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Locked Dore

Submitted by benws on Fri May 29, 2009 1:12pm.

This is another game from the 19th century. It is filled with sacrifices, as white literally throws away his entire army for the mate. I know it is far from a perfect game, but it is still fun to watch. The final position is also somewhat incredib... Read more »

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A Picturesque Position

Submitted by benws on Sat May 23, 2009 5:49pm.

Efim Petrovich Geller (1925-1998) was one of the great Soviet chess masters. He played in the Candidates events an amazing 6 times, and had a positive or equal score against many of the greatest masters of his time. In this game, the new world ch... Read more »

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A Rare Occurence

Submitted by benws on Wed May 20, 2009 3:55pm.

This game is a very complex one. The queens are traded early, but Pinter decides to sacrifice some pieces to lure the white king out of its own territory, and then brings in his king to set up a mating net. There is also a unique moment when you s... Read more »

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The Big Explosion

Submitted by benws on Thu May 14, 2009 3:05pm.

David Bronstein is credited by many with making the King's Indian Defence famous. In the Prague tournament of 1946, he created two "twin" games from which "modern chess began." See if you can spot the similarities. any thoughts at all? post a com... Read more »

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A Fine Combination

Submitted by benws on Mon May 11, 2009 12:35pm.

This game contains one of the greatest (as considered by several masters) combinations ever. Whether you agree with them or not is up to you. In any case, it features two nice exchange sacrifices and once again shows how powerful passed pawns are.... Read more »

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The Kings of New York

Submitted by benws on Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:30pm.

I'd like to recommend a book for all of you guys to read. It's called The Kings of New York by Michael Weinreb. It really makes me wonder (and you might wonder too) how chess can be so readable a topic. Basically, there is a school in New York ca... Read more »

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Too Ambitious

Submitted by benws on Fri Apr 3, 2009 9:06am.

I have to admit: I get too ambitious in my games more times than I would like. And sometimes, that can lead to disaster. Take the following game. I grabbed at a pawn in the opening, knowing that I would have to weaken my kingside. My opponent the... Read more »

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Defeating the French

Submitted by benws on Mon Mar 9, 2009 12:34pm.

The French is tough to crack, as most of you guys have probably experienced yourselves. Here is a game I found that shows you how to defeat this opening. Korchnoi uses lots of pawn & piece sacrifices and combines those with lots and lots of w... Read more »

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DEFENSIVE STANCE

Submitted by benws on Thu Mar 5, 2009 3:21pm.

We all find ourselves in dire need of defense sometimes. However, defense is not all pulling your pieces back into your own camp. Defense requires a knowledge of tactics to pull through. Here are some examples:               As yo... Read more »

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A Reason To Interfere

Submitted by benws on Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:06pm.

I've decided I should actually try and do something with my blog. I'm not a very good teacher, but maybe I can provide some new ideas you guys have never thought of before. So today I'll talk about INTERFERENCE. It's best illustrated with an exa... Read more »

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