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A nice mate

Submitted by afrikaner72 on Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:34am.

This is a nice game I played here on chess.com: Read more »

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Harry Nelson Pillsbury, one of the best chess players in the begin of 20th century

Submitted by afrikaner72 on Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:52am.

One of my favorite chess players together with Paul Morphy:  Harry Nelson Pillsbury (b. Massachusetts, USA December 5, 1872 - June 17, 1906), was a leading chess player. At age 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of all time, but his ... Read more »

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The Lolli Gambit

Submitted by afrikaner72 on Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:54am.

This is a variation of the well known "Kings's gambit accepted-Muzio Gambit" It is called "Lolli Gambit" or "Wild Muzio Gambit" I find it very interesting. I am adding an interesting game of the italian chess play... Read more »

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