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In Part One of the Misunderstood Knight Fork, I compared the Knight fork’s raison d’être as “leaping into an unapologetic orgy of material gain.”
In Part Two we take the chains off those well fed horses (after all, ... | Read More
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Ignatz Kolisch was, according to historical calculations from Chessmetrics, the number one chess player in the world from 1867-1868. Although he did not frequently play in tournaments, he was known for his aggressive style, which often produced so... | Read More
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Since we finished last week's article with "the Immortal Game" it is only fair to start today with its twin - "the Evergreen game".
(Just like in most of my articles I give you a chance to test your chess skills, so the games are given as a Q... | Read More
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 Best of the best 1000
Combination as a soul of chess
Secret of Chess Informant part II
 In the first part of the article Secret of Chess Informant, I mentioned that for each issue of Chess Informant a special jury chose the best - most b... | Read More
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The Evans gambit is a true chess link between the romantic past and the computerized present. This sharp opening was played by the biggest stars chess ever produced: Morphy, Fischer, and Kasparov. This fact alone should tell you that the Evans... | Read More