Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:50pm.
Paul Keres was born January 7, 1916 in Narva, Estonia and died June 5, 1975 in Helsinki, Finland. He became one of the best players in the world in the 1930s and remained near the top for almost forty years. In 1938, Keres came in first at AVRO, a... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:58pm.
Sometimes openings have certain positional or thematic goals that they wish to accomplish. For example, in the King's Gambit (1.e4 e5 2. f4), one of the primary goals for White is to open the f-file and get play against the square f7 with a ro... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM arunabi on Thu Jul 2, 2009 1:34am.
“Every once in a while a man comes to the game and changes the way the world looks at it.” This is a quote from an advertisement portraying Sachin Tendulkar as the “Man” and the game obviously being “Cricket”. If you do not know Sachin... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:56am.
ML asked:
I've been having problems deciding on an opening repertoire for Black. I've been trying all sorts of stuff – Sicilian Dragon, Pirc, French, 1…e5, Alekhine, and even 1...b6.I’m searching for a repertoire which I feel very safe and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
jamesjddongchess on Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:02pm.
I have recently taken interest in the benko gambit, can anyone advise me whether it is sound to play. Also
i have some other questions. Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:50pm.
José Raúl Capablanca Y Graupera was born in Cuba on November 19, 1888 and died March 8, 1942. He was a great chess prodigy who learned the game by watching at the age of four. He was the game's greatest natural talent and one of the greatest pla... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:40pm.
New in Chess Yearbook 90
New in Chess.2009
Published 4 times a year
ISBN: 978-90-5691-252-9
Softcover, 246 pages
Figurine algebraic notation
Readers of this yearbook owe a special debt to Leinier Dominguez, the young gladiator from ... Read more »
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Submitted by
MikeRoesell on Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:57pm.
First of all I need to apologize for the time that has elapsed between the orignal articles and this one. I have been doing some analysis (definitely not on the GM level but its solid. I have also been reading articles that have been ... Read more »
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Submitted by
PavleKosic on Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:41am.
This is a game which I played couple of hours before writting this article. I played this game on Internet chess club and it was against strong player rated 2047 on 15 minute setup. After the game we talk about the game and about the life and I fo... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:08am.
In my previous article, I gave a game illustrating the virtues of the Exchange Variation of the Caro-Kann and reasons that I play a line that has a reputation of being harmless. In this game, my opponent gives me an easier time of it playing a d... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM thamizhan on Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:54pm.
As far as we see it, there are two very good things about studying an opening like the King's Gambit. One, you can dig up some games which are as old as the Mona Lisa portrait and you can understand how chess has evolved from a 'Direct Attacki... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:41pm.
New in Chess.2008
ISBN 978-90-5691-250-5
Published 4 times a year
Softcover, 246 pages
Figurine algebraic notation
Reading the NiC Yearbook can be a mystifying experience for the uninitiated player. While the contributors mak... Read more »
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Submitted by
steevmartuns on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:36pm.
In this series of articles, I plan to cover the Leningrad Dutch (A84) and, more specifically, a recently-finished tournament that I've hosted called "The Siege of Leningrad." These articles will begin by explaining the opening, then by covering so... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:35am.
Look in any chess opening book about the Caro-Kann Defense and you will find a very small percentage of the book devoted to the Exchange Variation. Usually only a page or two, the book will site a few lines as giving Black easy equality and dism... Read more »
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Submitted by
bronzefeet on Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:35am.
In this variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted I play white and try to regain my gambit pawn and suffer because of it. Black wins the opening with a queen and knight tag-team, even though his king has been checked out of position. This game ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:48am.
Winning with the Trompowsky
by Peter Wells
Batsford. 2003
Softcover, 240 pages
Figurine algebraic notation
ISBN: 0-7134-8795-X
Old is Gold!
Years ago when I was coaching students I used to recommend 1.d4 with White and avoid playi... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:45am.
James West is a Life Master from New Jersey (where I used to live also). Although he has for most of his carrer played the Sicilian Defense as black in response to 1. e4, he later switched to the Philidor Counter Gambit (PCG) (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3.... Read more »
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Submitted by
Unownasofyet on Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:35pm.
Many amatuers (like me) realize the large amount of theory that can come after both 1.e4 and 1.d4, yet we don't want to play sidelines and give up trying for an advantage. For a good portion of those people (including me) we turn to flank openings... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:58pm.
The M-Tel Masters is held every year since 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria with six to grandmasters playing a double round robin. Veselin Topalov won the first three in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, the winner was Vassily Ivanchuk. Topalov came in second... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:33am.
New in Chess Yearbook 88
New in Chess. 2008
ISBN: 978-90-5691-248-2Published 4 times a yearsoftcover, 248 pagesfigurine algebraic notation
Ever since its inception in 1984 the New in Chess Yearbook has enjoyed phenomenal p... Read more »
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Submitted by
sputnick on Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:29am.
You may have seen opening analyses that cite statistical evidence regarding how well an opening fares. Those statistics are based overwhelming on games by players with ratings over 2200. What would we discover if we looked only at amateur games? H... Read more »
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Submitted by
Zukertort on Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:05am.
I've noticed there are fewer resources available to those who want to learn about the Colle-Zukertort, a solid, positional chess opening system for White. Thus, I thought I’d make a quick-start guide for anyone who wants to try it out sometime. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Pyke on Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:56am.
If you're like me, you don't read much opening theory. You play Chess, enjoy it, but don't know many of the nuanced trap lines that have been developed over the years. You probably, like me up until this evening, have never even heard of the Magnu... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Silman on Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:23am.
Srikanth Narahari asked:The following variation of the Smith-Morra Gambit is one of my favorite opening lines with White:
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 d6 7.O-O a6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Rd1 b5 10.Bb3 Ra7 11.Be3 Rd7 12.Rac1 Bb7 13.Nx... Read more »
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Submitted by
MagicMan01 on Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:56pm.
An Introduction to the Halloween Gambit!
The Halloweens Gambit is recognized as C47 of the ECO (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe4!) and is relatively new in chess theory. Martuis Wind Dutch correspondence master and director of play held num... Read more »
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