Submitted by
dimitriosg2002 on Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:28am.
Alekhine's Defense Theory - part 3
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 This system is considered to be the strongest. White does not hurry with thec2-c4 advance but instead completes the development of the kingside obtaining a stable initiative.3...d6 4.Nf3 [... Read more »
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:04pm.
Latvian Counter-Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
To play a type of King's Gambit with a less tempo is not a particularly appealing choice for Black since the only advantage is that there is not the possibility of a queen check on h5 hence Black i... Read more »
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:49am.
The Giuoco Piano (Italian: "quiet game") is the oldest recorded opening.Damiano played it at the beginning of the 16th century and the Italian Greco played it at the beginning of the 17th century. The opening is also known as the Italian Game, alt... Read more »
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NM GreenLaser on Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:12pm.
I have been plannng for weeks to show the game IM David Pruess won against GM Jesse Kraai this year in Berkeley. Yesterday and today, the news on this site indicates that David Pruess has been hired to work here. This game is an example of his a... Read more »
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NM GreenLaser on Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:51pm.
Boris Spassky was born in Leningrad, which once again is St. Petersburg, January 30, 1937. He won the Soviet Championship four times from 1956 to 1973. He was a candidate for the world championship seven times from 1956 to 1985. He defeated Keres,... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:59pm.
Some players think that an unorthodox opening is a good weapon against a superior opponent. I think such openings can be useful against an equal opponent or a weaker one, but against a superior opponent one can only hope for the oppoent to choose ... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:27pm.
The Polish Opening 1.b4 is not bad. There are some intersting gambit line. In this article I present Tartakower's King's-Gambitish approach. There is a lot of analysis of sidelines, so make sure you click the Move List button to see them!
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NM GreenLaser on Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:59pm.
Nigel Short was born June 1, 1965 and qualified for the British Championship three day before his twelfth birthday. He was second only to Kasparov, who was two years older, in the World Junior Championship in 1980. He became a grandmaster in 1984.... Read more »
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:55pm.
Sicilian Defence: Variations with ...Qb6
The Sicilian Defence with ...Qb6 is one of the minor variations for Black which features an accelerated development of the queen.
Perhaps the queen is not well placed on b6 because it blocks the path of t... Read more »
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:13pm.
Sicilian Defence: Pin Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4
This is a direct, but not completely sound attempt to immediately attack the e4-pawn. The only move that gives Black a hard time is 6. e5 after which 6...Nd... Read more »
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:17pm.
Sicilian Defence: Accelerated Dragon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
If the aim of 1...c5 is to take control of the d4-square, then as a consequence 2...Nc6 appears to be the most logical continuation, as is the opening up of the d... Read more »
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Submitted by
dimitriosg2002 on Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:36pm.
Alekhine's Defense - Theory 2
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.exd6This exchange leads to calm maneuvering play with White's edgeexd6[5...cxd6 6.Be3 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nc6 10.b3 O-O 11.O-O e5( 11...d5 stronger is 12.c5 Nc8 13.b4... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:52pm.
Edward Lasker (1885-1981) has already been introduced in a previous article. His opponent in this game is Abraham Kupchik (1892-1970). Kupchik was born in Brest in the Russian Empire. In 1903, his family came to America where he became an accounta... Read more »
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Submitted by
downie78 on Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:00am.
this opening is very irregular and not a lot of people play it as an opener for white, but if you don't really like being white, or you play better with white, then i recommend this opening move. It basically just switches around the colours so ... Read more »
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Submitted by
ogerboy on Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:46pm.
The Open Sicilian is the most popular response to 1...c5, with more than 287897 games played by players rated above 2000 according to Gameknot database. Obviously, white intend to open up the centre with d4, usually on move three, after 2.Nf3.
Un... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:47pm.
Here is a game from the 2009 Australian Open Chess Championships, FM Sales - IM Xie with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw the Slav Defence employed by black. This choice proved o be a solid one in which ... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:08pm.
The Terrapin is an approach for White in the Torre Attack after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 and then 5.e4. It is slow and unambitious, but very easy to play. It has been used by young Grandmasters such as Ponomariov and Radjubov.
It can le... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:13pm.
Here is another fun, offbeat but playable opening. The Amazon Attack puts the queen at d3 to support light-square action. It can also lead to a Manhattan Gambit, as here, in a game with an interesting opening and flashy finish
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:04pm.
For those who like radical, confrontational openings, 1.c4 g5 is worth looking at. I don't think it is very good, but White's avantage is not insurmountable. I bring it up because I was looking at the latest Randspringer reprint of its magazine ar... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:28pm.
Edward Lasker (1885-1981) was born in Germany (in an area now in Poland). He became an engineer and moved to London, England where he played his famous casual game against Sir George Thomas. Before war began in 1914, he moved to America. He won th... Read more »
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Submitted by
ogerboy on Thu Jan 8, 2009 2:08pm.
As the name suggests, players playing white (with the Closed Sicilian) does not intend to open up the centre with d4 in the near future. Instead, they usually play on the king-side first, then decide whether they want to open up the centre or not.... Read more »
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Submitted by
ogerboy on Mon Jan 5, 2009 10:16pm.
"Why did you switch from 1.e4 to 1.d4?" I asked a friend of mine in the local club. And their reply, was the same of every other in my local area - "because of the Sicilian..."
Despite how outrageous and ridiculous that sounds, that is the most c... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:07pm.
Although the Exchange Variation isn't aything to worry about, some players just don't like to suffer under the pawn structure. There is an easy way to avoid this, and it doesn't require knowing much theory. I'm tralking aout Cozio's 3...Nge7. The ... Read more »
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Submitted by
jubilousfire on Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:41am.
The Cochrane Defense is a method for drawing in the chess endgame with a rook versus a rook and bishop, shown here. It was discovered by John Cochrane. This combination of material is one of the most common pawnless chess endgames. Accurate play i... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Jan 4, 2009 8:06pm.
For some reason some players get scared when faced with1.g4. There is no reason to fear this. True, if you waslk into the jaws of the beast, your head can get chopped off. But if you play sensibly there is no danger. Here are two examples of solid... Read more »
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