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  • ...e Southeast is an alliance between Austria and Italy which uses an unusual opening by the Italians to quickly secure the fall of the Turks. The principal prob ...s, as the army in Apulia could be used for other things, as such a Turkish opening usually means that the Austrians are in for a lot of trouble from the Russi
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  • .... NADA. The Kaiser closed the deal zero of eight games after a three build opening. This tells us that Germany, more than any other country on the board, is s
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  • '''NORTHERN OPENING (THE YORKSHIRE OPENING)''' Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-NTH and F Edi-NWG. There are four named variations:
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG, F Edi-NTH. There are three named variations: *Welsh Opening
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  • ...ilds a fleet in Liverpool and overwhelms France with seapower. The Western opening is extremely risky, and only undertaken with complete trust in the German,
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG and F Edi-NWG. There are three named variations: the Edinburgh, t
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening in which England orders A Lvp-Yor, sends one fleet to the North Sea and doe
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  • ...hat make the opening work. This is even more so in the case of the Sealion Opening names after the German invasion plans of England in World War II. ...he Italians going on a long slow road to the East, hopfully a Lepanto type opening. he also wants to see the English go down like a rock and is willling to ta
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  • ...s. Therefore, I was very interested to read [[Edi Birsan]]'s [[The Sealion Opening]] in the Spring 97 Movement issue. [[The Sealion Opening in Action: The Moves#Spring 1901|Spring 1901]]
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  • ...Russia and Turkey usually view Austria as very easy meat and so this ideal opening is often difficult to arrange. The standard Lepanto opening - Italy convoying A(Tun) to either Smy or Syr via F(ION) & F(EMS) - is of c
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  • ...le opposition and that is F(Edi)-NWG, F(Lon)-NTH and A(Lpl)-Yor. With this opening he can take Norway in the Autumn even in the face of Russian opposition fro Despite the limitations of opening moves, England must conduct a lot of diplomacy prior to the first moves bas
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  • ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on
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  • One cannot discuss Italian opening strategy without mentioning the Lepanto Opening. This involves F(ION) convoying A(Apu) to Tun in 1901 then building a F(Nap
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  • ...ntion having one more unit than anyone else at the start. Furthermore, the opening moves of France and Italy can have repercussions on Russian strategy. Altho
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  • Perhaps Turkish opening moves require less diplomacy than any other country. A(Con) should always g ...s arguably the best as Turkey wins most of his postal games following this opening. It immediately puts pressure on Russia even assuming there has been a stan
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  • ...s the name of the article suggests), the information is specifically about Opening Strategy (meaning the first year). Please do not forget this important cave ..."philosophy" pointers I think in general will get you through a successful opening for every country.....
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  • [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]] [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]]
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  • ...y country you may play. In part one, we learned ways to present oneself in opening diplomacy, in order to optimize one's chances for future success. Part two, ...s sequence will get involved with more peripheral points regarding general opening strategy. I plan to make it a short topic and then tie in all three parts o
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  • ...ur trek's original course. Thankfully, I am only contracted to write about opening scenarios. That helps reduce the infinite number of possibilities by at lea Unfortunately, there are no great answers when things get tough in the opening game, but there are options. Truthfully, I cannot say I am confident that a
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  • *[[Northern Opening]] (F Edi-NWG, F Lon-NTH) *[[Southern Opening]] (F Edi-NTH, F Lon-ENG)
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  • ...after Hitler's plan to attack England from out of the Low Countries, this opening gained rapid popularity in the late 1990's in e-mail play. *[[The Sealion Opening]] by Edi Birsan
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  • ==Prussian Opening== Richard Sharp's name for any opening which uses the move A Ber-Pru. The most famous named variant is the Barbaro
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  • ...me in which Italy solicited and received permission for a Key Opening, the opening succeeded in resolving a brewing Russo-Turkish war, since they found someth
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  • ==Biscay Opening== This opening is viewed as pro-English and pro-Italian in that France moves to take Iberi
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  • Any Austrian opening which orders the Trieste fleet into Venice. In its pure form, the Hedgehog Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Ven, A Vie-Tyr, and A Bud-Gal.
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  • ==Rhineland Opening== ...ile providing a say in the Lowlands and Scandinavia. One advantage to this opening is that if France has entered Burgundy, Germany is sure to protect Munich w
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  • The Houseboat is Richard Sharp's name for any opening in which the Trieste fleet is ordered to HOLD, and Budapest is sent to Serb Richard Sharp's name for the opening used by David Crichton in a game in Dolchstoss (DS19): F Tri H, A Bud-Ser,
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG, F Edi-NTH. There are three named variations: *Welsh Opening
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  • Russia has more possible opening moves than any other power. In order to produce a rationalised system for n *F StP/sc H openings are known as the Northern Houseboat Opening.
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  • Any opening sending F Kie-Bal with A Ber-Kie. This opening allows for the taking of Denmark (or Holland) with an army and Germany thre
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  • Richard Sharp's name for any German opening using F Kie-Hol and A Ber-Kie. There are three named variations: the Burgun A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Bur, F Kie-Den is Germany's 4th most common opening. Unless a standoff in Bur occurs, this bespeaks an aggressive German player
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  • <BIG>'''Diplomacy Opening Articles'''</BIG> *[[An Introduction to Austrian Opening Strategy]] by [[Richard Hucknall]]
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Alb, A Vie-Tri, and A Bud-Gal. The Head-On Galician is Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Alb, A Vie-Gal and A Bud-Gal. Sure to keep Galicia vacant or Austria
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  • ...hr. If it opens to Burgundy, the opening can be transformed into a Panther opening.
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  • This is the most popular German opening, and also the most popular opening for any country. It guarantees two neutrals against any offense, gives Germ This is the basic opening where France is an ally, Russia is neutral or suspect, and England is the o
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  • ==Silesian Opening== Also known as the Frederich Opening, this opening was named by John Mark. France should be pleased and more inclined to move
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  • ==Anschluss Opening== The pure Anschluss is Germany's fourth most common opening. Unless a standoff in Burgundy occurs, it bespeaks an aggressive German pla
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  • ...army goes to Ruhr, (most common) it is a [[Blitzkrieg Openings|Blitzkrieg Opening]], or if the Munich army does not go to Ruhr then the openings are categori [[Category:Opening]]
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  • ...ser Wilhelm II's sending the German gunboat Panther to Africa in 1911. The opening presents a combined front by the Central Powers (A/G/I) in an attempt to gu ...im. The remaining two powers, England and Russia, should be pleased by the opening. Russia is able to not only get in on the Turkish party but also appeased b
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  • The Balkan Gambit is any opening sending Trieste to Albania and Budapest to Serbia. The gambit here is that Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Tri-Alb, A Bud-Ser, A Vie-Boh. Also known as Fisher's Folly.
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  • ...pening that sends the fleet into the English Channel is known as a Menache Opening or English Attack. These openings account for about one quarter of all Fre ...it is unlikely to result in a centre gain for France (unlike the Atlantic Opening's F Bre-MAO), and compromises an assault on England by most likely pinning
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  • ...ilds a fleet in Liverpool and overwhelms France with seapower. The Western opening is extremely risky, and only undertaken with complete trust in the German,
    751 bytes (123 words) - 14:26, 7 January 2008
  • ..." opening A Mar S A Par-Bur, and the other is known simply as the Burgundy opening with A Mar-Spa. Both these openings offer defense against a German strike i ...pening provides A Mar-Spa, F Bre-Mid, and A Par-Pic, known as the "Picardy Opening." This is subtly pro-German, as it hints to an accomodation over Burgundy w
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  • ...hat make the opening work. This is even more so in the case of the Sealion Opening names after the German invasion plans of England in World War II. ...he Italians going on a long slow road to the East, hopfully a Lepanto type opening. he also wants to see the English go down like a rock and is willling to ta
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  • Any Austrian opening that orders Trieste to HOLD and Budapest to Rumania.
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  • '''NORTHERN OPENING (THE YORKSHIRE OPENING)''' Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-NTH and F Edi-NWG. There are four named variations:
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  • ...m. In general, a valid French strategy is to get Spain and Portugal in the opening, even at the price of losing a home center. For France, such a loss is freq *[[An Introduction to French Opening Strategy]] by [[Richard Hucknall]]
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  • ...z (a.k.a. the Italian Attack) is recognized as a variant of the Blue Water Opening. '''BLUE WATER OPENING, VON METZKE BLITZ'''
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  • Any opening sending the Brest fleet to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. There are a many named v *[[Atlantic Openings#Maginot Opening|Maginot Opening]]
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening F Lon-ENG and F Edi-NWG. There are three named variations: the Edinburgh, t
    178 bytes (29 words) - 14:32, 7 January 2008
  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening: F Tri-Alb, A Bud-Tri, A Vie-Tyr.
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  • An opening to remember or regret by ...eeded. If Germany, moves to Burgundy and England moves to the Channel, the opening will fail horribly…..but France can still recover if he has the wits and
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  • ..., "Defence" or "Gambit", as the case might be; everything else was simply "Opening". Here are some examples with the frequencies taken from New Statsman. ...5%), but if the army goes elsewhere the fleet moves constitute the Belgian Opening, with the usual Edinburgh and Yorkshire Variations (0.9% and 20.3%).
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  • *Austrian Attack Opening (A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Tri)
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  • Richard Sharp's name for the opening in which England orders A Lvp-Yor, sends one fleet to the North Sea and doe
    368 bytes (61 words) - 14:32, 7 January 2008
  • Any French Opening sending the fleet to Picardy. The typical intent is a pro-English occupatio
    343 bytes (54 words) - 13:40, 31 March 2008
  • Any German opening in which Berlin is ordered to HOLD. These openings guard against a Russian
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  • This is the name I give to the opening I regularly play as Russia, which is very little favoured by anyone else - (1) Turkey's best chance of winning, and most active opening, is A(Con)-Bul, F(Ank)-BLA, A(Smy)-Arm - it's also by far the most popular,
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  • Richard Sharp christened the Italian Opening A(Ven)-Pie, A(Rom)-Ven, F(Nap)-ION as the Alpine Chicken "Because it shows The stats show that the Chicken is the third most common Italian opening, used overall 11.64% of the time. However, that figure masks a 70’s popul
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  • ...oned and I now consider that except for certain circumstances, it is a bad opening. For the benefit of novices, the Hedgehog is F(Tri)-Ven, A(Vie)-Gal, and A( .... Far better for Austria to try to convince them not to attack and make an opening that will result in Gre and Ser being taken in 1901 and this is not as diff
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  • .../Sil or A(Ber)-Sil/Pru. I once attempted a combination of both of these by opening F(Kie)-Den, A(Mun)-Sil, A(Ber)-Pru. But I failed to gain Warsaw and my offe More recently we had the opening which later went on to become a zine in its own right. The Bohemian Rhapsod
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  • [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]] [[The Sealion Opening in Action|BACK]] to [[The Sealion Opening in Action]]
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  • ...e Southeast is an alliance between Austria and Italy which uses an unusual opening by the Italians to quickly secure the fall of the Turks. The principal prob ...s, as the army in Apulia could be used for other things, as such a Turkish opening usually means that the Austrians are in for a lot of trouble from the Russi
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  • ...oing to stab Austria by moving to Tyrolia and Trieste in the Autumn.) This opening is not without its uses, however, as you can often stop France getting a bu ...t seems to have better prospects against France, and is more flexible. The opening proceeds as follows:
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  • As France you have the option of opening with the Iberian Indecision. The S01 orders are A Par-Gas, A Mar-Spa, F Bre The single largest objection to this opening is the supposedly weakened defensive position it leaves France in. In fact,
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  • ...n interesting set of German moves in the North. The use of the traditional opening gains time for the German player as it allows him to determine if anything [[Category:Opening]]
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  • ...Russia and Turkey usually view Austria as very easy meat and so this ideal opening is often difficult to arrange. The standard Lepanto opening - Italy convoying A(Tun) to either Smy or Syr via F(ION) & F(EMS) - is of c
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  • ...stal wins and has the best record for draws. However when I see the French opening set up it fails to fire me with the interest that both Austria and Russia s ...of non-aggressive ways but should England, Germany or Italy attack in the opening year then France can defend fairly well but will have to be content with on
    5 KB (961 words) - 18:53, 31 March 2008
  • Perhaps Turkish opening moves require less diplomacy than any other country. A(Con) should always g ...s arguably the best as Turkey wins most of his postal games following this opening. It immediately puts pressure on Russia even assuming there has been a stan
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