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This game is an excellent demonstration of how black should use his bishops to attack the white king.
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I had Fritz 12 analyze the previously posted game. I will add my own annotations later.
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From now on, I will be using this blog to keep up with changing theory in the Dragon opening, which I play. I will be posting key Dragon games from this year to keep track of what I have to analyze. I will probably post the annotated GM games here... | Read More
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This week’s article is structured differently than normal, instead of picking one opening for this week, I will show 8 tricky traps found in 1. e4 e5 openings.
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Next week I plan on returning to the tradi... | Read More
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I didn’t receive any suggestions this week, so I chose the opening this week. This week I will examine a line that I think is white’s best chance for an advantage in the highly drawish Petroff Defense.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3... | Read More
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After a month of not being able to post a game, it finally works now, so my column can finally resume.
This week’s column is on the open Catalan, after examining the closed Catalan last week month. Obviously, the difference between these 2 s... | Read More
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I was requested to examine the Catalan in my column, so this week will be the first part of a 2 part series on the Catalan. This opening, based on the fianchetto of the king’s bishop, is gaining popularity at an amazing speed, see the chart ... | Read More
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2 weeks ago, (by request) I wrote an article on the Froms gambit, 1. f4 e5!? I was then requested to examine the main line bird (by the same member). I decided to take a week off of the bird last week, but this week I will go back and use the... | Read More
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This week’s opening is a variation in the classical Slav defense, dubbed the Sokolov defense by James Vigus in his book, Play the Slav. I was inspired to play this variation when I first read that book. Ivan Sokolov is the strongest player who... | Read More
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This week’s opening is the From’s Gambit. The From’s Gambit only takes one move to begin, 1. f4 e5!? White weakens the e1-h4 diagonal with 1. f4, so black sacs a pawn to open files and diagonals for his pieces. I don’t think this is the... | Read More