Submitted by
attaxk on Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:36am.
The chigorin variation follows after the main line of the closed morphy, i.e. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 (d6 or 0-0) 8.c3 0-0 9.h3
[Usually the black side will play for d6 as after 7...0-0 a4, black will have t... Read more »
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Submitted by
AlexCn on Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:11am.
Hi, When someone plays e4 as white as usually play the Sicilian, C5. iN a few of my recent games I have been offered the Smith Morra Gambit D4 C3. I did not like the results when I took the pawns. HOW would you reply to the Smith Morra Gambit. Wh... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:54am.
Here we see the great Anthony Miles unleashing a fantastic new novelty that put an end to the opening variation. After the devastating blow, Beliavsky never gets back to level terms. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WORLD'S GREAT... Read more »
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Submitted by
dspsp123 on Sat Jul 5, 2008 6:08pm.
The blackmar diemer is one of the most interesting openings that I have ever seen. In the future I will post some of my games using this opening. Understand I am no expert in this opening. If you want to find out more simply sear... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jul 5, 2008 1:07pm.
Svetozar Gligoric was born in 1923 and became the greatest of all chess players born in Yugoslavia. He reached the position of being the highest rated player in Europe outside of the Soviet Union. In this game he plays a closed version of the Ruy ... Read more »
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Submitted by
leo8160 on Wed Jul 2, 2008 4:53pm.
there is something strange about opening theory , maybe its due to lack of my knowledge (which is most probably the case) but at least its not found in many books about the subject..... now let me share my question with you in a usual ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Fresh on Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:53pm.
Opening theory is not a preferred focus for most students of the great game of chess. Instead we are given nuggets of wisdom: "Knights before Bishops," "Develop!," "Castle!," "Don't move your Queen out ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:55pm.
In the following game the white pieces were commanded by Josif Dorfman. He was born in Ukraine in 1952 and tied for first in the Soviet Championship with Boris Gulko in 1977. They came ahead of the likes of Petrosian, Tal, and Polugaevsky. A playo... Read more »
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FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:20pm.
I sometimes play the St. George Defense (1.e4 a6), famous from Tony Miles' upset of Anatoly Karpov. When I do, I often try to use the opening to reach positions from the Ruy Lopez, or close enough. It is an example of how an unorthodox opening... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:04pm.
Ever since Vladimir Kramnik used the Berlin Defense against Garry Kasparov, players of the white pieces have been struggling to exploit their perceived advantage. The success of Black in defending and even winning at times, has led to the variatio... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 7, 2008 12:11pm.
For the purposes of teaching chess to a group of young students, a short game is very useful. The particular game shown here appears to display opening theory since it doesn't go beyond the opening stage of the game. It is to be noted that the... Read more »
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Submitted by
yavuz1990 on Tue May 20, 2008 8:08am.
In a professional chess game, players should know many variatons if they don't want to fall into an opening trap... For example: After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 black can accept the gambit by 2. ... dxc4 or move another piece(2. ... e6, c6 o... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri May 16, 2008 2:19pm.
I have played many defenses against 1.e4. Despite that I became known as a player of the Caro Kann. Perhaps, wearing a tee shirt that said, "UNIVERSITY OF CARO" on the front helped to promote that notion. The back said, LINA," compl... Read more »
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Submitted by
kent440 on Thu May 15, 2008 9:13pm.
This is called quality game here in our place. Which the higher rating play w/out 1 rook and the lower rating play w/out 1 bishop. . Can you help me for this? I play this quality game w/ my friend which has a higher rating than me. So i play w/out... Read more »
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Submitted by
chesslife on Thu May 15, 2008 7:33pm.
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu May 15, 2008 5:17pm.
Awesome opening: That is the main line. Bxf7 on white last move is better option Paul Morphy Gambit: Read more »
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Submitted by
santiR on Mon May 12, 2008 1:45pm.
this was an improvised opening i played as white against a player about my rating. it looks like a kings indian, but i haven't seen it before. does anyone know if it has a name, and if it doesn't, can i name it? &... Read more »
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NM GreenLaser on Sat May 10, 2008 12:36pm.
The year was 1968. I heard the book would be available in America. The place to obtain it was at 80 East 11th Street in New York City. The United States Chess Federation had been at home there for a few years. In the same building, on another floo... Read more »
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Submitted by
Mastermind55 on Mon May 5, 2008 2:58pm.
The Sicillian narjarf is my fav opening. It goes E4-C5 Nf3-D6 D4-CxD4 Nf3xD4-Nf6 NC3-A6 This is a very solid position for black. Black's whole game revolves around the b7 pawn which will be advanced to B5 later. Kasparov and Fischer both used ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chesslife on Sun May 4, 2008 3:07pm.
PLEASE help me.What should I do as white?I thought about whites move for weeks but I couldn't find a solution. Read more »
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Submitted by
masteryoda on Sat May 3, 2008 7:27pm.
Hi guys, just wanted to know, what is the main point of the Scandinavian defence? Please post yours opinoins about it Also, ifyou have any games with them, please post those also Read more »
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Submitted by
masteryoda on Sat May 3, 2008 10:52am.
hi people, when you play a game, what is the move that you want your opponent to play? Mine is f4, against a lower rated player p.s. I am new to this site Read more »
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Submitted by
attaxk on Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:46pm.
We saw in the previous article the main line of the closed variation of the Morphy defence (3..a6), and the advantages and disadvantages, we also briefly discussed why white generally prefers to play the prophylactic 9.h3 instead of the imme... Read more »
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Submitted by
attaxk on Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:28pm.
The morphy defence was obviously first championed by the famous American, Paul Morphy, who was the first to support that the move 3...a6 after 3.Bb5 is the best move as gives Black a lot of flexibility. As we have already seen that the exchange va... Read more »
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Submitted by
attaxk on Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:18pm.
The Alekhine variation of the exchange variation in the Ruy Lopez, after 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6, is 5.d4 immediately challenging the center. The ideas again are very similar to the other main variations following the Ruy Lopez ex... Read more »
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