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Quick Draws for the non-GM

Submitted by MrMash on Wed Apr 9, 2008 4:54pm.

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 »

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An Incredible Game

Submitted by MrMash on Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:23am.

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 »

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Don't block the center pawns!

Submitted by MrMash on Mon Nov 5, 2007 1:09pm.

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 »

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