1.e4 d5
Don't use a computer against me unless you tell me.
Cheater-1 Analysis
Enjoy: 1.d4 The annotations and lines are by no means everything that went through my head during the game. I'm also adding computer analysis to round it out as usual. 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 b5 6.a4 c6 7.0–0 Bb7 ...
Cheater-1 Is Toast
Cheater-1 commited an error and the question is why. Is Cheater-1 involved in the site's development? Is he/she a real persona that actually has been haunting chess sites? Is he/she a recent persona? If you look at the game you see that...
Hidden Moves D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence
The hardest game so far. During the middle game I had a nagging fear of Nf6 intending a sac. As usual, I subject all my games to computer analysis to check the accuracy of my thinking. Here I can also keep notes and test them for relevency. I used...
Open Games
Two test games are being played out between myself and LinkSpringer. These are study games so you may ask questions, give input or just kibbitz.
Due to changes...
I have to look after life for a bit... As soon as I'm settled I'll post on the Young Vs Old The Rematch (Scandinavian Defense) put forth by "myself". As one of the lead bloggers I have extensive research in t...
Vote Chess Over 30 yrs
Editorial from the "Older Guys" Vote Chess Game. Did Black miss an opportunity bxc? Was this the trigger for a long sequence of moves culminating in a King side break through? Are we headed for an all out head to head confron...
Play the Scandinavian!
Stuck in the middle again… Sometimes it helps to know the road ahead so as to avoid pitfalls hidden from view. It’s one thing to find lines in a database but it’s another to know why certain lines should be avoided. I&rsq...
1.e4 d5
Canadian GM Spragget wrote an introduction to this opening some years ago that inspired a lot of people. He sited Carlos Santos who is a middle Master player for his insightful contributions. Next week I will be posting a small sample of my resear...
A fun KID
(1) Ve**** (****) - GW**** (****) [E97] This is me recovering from a slight oopsies. Rated game, 5m + 0s , 20.08.2005 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Nd2 Nf4 11.c5 f5 12.f...
