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Two decisive results on the top boards of the Sudbury Club Ladder. Games are 25 minutes per side sudden death. Here are the results from round 1:
Nicholson - Kiviaho = 1-0
Guignard - Audet = 1-0
Lalonde - Rochon = 1-0
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Finally broke my all time high blitz rating of 2106. Here's the game that did it for me :)... too complicated to be accurate, but white never really gave up any dangerous opportunities (I think, lol).
A few annotations here and there :)
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To all those waiting for my Smith Morra 'refutation'... don't worry, it's coming :).
In the meantime! A thematic blitz game I recently played (with annotations) in the Grand Prix attack. I know a lot of Sicilian players who have trouble with ... | Read More
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A quick little refutation of a frequent guest in lower rated blitz play.
The Elephant Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5?!
Check back soon for the most in depth analysis to date in Part 3 - The Smith-Morra Gambit.
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The Budapest Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3! ... A friend of mine suggested this move order (over 2. c4) a couple years ago because it "avoids the Budapest". However, the Budapest is nothing to be scared of. Certain variations of the Kings Indian, G... | Read More
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A couple years ago, as an improving 1800 player making a rapid climb to the coveted "expert" plateau (2000+), I found few things annoyed me more than "lifetime 1800's" (as I contemptuously called them) who maintained their mediocre results by stea... | Read More
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Just a quick game I played at the club yesterday. A few annotations are included, as I normally do. I know a lot of people find defenses like Laskers QGD to be dry, but the fact is that many d4 players have answers to even the sharpest defense... | Read More
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I might give up on my little baby the Dragon for a while and play a more mature defense as black... I've kinda been excelling in quieter lines lately, and I see no benefit in walking a theoretical tightrope just to end up in a slightly worse endga... | Read More
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Here are my 5 games from this year's Sudbury championship, with light annotations. Enjoy!
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
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While preparing for the Hamilton Summer Open (Aug. 20, 21) and the Labour Day Open (Sep. 3-5), I stumbled upon a super interesting game played by Nigel Short. I have the feeling I've seen it before which makes a lot of sense, seeing how beautifu... | Read More