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Forced Into A Draw

Submitted by benws on Mon May 26, 2008 9:13am.

In this widely overlooked historical game, Black sacrifices his queen just to force White's king deep into his territory. Amazingly enough, White's pieces cannot free his king from the trap and the game ends in perpetual check.   Read more »

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Bronstein's Immortal

Submitted by benws on Sun May 25, 2008 9:24am.

We've all been there- after a horrible and unthinkable blunder, we're facing a hopelessly lost position. What do we do then? Resign? No. "Sit tight and hope for a blunder."- Sammy Reshevsky. Just ask David Bronstein...   Read more »

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Systematic Strangulation

Submitted by benws on Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:53am.

This is a positional masterpiece by Tarrasch. Despite there being no combinations, it illustrates how to stifle your opponent and take advantage. Read more »

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The See-Saw Check

Submitted by benws on Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:39pm.

In this game, white uses the tactics of the see-saw and zugzwang, accompanied with many sacrifices, in order to create a pretty game. It is one of my favorites and I hope you like it too.   Read more »

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