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Bishop Trap

Submitted by Charlie91 on Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:49am.

Sometimes we play half-awake and then realize that one of the pieces is trapped.  With the Bishop's frequent foray to the fifth rank, one must always decide if a retreat is better than going to the edge (rook file).  In this game (s... Read more »

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Dangerous Sixth File

Submitted by Charlie91 on Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:55am.

This was taken from a recent game.  It should be instructive to the beginner especially, and perhaps to the absent-minded expert as well. There are two diagonals which should be protected especially at the opening: the e1-h4 for White and e8... Read more »

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Shortest Masters' Tournament Game

Submitted by Charlie91 on Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:15am.

The game is finished in just four moves!  And the players were masters in a 1924 tournament.  Beware of the galloping knight. It's not the end of the world when we make similar mistakes or blunders; even the masters fall in the intri... Read more »

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KIA Pride

Submitted by Charlie91 on Mon Sep 3, 2007 7:27am.

I'm presently looking into the King's Indian Attack (KIA), popularized by Bobby Fischer.  It's the King's Indian Defense (KID) except for the color of the pieces.  I placed here probably the most famous example of this op... Read more »

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Modern Chess

Submitted by Charlie91 on Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:22am.

I have gone to different Chess websites, but chess.com seems to be the site to be.  It is simple and clean and puts the fun back into the game.  I'm slowly getting into the site and looking at all the sections.  I'm a little... Read more »

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