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On Bronstein's style...and the Stonewall

Submitted by kamalakanta on September 30, 2012 12:09 PM.

Recently, GM David Smerdon published a letter on chessvibes titled " An Open Letter To The Stonewall". It is a very heartfelt letter in which he is deciding never to play the Stonewall again. Botvinnik used to play it with some success, and today, go...Read more »

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I played actively in tournaments from 1972-1978....now playing for fun. Love chess to a fault; rusty as heck right now. Buying books of all kinds: game collections, endgame, opening...etc.... Looking for good opponents who DO NOT use engines during games.

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BEOGRADSKI_SINDIKAT (1661)	kamalakanta (1784)	0-1 (won)	16	5/20/13	View
kamalakanta (1774)	BEOGRADSKI_SINDIKAT (1667)	1-0 (won)	18	5/20/13	View
CLC4life (1274)	kamalakanta (1763)	0-1 (won)	27	5/16/13	View
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npostic (1777)	kamalakanta (1744)	0-1 (won)	56	5/13/13	View
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