Strange openings in San Francisco

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri, 09/11/2009 at 10:59pm.

San Francisco is known as a hub of strange activity so it is not surprising that at their Labor Day tournament many unusual openings appeared. I have selected a few of the more interesting games that explore these rarely visited territories.




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by saldy - 2 months ago
Santa Rosa, Laguna Philippines
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Mr. Azhar is clearly the "Starr" player in this articleSmile  But you know what? - there would be no chess without these sort of games!  Enjoy!

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by AnsellC - 2 months ago
Pasig Philippines
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by bugswattr - 2 months ago
Aurora United States
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a lot of poorly played games

by MrGreen2 - 2 months ago
Calgary Canada
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I presume in Banik vs. Azhar ... Bf4 wins the day by smoking the queen.  Castling 0-0-0 is a horrible move.

by ShockeR_40 - 2 months ago
Wrocław Poland
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nice games

by kingsmate618 - 2 months ago
Oakland, C.A. United States
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Whoa I beat Albert Starr in a game before

by crazy_attack - 2 months ago
sunnyvale United States
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I went there!

by tonymtbird - 2 months ago
Ukiah United States
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Member Points: 66

mr. starr is around 1500 or was a few years ago.  

by Arv123 - 2 months ago
New York City United States
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Awsome! I played and defeated both Mr. Azhar & Starr in that tournament!

by Ripper89 - 2 months ago
Arad & Timisoara Romania
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Awesome...thanks for posting!

by musiclife - 2 months ago
Portland, OR United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 96

Thanks for posting these!  Do you have the ratings of each player? 

 

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