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12 Games of Christmas - #2

Christmas Eve! Make sure you leave the cookies out for Saint Nick.  

12 Games of Christmas - #3

It's the Eve of Christmas Eve.  

12 Games of Christmas - #4

This game has everything - maneuvering, tactics, time trouble, a lurking queen sacrifice leading to a spectacular three minor piece checkmate, etc. Enjoy.  

12 Games of Christmas - #5

Sorry if some people find this one boring. I promise to make up for it in the next few games.  

12 Games of Christmas - #6

Christmas is fast approaching!  

12 Games of Christmas - #7

This game came in the third round of this year's Michigan Open, which I managed to win for the second straight year.  

12 Games of Christmas - #8

Notes taken from my published game in the Michigan Chess Magazine.  

12 Games of Christmas - #9

We've hit the single digits! Christmas is getting closer all the time.  

12 Games of Christmas - #10

The series continues.  

12 Games of Christmas - #11

Continuing the series outlined in 12 Games of Christmas - #12.  

12 Games of Christmas - #12

Merry Christmas! I thought it might be a fun way to sum up the year with my favorite 12 tournament games of 2014. The games will be lightly notated and from my own praxis only, but hopefully they will still contain some instructional nuggets for ...

Find the Powerful Move #30

Please see #1 in the series Find the Powerful Move if you are unsure of what to look for. Find the Powerful Move is going to take a break until I play in some more tournaments. I hope people are enjoying this series. Cheers!

Find the Powerful Move #29

We're still looking at games from the 2014 Michigan Open. This next one I hesitated over including, because the computers are not impressed (the evals do not change much). However, I am fairly confident the decision made in the game was the corre...

Find the Powerful Move #28

A continuing look at my games from the 2014 Michigan Open.

Find the Powerful Move #27

Find the Powerful Move #26

The series continues with a look at the 2014 Michigan Open, held at the Double Tree Hilton in Dearborn, Michigan. If you're new to the series, please see #1 before continuing.

Find the Powerful Move #25

Another day, another puzzle. Please see #1 in this series before continuing.

Find the Powerful Move #24

A continuing look at my games from the 3rd Annual Washington International. Please see Find the Powerful Move #1 to know what you're supposed to be looking for!

Find the Powerful Move #23

This is taken from the same game as the previous puzzle. Both players were now fighting the clock as well as the position. This one is quite long. Enjoy!  

Find the Powerful Move #22

Continuing a look at the 3rd Annual Washington International. Please see #1 in this series before continuing.

Find the Powerful Move #21

It's back! These next few exercises will be from the recently concluded 3rd Annual Washington International held in Rockville Maryland Aug 9-14, 2014. I can't really say enough how well this tournament was run. It is also a must for anyone seekin...

Michigan Rises

Hi everybody! It occurred to me to write a blog post like this one that salutes the amazing rise of young, Master-strength players in the state of Michigan. Long gone are the days of yesteryear when it was basically just me and NM Aaron Kahn (si...

Cracking the Top 100

No chess games or puzzles this time. Just a post celebrating my having cracked the top 100 list in the USA for the first time ever! 1 Nakamura, Hikaru (12641216) NY USA 2855 2 Kamsky, Gata (12528459) NY USA 2799 3 Akobian, Varuzhan (12740522) KS ...

Find the Powerful Move #20

Please see #1 before continuing. For this, the last in this series for now, I reached way back in time and pulled out one of my most favorite games. It's probably not objectively the strongest move, but it remains extremely powerful. Any 14 year ...