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Off the Wall Chess - The Pin is Mightier than the Sword

Submitted by billwall on Thu Jun 7, 2007 5:11am.

Here is an Indian game (Queen's Indian/NimzoIndian) with lots of pins.  The game could have gone either way.  Whoever had the best pin was going to win.  Sometimes the pin is mightier than the sword. Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - Keres Attack

Submitted by billwall on Wed Jun 6, 2007 4:52am.

Here is a game in which I played the Sicilian, Keres Attack as White.  Both players castle on the opposite sides, then attack each other from opposite sides.  Whoever breaks through first, usually with a sac, wins. Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - Check Your Sacrifices

Submitted by billwall on Mon Jun 4, 2007 4:55am.

Here is a game I played at the US Open in1977.  My opponent sacrificed too much and did not have a good enough attack on my King.  When you sacrifice a piece, you better calculate it all. Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - Watch for Back Rank Mate

Submitted by billwall on Sun Jun 3, 2007 8:52am.

Here is a game I was playing at the 1975 U.S. Booster Championship in Los Angeles.  I lost some material earlier in the game and perhaps should have resigned.  But my opponent became more greedy and grabbed another pawn.  I was able... Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - French Exchange, Exchanging Attacks

Submitted by billwall on Sat Jun 2, 2007 11:53am.

Here is a game I played at the first World Open, held in New York City in 1973.  It was a French, Exchange Variation.  We castled on opposite sides of the board and exchanged attacks.  He attacked on one side, I attacked on the othe... Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - My Opponent Gives Me the Bird

Submitted by billwall on Fri Jun 1, 2007 1:54pm.

Here is my first tournament game where my opponent opened up with 1.f4 (the Bird's Opening).   Read more »

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Off the Wall Chess - My Greatest Swindle

Submitted by billwall on Fri Jun 1, 2007 5:09am.

In 1975, I played in the World Class Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia.  The open section was won by Paul Keres.  I took 5th place in the Class section.  One of my games was a pure swindle and I was lucky to win.  The... Read more »

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