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More than meets the eye

Submitted by oginschile on Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:22am.

** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Here is simple puzzle... one move... can you find black's clearest win? ** ** ** If you found it, you probably say "Of course, it's a very clear position." And truth be told it's not very d... Read more »

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Michael Adams

Submitted by oginschile on Fri Mar 7, 2008 5:09am.

Occasionally in my chess studies I will look at a player who I haven't really taken much notice of. I'll go to chessgames.com and just peruse through their games. I find it's fun to explore the brilliance of players who history may lar... Read more »

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Muddy in law

Submitted by oginschile on Mon Mar 3, 2008 3:43am.

A week ago there was horrible joke... a whisper in the wind of my mother in law coming to live with us for a while.  Of course it was just a joke... 3 days ago I heard she moved out from her boyfriend's home, and got laid off of her work.... Read more »

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Mysterious moves

Submitted by oginschile on Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:38am.

My boy lost a tooth the other day. It had been loose for a few days and it finally came out. He was so excited to finally get a dollar from the tooth fairy. I came downstairs today to find him on the couch wrenching at the tooth next to the one th... Read more »

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Correct play???

Submitted by oginschile on Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:16pm.

Now and then life calls for us to do something that feels a little unnatural. You know it's the right thing to do (or perhaps you are simply going with the status quo) but it just creates such a controversy inside you. In the end, you hope for... Read more »

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Fischer's legacy

Submitted by oginschile on Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:17am.

Much debate has arisen from the passing of Bobby Fischer as to what his status should be: Hero, or scumball. I am no authority on chess, so I cannot properly put him in his rightful place in chess history. Nor am I an authority on the human soul, ... Read more »

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The best defense

Submitted by oginschile on Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:27am.

One of the beautiful things about chess is finding your way out of a tough spot. I can't count how many times I've had an attack going, and I played a move which seemed crushing, only to find my opponent had a forced sequence out trouble. ... Read more »

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Guitar Hero

Submitted by oginschile on Thu Jan 3, 2008 1:50am.

Every year I get a pretty heavy dose of sick shortly after Christmas. This years version wasted little time and hit me new years eve. There I was enjoying time with family, eating all the finger foods and BAM... body aches.. congestion... I basica... Read more »

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Post holiday blues

Submitted by oginschile on Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:48am.

Oh yeah baby... the big one is over. And I can honestly say, I've never been happier to see it so. Actually, I don't think I've ever been happy to see Christmas over. This Christmas was different somehow. I had a wonderful time, I got ... Read more »

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I could do that.

Submitted by oginschile on Sat Dec 8, 2007 3:43am.

Batgirl posted a good blog about a well-known Fischer game, in which Fischer flashed his tactical genius. http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/a-rather-well-known-game In the comments to that game is posted a wish that they (the poster) could see&n... Read more »

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