Submitted by
WIM energia on Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:35pm.
Exchanges play an important role in modern chess. Even though the chess that we see today is marked by heavy pre-analysis by computers and superb opening preparation, it has not lost its positional elements. When one decides which pieces to exchan... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:52am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Thanks
Well, it's turkey time again (at least in the USA), and all of us are going to be sitting down at the dinner table to partake of one stuffed animal in order to stuff another.
If you're like m... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM thamizhan on Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:41pm.
This week we shall study the Nimzo Indian Classical system. Usually this system is considered to lead to more of a positional game, but the British GM Nigel Short employed an interesting idea against the legendary Garry Kasparov in their World Cha... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:21am.
Chesspublishing.com
http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/
Vlad is back! He has won the Tal Memorial Tournament this month ahead of rivals, Ivanchuk,
Carlsen, Aronian and Anand.
Now that is good news for Kramnik fans.When I ... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:58am.
As you might gather from the title of this article, some players do not seem to be aware that the loss of a single pawn in the opening, without obtaining any visible compensation for it, is enough to lose a chess game. This probably stems from t... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:20am.
Der Weltmeisterschaftskampf
Lasker - Steinitz 1894und weitere Zweikämpfe Laskersby Robert Hübner
Hardback, p.235Language:German
Edition Marco.2008
http://www.chess.com/article/view/bohemian-caesar-battles-for-life
In this part ... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:59pm.
As players progress beyond the initial stage of their chess education it becomes necessary to develop an opening repertoire. An opening repertoire is a collection of the openings at you use on a regular basis. There are several stages to developin... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:38pm.
Little Misha was excited.Botvinnik had come on a holday to enjoy the seaside at Riga.
“Botvinnik is here,” he grandly announced to his parents.
His father looked at him quizzically.
“I am going to challenge him.”
“Botvinnik is Worl... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:29pm.
Blindfold Chess, The Fried Liver Attack, and Playing Multiple Openings
Goldiga asked:
I wanted to know your take on blindfold chess for the improving player. How difficult is it to learn, and is it true that learning to play blindfold will rea... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:58pm.
OK, I have to admit that I totally made up the name of this opening. If after the moves 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Black doesn't want to play the Italian Game (3...Bc5), the Two Knights Defense (3...Nf6) or the Hungarian (3...Be7) and instead ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:42am.
Vasily Panov was born November 1, 1906 and died January 3, 1973. In 1929, he won the Moscow Championship. He played in the USSR Championship five times from 1935 to 1948. FIDE awarded him the title of International Master in 1950. He was better kn... Read more »
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Submitted by
WGM Natalia_Pogonina on Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:02am.
Every day I get a lot of fan mail (thanks, guys!), and many of the messages are dedicated to the evergreen subject “how do I get better in chess?” I am trying to do my best to offer individual advice to everyone. However, there is a very wides... Read more »
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Submitted by
WIM energia on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:06am.
Once again, I will deviate from the topic of my chess column – exchanges. In this column I will present some thoughts on practical tournament strategies based on my own experience. There is much advice of what to do when one does not do well in ... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:21pm.
While I'm all in favor of playing aggressively, I try to do by playing an aggressive opening as White. And when I'm playing Black, I try to play aggressively after I have equalized and gotten a few pieces developed. However, choosing an openin... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:42am.
Der Weltmeisterschaftskampf:Lasker - Steinitz 1894
und weitere Zweikämpfe Laskers
by Robert Hübner
Hardback Edition: 235 pages
Language:German
Edition Marco.2008
edition-marco@t-online.de
Bobby Fischer learnt a lesson early in his l... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM arunabi on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:59pm.
This week we have decided to dwell a little more on the Spanish opening, also famously called the Ruy Lopez. We studied one of the main lines, the Chigorin defense last week, this time around we can discuss the Anti-Marshall variation. As the name... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Julio_Becerra on Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:25am.
“Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."Siegbert Tarrasch (March 5, 1862 – February 17, 1934) was born in Breslau the hometown of Andersen and Zukertort. The young Tarrasch learned to play chess when he was 15 years old... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM vbhat on Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:30pm.
Going into the last round of the SPICE Cup in Texas, I was tied for 2nd place with GM Eugene Perelshteyn and IM Ray Robson with 5.0/8. IM Ben Finegold was leading with 6.0/8, and was playing Eugene in the last round. Ray had black against FM Danie... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:31pm.
Mikhail Tal shunned unpleasantness and abhorred controversies. In his brief life he made no enemies. There was one exception, Jan Adamski, a leading player of Poland.
The dispute between the two shows how the tension of the game can a... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM vbhat on Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:55pm.
In my last tournament, the SPICE Cup in Texas, I had 4 blacks out of 9 games. The first 3 blacks I had all saw my opponents open with 1.e4 (I wrote about the first game last week, at http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-power). While I've normal... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:48pm.
Creating a Study Program
Mr. Svorcan asked:
I am self-taught chess player. I have read a few books and have some chess software (Fritz, Chessmaster, etc). I play chess regularly on the net but my “real” rating is unknown, however on some web... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:08am.
Forcing Chess Moves:The Key to Better Calculation
By Charles Hertan
Softback, p.382
New in Chess.2008
http://www.newinchess.com/
If you are an experienced player, you feel a kind of déjà vu with most books on tactics. Like "Haven't ... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:04pm.
Despite its very respectable age, the Scotch Game is very popular these days. Super GMs like it as a convenient way to avoid the Marshall Counter-Attack in the Ruy Lopez and amateurs like it for its relatively simple strategic pattern. Unfortuna... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:04pm.
Botvinnik-Smyslov,
Three World Chess Championship Matches:1954, 1957, 1958
by Mikhail Botvinnik
Softback, p.287
New in Chess.2009
http://www.newinchess.com/
http://www.chess.com/article/view/botvinnik-smyslovpart-i
http://www.chess.com/... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:32am.
Arthur Bisguier faced the new kid, Bobby Fischer, in the third Rosenwald in 1956. In the same event Fischer's win against Donald Byrne was called the game of the century. Fischer was already a player. The kid played the King's Indian Defense, a... Read more »
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