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on Sat Aug 4, 2007 11:08pm.
I got lucky in this game and scared my opponent into resigning. It looked like mate, but he missed the saving move. Always look at every possibility and every defense. Don't resign too soon unless you are sure there is no hop... Read more »
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on Fri Aug 3, 2007 6:44pm.
I played a lesser known variation against my opponent's French Defense. In the end, my opponent had 2 Queens, 2 Rooks (I had none), 2 Bishops, a Knight, and 6 pawns, but still lost. I sacrificed heavily to crack the kingside and fi... Read more »
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on Thu Aug 2, 2007 7:51pm.
In this game, against Igor Vaks of Cleveland, I was able to attack Black, control the center, then finally win a piece when my opponent misplaced his Queen. It looks like a Rook sac, but it would cost him his Queen. After dropping a pi... Read more »
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on Thu Aug 2, 2007 7:05am.
In this game, I went on a fishing expedition to draw out the enemy King, then baited the King with the offer of a Bishop. He took the piece, but then had nowhere to hide. He took the bait Rook, Line, and Sinker. I reeled in the K... Read more »
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on Wed Aug 1, 2007 8:03am.
Usually, you want to castle to protect your King and get your Rook into the game. Sometimes you have a chance to castle Queenside or Kingside. Here is a game where my opponent castled Queenside, but it led directly into mate. He ... Read more »
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on Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:39am.
Here is a game I played in the Wright-Patterson AFB Championship in Dayton, Ohio where my opponent, mister Mast (no master), threatened mate, but must have messed up and missed my mate instead. Anyway, it was a Center Counter Defense and a s... Read more »
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on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:11am.
If you are going to play the Sicilian, Najdorf, you may need to know the poison pawn variation. You have to decide if you want to give up the pawn or not. In this game, I decided to give up the pawn and go for the tactics. ... Read more »
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on Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:25pm.
I played a game that gave me a win so long as my opponent did not check forever or get me in perpetual check. It was a Bishop's Opening that I was experimenting with because it was an opening full of traps. I got away with this one... Read more »
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on Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:58pm.
One of my first www.chess.com email (or whatever name you want to call it) games was with Erik. He played the Pirc and I played a less analyzed version which gave me good control of the center. Erik allowed me to develop quickly and I got in... Read more »
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on Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:08pm.
Bonjour, mes amis. This is a French lesson by transposition. I started out playing the Queen's Pawn opening, but it translated into a French Defense with a slight accent. My opponent did not want to speak the book moves, so I... Read more »