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This game had a neat tactical finish. | Read More
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Tcigorin - Paulsen Berlin 1881
To sum up, after placing all of blacks pieces on their favorite squares, d5 can blow the center open and activate his pieces. | Read More
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Black should play d6 right away to avoid white trading a minor piece on c6. Black's d6 move stops this as shown in the following game.
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Scheveningen 101:
White's ideas include pawn breaks to e5, f5 (and fight for d5 by removing pawn) and g5.
Black may try: P - b4 as part of an attack on white's e pawn, d5, or e5 for a blockade. Black has goo... | Read More
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I don't know if this is what a blog is supposed to be, but I enjoy plugging in interesting games from my rading so I can share them, revisit them, and play them through on the computer rather than on the board. That said, at times I don't even b... | Read More
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Continuing to explore d4 games with interesting breakthroughs.
I get in trouble sacraficing pieces for combos that don't actually work. Still, with diligent study, I hope to get good at seeing these opportu... | Read More
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For best results, blockade an isoloated pawn. The square just in front of it is the weak spot. | Read More
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Here is a game between Spielmann and Grunfeld 1929
Why does this game end here. White is supposed to be better at the end, but I don't see a mate yet. | Read More
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I just discovered this game between Karpov and Kasparov. There is a neat finish at the end.
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