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Starting out: the grünfeld Recently I have been reading about the grünfeld defense against 1. d4, which is supposed to give black a dynamic game with lots of attacking chances. I consider myself to be a fan of tactical play (which is why I usua... Read more »
The Italian game is not played often at the GM level because it is considered drawish with best play from both sides. But much depends on the variation chosen. If white goes for the two knights defense and white 'accepts' with Ng5 then things can ... Read more »
This is my last club game, which I was happy to draw. After an overly bold knight manoeuvre it pretty much fell apart, but I survived the middle game and reached an ending that would have been drawn with best play. I missed that line and found mys... Read more »
Tuesday evening I played the first game of the external competiton of my chess club. It took place at a medium distance from my hometown (45 minute drive) and it was a 6 boards event. I have no rating yet so I was put on board six, where I played ... Read more »
My first Live Chess 2.0 Game So today I played my first game after the official release of Live Chess 2.0. The new interface lacks some familiar features, delivers a few new ones and works in a stable manner. All in all it is good enough for me, ... Read more »
Club Game 4 - Alekhine Defense Tuesday evening has been chess club evening for the last month, and in good tradition I'm sharing my game with you. I think it was a game well played and I consider it my best club game so far - even though I lost i... Read more »
The 10 minute Blitzing Knight Recently I started playing OTB games at my local club. Though I really like it I must admit it is taking me some time getting used to it. (The longer time controls haven't enabled me to play higher quality games yet.... Read more »
RC vs Nokia 6300 Recently I downloaded Chessmaster Mobile on my Nokia 6300. Put at the 'Skilled' level, I collected the following win. (without using takebacks, which is a pretty lame option anyways): Read more »
Losing in the worst way In my third club game I played a 1300 player. I got an advantage fairly quickly and I played, in general, a good game with perhaps only 1 or 2 inaccuracies. There was nothing to suggest that I wouldn't take the point home.... Read more »
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