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    • A personal best tournament game

      Featuring a queen who insists on sacrificing herself. | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Apr 7, ‘12
      • | 149 views
      • | 2 comments
    • Two bullet smothered mates

      Here are two entertaining 1 0 miniatures that I just played.  No analysis is included, because I'm pretty sure there's no point in analyzing a bullet game... http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=57011353 http://www.chess.com/livechess/g... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Oct 9, ‘10
      • | 353 views
      • | 2 comments
    • Blitz Insanity

      The following position is from an OTB blitz game that I just played against a friend.  We play lots of games where we fool around and do piece sacs -- our reason usually being "because it looks cool".  This game started as a Tal gambit that I tu... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Aug 13, ‘10
      • | 406 views
      • | 11 comments
    • Diabolical rook endgame

                                    Last Saturday I played in a 4 round G/90 club tournament.  It featured some pretty stiff competition considering the small turnout:  two masters (2200 USCF) and an expert (2000) out o... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | May 23, ‘10
      • | 307 views
      • | 1 comment
    • I am...

      "Hello, I'm a Mac." "And I'm a PC."      --Get a Mac ad campaign "I am woman, hear me roar."      --Helen Reddy "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."      --self-titled studio album "I'm the goddamn Batman."      --All Star Batman and R... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Mar 7, ‘10
      • | 392 views
      • | 4 comments
    • Four Epic King Hunts

      Four crazy 5 0 games I just played.  There were quite a few blunders, but there were also plenty of spectacular tactics, including ~9 piece sacs .  Enjoy! http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=10707712 http://www.chess.com/livechess/g... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Feb 16, ‘10
      • | 408 views
      • | 3 comments
    • Portal Chess

      (Paint skills, yo-->)   This is a variant that I invented with a few friends several years ago.  Since then I have introduced it to a handful of people.  We have played enough times to be sure that it does make for an exciting and playable... | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Jan 19, ‘10
      • | 670 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Puzzle #3

      From http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=30077557. | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Jan 10, ‘10
      • | 470 views
      • | 0 comments
    • Puzzle #2

      From my game http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=27134102.  I missed the diagram move, instead playing 29.Kxf1. | Read More

      • balifid
      • | Dec 20, ‘09
      • | 551 views
      • | 1 comment
    • Puzzle #1

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      • balifid
      • | Oct 13, ‘09
      • | 461 views
      • | 2 comments