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Chess According To ih8sens

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    • Sudbury Ontario Club Ladder - Round 1

      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 Fleming - Cote = 0-1 ... | Read More

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 29, 2012
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    • An All Time High!

      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 :) | Read More

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 28, 2012
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    • Beating the Grand Prix - Easy as 1,2,3!

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 23, 2012
      • | 329 views
      • | 2 comments
    • Taking Out The Trash - Part 2 - The Elephant Gambit

      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. | Read More

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 14, 2012
      • | 215 views
      • | 3 comments
    • Taking Out The Trash - Part 1 - The Budapest Gambit

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 10, 2012
      • | 296 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Taking Out The Trash - Intro

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 10, 2012
      • | 203 views
      • | 1 comment
    • Lasker's Defense

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Feb 9, 2012
      • | 263 views
      • | 6 comments
    • So I'm thinking...

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Dec 13, 2011
      • | 423 views
      • | 6 comments
    • 2011 Sudbury Chess Championship

      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 | Read More

      • ih8sens
      • | Nov 20, 2011
      • | 509 views
      • | 4 comments
    • Space and the Marching King

      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

      • ih8sens
      • | Aug 8, 2011
      • | 378 views
      • | 4 comments