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• The Sacrificial Trap

  The Sacrificial Trap   Napoleon I - Madame de Remusat (MalmaisonCastle (1804)   Napoleon opened with the Dunst Opening1.Nc3 (The opening move 1.Nc3 develops the knight to a good square where it attacks the central e4 and d5 squares.) ... | Read More

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  • | Apr 3, 2011
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• Kings Gambit

  “I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves”                                   (Bobby Fischer)   Steinitz’s Four Rules of Strategy   1. The right to attack belongs to the side that has a po... | Read More

  • ChessGuruFrancois
  • | Apr 2, 2011
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• Opening Principles

  Predicting the outcome of all that is in your control !! "To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of i... | Read More

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  • | Apr 2, 2011
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