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    • Quick Draws for the non-GM

      So a bit over a month ago I was playing in the Hawkeye Mind Challenge. I had reached the last round and was playing on board one against a Master. He needed only a half point to guarantee first place, and I had had a rather interesting series of g... | Read More

      • MrMash
      • | May 23, ‘12
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      • | 2 comments
    • An Incredible Game

      This game was taken from the 4th Ames Futurity, Group B (November 16-18 2007). It was by far the best game I played on the way to finishing co-champion of the section at 5.0/7.0. Not bad for being the 6 seed in a 8 player round robin. . Enjoy the ... | Read More

      • MrMash
      • | May 23, ‘12
      • | 308 views
      • | 4 comments
    • Don't block the center pawns!

      Below is a game that I played on a correspondence server over two years ago. The game shows how blocking your central pawns can lead to disaster. Watch how the white pieces almost exclusively work from behind the pawns while the black pieces end u... | Read More

      • MrMash
      • | May 23, ‘12
      • | 247 views
      • | 1 comment