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• A Missed Opportunity in a Field Full of Excuses

  (This diagram is for round two, please read, before going through the game) Ring, Ring, the alarm clock buzzed and rattled in my head, I groggily woke up wondering where I was and what day and time it was, with the sunshine peaking through my ... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | May 16, 2013
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• Kalamazoo Mini Swiss

    The Kalamazoo mini swiss took place on March 30th, 2013.  It was an all day, three round tournament, with time control of 90 minutes with a 5 second time delay.  It was a beautiful morning with the warmest day of the year thus far after a lo... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Apr 5, 2013
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• Following David Pruess suggestion for learning Ruy Lopez pt. 2

  After you have setup the Ruy Lopez position on the board and studied the positional aspects of it, as described in previous articles.  Step two that is suggested by David Pruess for learning a new opening, after you have set it up and studied the... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Jan 30, 2013
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• Join Dan Heisman's Learning Center Group

  hi all, I will be continueing the Ruy lopez series soon.  I hope that everyone is still on occassion thinking about the basic Ruy Lopez position, and it's different aspects such as key files, diagonals, squares, and piece placement and planning.... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Jan 17, 2013
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• Following David Pruess suggestion for learning new openings, The Ruy Lopez aka, the Spanish Game

  Before I continue with discussing the positional considerations inherent in the Ruy Lopez.  I really want to encourage everyone to setup the Ruy Lopez position, e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bb5, and to study it, and to consider the position.       ... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Jan 6, 2013
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• Ruy Lopez, the Spanish Game, Great things always have more then one name pt. 3

  Read my articles on the Ruy Lopez to help you follow IM David Pruess study plan. The Ruy Lopez opening is an opening that meets all the requirements of how an opening should be played.  These articles will help you to be able to learn the openi... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Dec 26, 2012
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• Ruy Lopez, The Spanish Opening, Great Things come in More Then One Name, pt. 2

  Hello again everyone.  This is part two on my series of articles concerning the Ruy Lopez opening, also known as the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game.  In part one we talked about the first few moves, e4, e5, Nf3.  Before I continue discussing e... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Dec 17, 2012
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• Ruy Lopez, The Spanish Game, Great Things Always Have More Then One Name

  The Ruy Lopez, also known as the Spanish game, is one of the oldest openings around, dating back many centuries.  Back to the time when the modern rules of chess were being slowly implemented around the world.  Why has the Ruy Lopez been around ... | Read More

  • archmage81
  • | Dec 12, 2012
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