I recently played a game where my opponent fell into a trap and let me sacrifice on f7 for a mating combination. He was playing moves rather quickly and probably didn't see my attacking possibilties. Hopefully this will be a reminder to you to... Read more »
The purpose of this series is to let the player understand the ideas behind the Closed Sicilian rather than just main line theory. In this game, many of the ideas of the Closed Siclian come into play, which is very instructive. Read more »
This game was played last Saturday against a 2171. We both missed a winning move for him, but I think I played well otherwise. It culminated into a nice finish. Read more »
This is a game I played at Supernationals. It featured a nice closed Sicilian. Read more »
I was just fooling around at a local bookstore in a two minute game against one of my friends. I played an brilliant knight sac and decided to sacrifice my queen because I felt like it. This lead to an aesthetically pleasing mate. Read more »
This was an OTB game that I played from a tournament on Saturday. I was paired with a 1950 rated player who really liked tactical positions. This was a fun game with accurate play from both sides. I was definitely better, and probably winnin... Read more »
This was a game I played in a tournament on Saturday. I was White. My opponent was so focused on attacking my space advantage that he left his kingside without many defenders. I was able to take advantage of this through a great combination.... Read more »
I know a lot of you absolutely hate playing against the Sicilian. Some of you refrain from playing e4 because of it. However, Nf3 after c5 is actually a very flexible move. White makes Black show his hand. Then White can choose the variati... Read more »
I had a 6 month long stint with d4 and I am calling it quits. The reasons? I really like d4, but there are too many defenses involved and they usually know more than me. Plus, they can prepare drawing lines against me. Also, I am a natural... Read more »
I played this game last night at a bookstore. This game featured a fun variation that's almost a novelty with castling on opposite sides. It also showed some good defense and some inaccuracies by both sides. Read more »
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Just some thoughts from an improving club player.