Dimitrije_Mandic's Blog

or The Music Of Chess

• The inner eye of a Dragoneer!

  For the past ten days I was in Greece, happily enjoying my summer vacation! ... or not. Okay, yes, I did enjoy it, but the first few days I felt a bit unsettled, admittedly. Why? Well, actually, one of the reasons was because I hadn't brought an... | Read More

  • Dimitrije_Mandic
  • | Aug 03 2011
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• The famous chess grains legend - solved!

  Legend has it that the game was invented by a mathematician in India who elicited a huge reward for its creation. The King of India was so impressed with the game that he asked the mathematician to name a prize as reward. Not wishing to appear gre... | Read More

  • Dimitrije_Mandic
  • | May 03 2009
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• Don't follow the book lines blindly, use your logic! (Watch out for the Librilinemia!)

  The main problem I encounter when learning openings is nothing but a thought: it has been proven that the book lines of the openings are better than the ones out of the book, but how do I refute every wrong continuation my opponent might play? I n... | Read More

  • Dimitrije_Mandic
  • | Apr 19 2009
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