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GM vbhat on Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:21pm.
In my last tournament in Navalmoral, I finished with 7.0/9 and in clear 3rd place behind Fedorchuk (who beat me in a game I annotated here last I week: http://www.chess.com/article/view/building-a-fortress). I had 5.0/7 going into the last day, an... Read more »
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IM Silman on Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:17pm.
Teaching Chess to Children and The Rasik Variation
Ripper asked:
I would like to know what your suggestion is for Black when 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 is played.
Dear Mr. Ripper,
This is one of those perfectly reasonable moves that every Sicilian pl... Read more »
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NM GreenLaser on Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:14pm.
Larry M. Evans was born March 23, 1932 in New York City. At the age of 15, he became the youngest champion the Marshall Chess Club had ever had. In 1949, he tied for first place with Arthur Bisguier in the US Junior Championship. He began playing ... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:22pm.
It's nice to win games by playing amazing moves, surprising tactics, and slashing attacks, but we all know that those are rare and that we can't expect a steady diet of brilliant wins. It's like the lottery. It would be nice to win once in a w... Read more »
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Submitted by
WIM energia on Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:53pm.
Today will mark the start of a series of new articles that will span the next couple of months. The topic of the articles will be "Planning in Chess." One has to differentiate between the ideas of strategical play in... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM arunabi on Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:53pm.
This week we shall deviate from studying main lines and focus on a side line instead. At the request of some of our readers, this week we shall see The Fried Liver Attack (aka The Fegatello Attack) in the Two Knights Defence. The first known gam... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:20pm.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Winning and Losing
One of the things we all learn as we grow older is good sportsmanship. You know: being gracious and humble when you win and being congratulatory to the victor when you lose. Bu... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:39am.
1985
In chess, as in life, nothing can be taken for granted.The National Junior Championship commenced on 29th December,1984 in Nagpur. When it concluded on 8th January, 1985 there was a surprise. Anand had been pipped at the post by one of his... Read more »
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GM Julio_Becerra on Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:47pm.
“When I play White I win because I am White, when I play Black I win because I am Bogoljubow!”Efim Bogoljubow (April 14, 1889 - June 18, 1952) was a Russo-German chess grandmaster who won numerous events and played two matches with Alexander A... Read more »
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chessbibliophile on Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:48am.
January, 1984 began with the much-awaited National ‘A’ Championship in Ahmedabad. This was a round robin event with 16 rounds. 25-year-old Pravin Thipsay, an officer in Union Bank, Mumbai won the t... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM vbhat on Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:07pm.
I recently completed a tournament in Navalmoral de la Mata (Spain) where I finished with 7.0/9. My only loss of the event was to the top seed, GM Sergey Fedorchuk, in the 3rd round (Fedorchuk coasted to first place with 7.5/9). The game featured a... Read more »
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chessbibliophile on Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:59am.
1983
By this time the young boys from Madras had built a steady reputation for themselves. When the National Team Championship was held in Mumbai in May 1983, their group, the Madras Colts participated in full strength. The team comprised of te... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:45pm.
I’m Singing Those Old Dragon Blues!
Dan asked:
My question is about White alternatives to the Yugoslav attack in the Sicilian Dragon. Basically, I hate it! I’d definitely prefer something that didn’t explode all over the board. Problem... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:39pm.
The Ruy Lopez is one of the most popular positional openings. In fact, Capablanca recommended to play the Ruy Lopez in order to improve your positional play. So, what should a tactical player do in order to avoid the notorious " Spanish Torture"... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:17pm.
The whiz kid was learning fast and enjoying himself. Anand captained Madras ‘A’ Team that scored 16.5 points out of 20 in the Tamil Nadu Inter District Schools Chess Tournament. There was a tie between Madras ‘A’ Team and Madras ‘B’... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:06pm.
In the following game, played in a simultaneous exhibition against a well-known senior master from Maryland, White plays a variation of the Bayonet Attack vs. the King's Indian Defense, throwing in 9. Nd2 before 10. b4. A war is waged over contr... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:35am.
Vasily Panov (Nov. 1, 1906-Jan. 3, 1973) is known today for the Panov Attack in the Caro-Kann Defense. He won the Moscow Championship in 1929 and played in the USSR Championship five times. Unfortunately, not all of his games are found in database... Read more »
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chessbibliophile on Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:20am.
31st August, 1981.The tournament hall in Madras is abuzz with excitement. The first round of the traditional Kasturi Cup Tournament is about to commence. The event has attracted 80 entries from all over India. The Premier section is made u... Read more »
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Submitted by
WIM energia on Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:44am.
There were some comments inquiring why b4 is better than the normal Ne1 or Nd2. I am not saying it is better or worse, it is an alternative and time will show how good it is. Positionally, it makes perfect sense: whi... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM thamizhan on Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:52pm.
The Petroff Defense. The name itself rings a “boring” bell to many people. Also called the Russian defense, the Petroff has a reputation of being a drawish opening. Considering the high percentage of draws turning out of this opening it is d... Read more »
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GM Julio_Becerra on Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:44am.
Francois André Danican Philidor (September 7, 1726 – August 31, 1795) was born in Dreux France. His father was seventy-nine at the time! He was a French composer whose operas were successful and widely known in his day and who was a famous and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM vbhat on Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:10pm.
I don't work on my openings as much as I'm sure the very top GMs do (mostly because I have so many other areas of my game to work on), but I do try to spend some time every week looking at some opening line in depth.
Back in August, in preparatio... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:28pm.
As I noted in the previous article, "No Fire From This Dragon", English GM Jonathan Mestel recalls receiving a telegram from the British Chess Federation at the World Student Chess Olympiad in Mexico City in August of 1977 that read "Miles says ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:40pm.
Chigorin Ruy Lopez and the Mystery of Statistics
Niranjan Navalgund asked:
My question is about the Chigorin Variation of the Ruy Lopez. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:59am.
Alexander Beliavsky (Belyavsky) was born December 17, 1953 in Lviv, Ukraine. He is now living in Slovenia. In 1973, he won the World Junior Championship. Beliavsky won the USSR Championship in 1974, 1980, 1987, and 1990. He was a candidate for th... Read more »
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