peterkirby

Peter Kirby
Fullerton, CA, United States

Member Since: May 4, 2008
Last Login: Jan 5, 2010
Profile Views: 702
Points: 157

Birthday: May 1, 1981

Occupation: Student

USCF Rating: 963

About Me:

I study history at CSU Fullerton. I am entering tournaments for the first time in ten years. My old rating should go up. I am also enjoying the play on chess.com.

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Tournament Today, Game #5

Submitted by peterkirby on Jun 22, 2008 11:52pm.

I'm just including the first 6 moves because the rest are irrelevant.This sequence should serve as a warning; it's very rare that your opponent hangs a pawn in the very beginning of the game. More likely, it's a well-tested trap or "...Read more »

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