Submitted by
kingvsking on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:17am.
Hi everybody,
Having experienced troubles in the sicilian scheveningen (e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 e6) against the Keres attack (g4), I have learnt a different variation of the sicilian, the najdorf. The Najdorf sicilian is one of the sou... Read more »
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:56am.
Look at this to see one way to defend against the sicilian: Read more »
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:33am.
One way to defend against queens gambit when black:
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Aug 8, 2008 7:02pm.
Playing White is Boris Verlinsky (1888-1950). He lived in Ukraine and Russia where he won the championships of Odessa (1912), Ukraine (1926), Moscow (1928), and the Soviet Union (1929). For the last, he became the first Soviet Grandmaster. His tit... Read more »
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Submitted by
chesslife on Tue Aug 5, 2008 6:04pm.
What in your opinion is the best opening Read more »
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Submitted by
PrideNSorrow on Tue Aug 5, 2008 3:29pm.
Hey all, this is a 5-minute blitz game so by no means a Gligoric-Fischer najdorf matchup as I am no world champ . However, I was excited during the game because it was the deepest into the main line I've ever played in a blitz game online. Given ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Aug 1, 2008 12:42pm.
The variation of the Sicilian Defense with 6.Bc4 shown here is known as the Sozin Variation or Attack, named after the Russian, Veniamin Sozin (1896-1956). In the years after Sozin's death, the line was use by the American, Bobby Fischer (1943-200... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:35pm.
The Modern Opening, like the Pirc Defense, which it freqently transposes into, allows White great choice in establishing a pawn center. Black will challenge that center later in order to get counterplay. In this game, from Russia's big annual Aero... Read more »
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Submitted by
attaxk on Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:36am.
The chigorin variation follows after the main line of the closed morphy, i.e. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 (d6 or 0-0) 8.c3 0-0 9.h3
[Usually the black side will play for d6 as after 7...0-0 a4, black will have t... Read more »
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Submitted by
AlexCn on Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:11am.
Hi, When someone plays e4 as white as usually play the Sicilian, C5. iN a few of my recent games I have been offered the Smith Morra Gambit D4 C3. I did not like the results when I took the pawns. HOW would you reply to the Smith Morra Gambit. Wh... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:54am.
Here we see the great Anthony Miles unleashing a fantastic new novelty that put an end to the opening variation. After the devastating blow, Beliavsky never gets back to level terms. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WORLD'S GREAT... Read more »
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Submitted by
dspsp123 on Sat Jul 5, 2008 6:08pm.
The blackmar diemer is one of the most interesting openings that I have ever seen. In the future I will post some of my games using this opening. Understand I am no expert in this opening. If you want to find out more simply sear... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jul 5, 2008 1:07pm.
Svetozar Gligoric was born in 1923 and became the greatest of all chess players born in Yugoslavia. He reached the position of being the highest rated player in Europe outside of the Soviet Union. In this game he plays a closed version of the Ruy ... Read more »
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Submitted by
leo8160 on Wed Jul 2, 2008 4:53pm.
there is something strange about opening theory , maybe its due to lack of my knowledge (which is most probably the case) but at least its not found in many books about the subject..... now let me share my question with you in a usual ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Fresh on Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:53pm.
Opening theory is not a preferred focus for most students of the great game of chess. Instead we are given nuggets of wisdom: "Knights before Bishops," "Develop!," "Castle!," "Don't move your Queen out ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:55pm.
In the following game the white pieces were commanded by Josif Dorfman. He was born in Ukraine in 1952 and tied for first in the Soviet Championship with Boris Gulko in 1977. They came ahead of the likes of Petrosian, Tal, and Polugaevsky. A playo... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:20pm.
I sometimes play the St. George Defense (1.e4 a6), famous from Tony Miles' upset of Anatoly Karpov. When I do, I often try to use the opening to reach positions from the Ruy Lopez, or close enough. It is an example of how an unorthodox opening... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:04pm.
Ever since Vladimir Kramnik used the Berlin Defense against Garry Kasparov, players of the white pieces have been struggling to exploit their perceived advantage. The success of Black in defending and even winning at times, has led to the variatio... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Jun 7, 2008 12:11pm.
For the purposes of teaching chess to a group of young students, a short game is very useful. The particular game shown here appears to display opening theory since it doesn't go beyond the opening stage of the game. It is to be noted that the... Read more »
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Submitted by
yavuz1990 on Tue May 20, 2008 8:08am.
In a professional chess game, players should know many variatons if they don't want to fall into an opening trap... For example: After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 black can accept the gambit by 2. ... dxc4 or move another piece(2. ... e6, c6 o... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri May 16, 2008 2:19pm.
I have played many defenses against 1.e4. Despite that I became known as a player of the Caro Kann. Perhaps, wearing a tee shirt that said, "UNIVERSITY OF CARO" on the front helped to promote that notion. The back said, LINA," compl... Read more »
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Submitted by
kent440 on Thu May 15, 2008 9:13pm.
This is called quality game here in our place. Which the higher rating play w/out 1 rook and the lower rating play w/out 1 bishop. . Can you help me for this? I play this quality game w/ my friend which has a higher rating than me. So i play w/out... Read more »
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Submitted by
chesslife on Thu May 15, 2008 7:33pm.
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu May 15, 2008 5:17pm.
Awesome opening: That is the main line. Bxf7 on white last move is better option Paul Morphy Gambit: Read more »
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Submitted by
santiR on Mon May 12, 2008 1:45pm.
this was an improvised opening i played as white against a player about my rating. it looks like a kings indian, but i haven't seen it before. does anyone know if it has a name, and if it doesn't, can i name it? &... Read more »
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