I won my section in the Second Chess.com Tourney with this fine win over the second rated player in my section, KevinGarnet. It demonstrates strong master play over a good master player who had won 5 games and drawn one of his first six game... Read more »
I am still playing in the 2nd Chess.com Tourney (2000-2200) and my opponent KevinGarnet had finished the Tourney except for my two games with 5 wins and a draw. This placed him in first place with me in second with four wins and a draw. ... Read more »
This is the best win that I have had over a strong master since 1982. I seize an over-whelming positional advantage and move 20, but my opponent plays very strongly and manages to survive until move 30. This game has a theoretical impr... Read more »
My recent win over a very fine player bardi from Iceland was highlighted by a "hook and ladder" combination that I just learned about in the last year from two different Chess Life articles. I want the reader to study the folowing ... Read more »
This position has arisen in a current game and of course I doubled black's pawns with 5. N:Nf6+. Nf6 looks like a stupid move in this position and I would like to know why anyone would volutarily damage their pawn structure here? T... Read more »
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