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Why Openings are Important

Submitted by samsonasu on Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:46am.

My uncle Jim and I used to play chess when I was a child.  He played in college, and would relentlessly beat me back then but we haven't played for years.  When I found chess.com I immediately thought this would be a good chance to t... Read more »

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Behind enemy lines

Submitted by samsonasu on Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:38am.

 This is one of the first game's I've played online, and I'm quite happy.  An early passed pawn and Bishop penetration leave Black hopeless fairly quickly. Read more »

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