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FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:39pm.
Like most chessplayers, sometimes I screw up badly in the opening. In the game that follows, I was playing at the NY Open in front of my friends and colleagues, and was embarrassed to fall into a simpe opening trap. I was too shocked to resign, so... Read more »
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FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Jun 1, 2008 3:14pm.
In this game an obsession with the f-file, and especially f7, pays off well. Of all my games, this is the one that has been most discussed, and it was featured in Chess Informant. The play is of course far from perfect, but it illustrates th... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon May 5, 2008 1:28pm.
In this article I present three magnificent examples of advanced rook play. As John Watson pointed out in his brilliant Secrets of Chess Strategy, use of rooks has evolved considerably, and Karpov demonstrates this perfectly in his game against Ho... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:56pm.
In the short space of 37 moves, this game offers insight into many chess ideas, such as the power of the two bishops and the march of the passed pawns. Read more »
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Submitted by
Ajfonty on Tue Apr 1, 2008 1:33pm.
Many times in medieval history, in the midst of battle, a king enters the fray to rally his troops and win a victory against a difficult opponent. In chess, can the king function in this role? Of course, in the endgame, the king has to be agg... Read more »
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Submitted by
lochness88 on Mon Mar 3, 2008 11:19pm.
Many consider Emanuel Lasker to be the greatest chess player in modern times. Certainly no man has held the world championship longer - 28 years or kept his powers so long. In Lasker's "Manual of Chess" He reveals his vast knowledge.... Read more »
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Submitted by
Zenchess on Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:56pm.
In my last article, I discussed a pawn formation a knight manuever which locked up the queenside. Why would you want to do such a thing? The answer, in that position, lied in black's plan of a minority attack. A minority atta... Read more »
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Submitted by
Zenchess on Mon Nov 5, 2007 10:28pm.
Today I'd like to discuss a maneuver I do often in my caro-kann chess games. It takes place in the exchange variation of the caro-kann. I learned of this maneuver when talking to some random person on a chess server many years ago.... Read more »
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Submitted by
likesforests on Sun Nov 4, 2007 5:10pm.
Sometimes your opponent doesn't castle. How do you take advantage? A typical plan is to attack on the e-file, and these are some wonderful annotated examples. We can't all attack like Steinitz, but if we're ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Creg on Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:37am.
It's time for another example of piece activity and development. If there is anything we can learn from the masters, it is their ability to place a greater emphasis on major pieces over pawns. We move the clock up a bit from Morphy's day t... Read more »
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Submitted by
Creg on Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:40pm.
One of the many ways to study chess is to learn from the masters. Lets begin with a classic from 1858 where a lead in development allows white to bring the house down on black well before he ever gets all his pieces into play. Read more »
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Submitted by
Goran on Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:19pm.
Originally posted on Chess Strategy blog. David Bronstein - Yrjo RantanenTallinn, 19751. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 c5 14. Rad1 c... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Wed May 23, 2007 9:15am.
After you played your opening, from memory or from good sound principles (control the center, develop you pieces, protect your king), now what? Now you are in the middlegame. Most players don't make it to the endgame, or if they did, they have... Read more »
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