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Good draw, but could be a won game!!

Submitted by xva on Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:28pm.

As usual I want to post a game of mine in wich I played fairly well, but I also missed a killer move. In this case the right 37th move for white would put an end to the match. Can you spot the winning move?   Read more »

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How to make a plan for the end game

Submitted by xva on Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:41am.

This video is a great example on a really difficult matter in chess: what to do when a balanced position is reached in the endgame. Here Bobby Fischer teaches us how to think!!   P. S. : this video is taken with his authorization from the site... Read more »

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Missed winning combination

Submitted by xva on Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:17pm.

from now on I'll post some crucial match of mine in witch something notable happend. I'll do that mostly for my convenience, as a way to study and remember my own mistakes, or my good movies and strategies. This very first time is about a missed ... Read more »

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Introduction

Submitted by xva on Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:01pm.

Hello everybody, do you know who the person in the picture is? well, he is one of the greatest figure of the so called "middle age", Frederick II of Svevia, emperor of the "Holy Roman Empire". Maybe he has nothing to do with the game of c... Read more »

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