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Hereford Congress: Day 2

Submitted by razorblade12 on Tue Sep 1, 2009 2:21pm.

Day 2 of the Hereford Congress and I felt that I had to play well... being my birthday and all that stuff. But game 3 was a complete disaster, when I played h6 to Bg5 in the dutch defence... I wont be doing that again in a hurry! However, Game 4 w... Read more »

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Hereford Congress: Day 1

Submitted by razorblade12 on Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:34am.

First day of my first OTB tourney was a moderate success! With 1 win and 1 loss, I am on 1/2 (basically average). Here are the games for you to enjoy and tell me where I went wrong! Read more »

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First Kriegspiel Experience

Submitted by razorblade12 on Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:21am.

When chess.com went down for approximately 2 hours yesturday, Vesped and me (with Nytik as a referee) decided to have our first Kriegspiel chess experiences. The first game didnt go well for me... i didnt really understand the rules and lost to a ... Read more »

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Me vs my uncle - Game 14

Submitted by razorblade12 on Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:37pm.

After a break from playing my uncle, I managed to beat my uncle in a good tactical fashion! In that time since then, I have adopted a new opening as white... the adventureous Scotch Gambit! 5.5 - 8.5 to the uncle Read more »

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The Greatest Most Amazing Championship Match The World Has Ever Seen - Match #3

Submitted by razorblade12 on Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:31am.

In the third game of this contest, Nytik and I played the same opening as in game #1. However, this time I didn't play Nc6, which resulted in an entirely different game. I managed to gain a pawn after an inaccurate queen move by my opponent, but I... Read more »

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The Greatest Most Amazing Championship Match The World Has Ever Seen - Match #2

Submitted by razorblade12 on Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:35am.

After making a horrible blunder in our last game, I was hoping that I could play better in this match. After choosing the two knights variation of the Caro-Kann, the position became quickly locked, and I found my opponents queen deep into my terri... Read more »

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The Greatest Most Amazing Championship Match The World Has Ever Seen Is Here!

Submitted by razorblade12 on Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:09am.

On Wednesday the 15th of July 2009, Nytik decided to send out an open challenge to play an unrated match consisting of 10 games. I decided to accept this challenge which has been dubbed "The Greatest Most Amazing Championship Match The World Has E... Read more »

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The Greatest Most Amazing Championship Match The World Has Ever Seen - Match #1

Submitted by razorblade12 on Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:09am.

So after a random choice, Nytik got the white pieces and I had to settle for the black pieces. Nytik decided to use the Alapin (or c3) sicilian to counter 1...c5, which worked out rather well for him. I have not played against the Alapin too many ... Read more »

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Me vs My Uncle - Game 13

Submitted by razorblade12 on Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:36pm.

Game 13, unlucky for some. In this case, it was unlucky for my uncle :P. After playing an extremely bad opening, my uncle played some dubious moves, which I was able to quickly punish and eventually place my uncle into zugzwang. 4.5-8.5 to the un... Read more »

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Me vs My Uncle - Game 12

Submitted by razorblade12 on Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:07am.

After a long wait while I did my exams, we finally managed to get our challenge back underway. Unfortunately, I could not make the impact I wished, and after going into a wierd line in the Steinitz Defence of the Ruy Lopez, I lost the game. 3.5-8... Read more »

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