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Johann (Hans) Joseph Kmoch (1894-1973) was a chess author and International Master (1950) and International Arbiter (1951). He was the referee in the Alekhine-Euwe World Championship match in 1935. Euwe chose him as his...
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Alexander Rueb (1882-1959) was a Dutch lawyer and diplomat who became the first President of FIDE (1924-1949). He owned one of the largest chess libraries in the world until destroyed by aerial bombs in 1945. He wrote several books on ...
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Gustavus Selenius (1579-1666) was the author of Das Schach-oder Konig-Spiel (Chess or King-play), the earliest detailed account of living chess and the earliest German chess book, in 1616. Gustavus Selenius was the pseudonym for August ...
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Eduard Gufeld (1936-2002) was a Ukrainian Grandmaster (1967), chess coach and trainer, who played in 8 USSR championships from 1959 to 1972. He played in his first chess tournament in 1953 at the age of 17. In 1960 he won the champions...
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Edmar John Mednis (1937-2002) was a Latvian-born American grandmaster (1980) who took 2nd place in the 1955 World Junior Championship, behind Boris Spassky. He wrote 26 chess books and hundreds of chess articles. He was trained a...
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Stephan Gerzadowicz is a correspondence chess master. He played in five USCF Absolute Championships and one U.S. Correspondence Chess Championship. He has been president of both the Massachusetts Chess Association (1972-1974) and the N...
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The German word zwischenzug means 'intermediate move', and it is a common tactic that occurs in almost every game of chess. Picture your opponent making a move that directly threatens one of your pieces: after you opponent has done this you are ab...
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The Fried Liver Attack is a continuation of the Two Knights Defense. It is an aggressive gambit where white gives up a knight in exchange for poor king safety for black. This attack has not been proven decisive, especially under slower time cont...
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Bill Robertie was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 9, 1946. He is a chess master and former winner of the U.S. chess speed championship. In 1965, he tied for first in the USCF Golden Knights Correspondence Chess Championship, b...
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This "Impossible" Checkmate contradicts what many, many chess books say:
"You can only checkmate with two knights if you are in the corner and your opponent blunders."
It is possible.
You can do it on the side of the board; however, yo...
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