and control of the centre. If 5.0-0, Black plays 5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 and now Black can play 6...Qe7!, after which Bobby Fischer wrote that "White has no compensation for the Pawn", [ 15 ] or 6...f6 transposing to the main line of the Boden–Kieseritzky.