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  • The Power of Positional Chess (Part 2)

    I’m going to come clean here. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag and admit to something strange and weird. It concerns my chess, and it’s about a particular chess move. No, I’m not going to wax poetic about a favorite opening or favor... | Read More

  • "200 Open Games" by David Bronstein

    This week I will be reviewing a unique book - 200 Open Games, by the former "Vice-World Champion", David Bronstein. Rather than fully annotated games, this book presents 200 short vignettes, each followed by an un-annotated game, with one diagram.... | Read More

  • Pawn Forks: the David vs. Goliath of Chess

    The pawn fork: fun, often game changing, sadistic. In fact the David vs. Goliath feel of a lowly pawn simultaneously hitting two far more valuable enemy pieces is one of the game’s great pleasures.  But, is the pawn fork really some rare nucle... | Read More

  • Book review: ZUKA

    Fight the King's Indian, Gruenfeld, and Dutch defenses with ZUKA by David Rude.Thinker's press, Inc. 2012, Davenport, IA. 44e0 pages, ISBN: space 101888710-63-2 $29.95 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gr%C3%BCnfeld-Defenses-stand-alone-cohesive-... | Read More

  • Beginner Mating Patterns Redux - Part 3

    In my first article on beginner mating patterns, we explored Back Rank mates, Queen mates on h7, Queen mates on g7 (while also discussing general dark-square weaknesses around f6, g7, h6, and even h8), and smothered mates. In the second article we... | Read More


    • Tipperlinn Allegro 2013

      Today there was a friendly tournament of 25-minute Allegro games at the Tipperlinn Bowling Club, home of the Civil Service chess team. Rather than one big Swiss tournament, we were split into five groups of six players and played all-play-all wit... | Read More

    • To Whom Do We Listen?

      To Whom Do We Listen, And Who Is It That Hears When GOD Speaks? Presumptuous; characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; foward. Presumption; 1 the act of presuming. 2 bold or insolent behaviour. Behaving with impertinence; disres... | Read More

    • Bronstein's Big Endgame Mistake

      David Ionovich Bronstein (February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006) was a Soviet chess grandmaster, who narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein (seen here in a picture from 1963)  was one of the world's strongest play... | Read More

      • NimzoRoy
      • | May 2, 2013
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    • A Creative Genius

          David Bronstein a Soviet chess Grandmaster, missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. He was one of the world's strongest players from the mid-1940s into the mid-1970s, and was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of ta... | Read More

      • Shadow_47
      • | Apr 30, 2013
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    • Introduction to an Introduction to the Caro Kann

      With a grandmaster even their(his/her) introductions can seem too difficult to learn all that one would like.  However David Pruess's chess.com Introduction to the Caro Kann switched on a light for me and i thought i would try to share some of th... | Read More

      • LiteDave
      • | Apr 28, 2013
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  • Evans, Larry

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    Larry Melvyn Evans (March 22, 1932 – November 15, 2010) was an  was an American Chess Grandmaster, author and journalist. He won or shared the U.S. Open Chess Championship five times and the U.S. Open Chess Championship four times.  He won or ... Read More »

  • Légall's Mate

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    Légall's Mate is named after the French player M. de Kermar, Sire de Légall (1702-1792).  While there are several variations, each involves the sacrifice of the queen.  If you would like to see more on this trap, David ... Read More »

  • Santasiere, Anthony

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    Anthony Edward Santasiere (born 9 December 1904 – died 13 January 1977) was an American chess master. Chess career: 1920s-In 1923, Santasiere tied for 13-14th in Lake Hopatcong (Frank Marshall and Abraham Kupchik won). In 1924, he took 3rd, ... Read More »

  • Lees, David

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    David M. Lees was born on February 12, 1943 in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He was a National Master.  He won or tied in the Western Massachusetts Championship five times (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967).  He won the Central New Engla... Read More »

  • chess composition

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    In 1997, the Permanent Commission for Chess Compositions (PCCC) decided to establish the title of World Champion for Composers.  FIDE recognizes eight categories of chess composition.  The categories and world champions are: Two-movers -... Read More »