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The Gentle Art of Persuasion

Posted on August 27, 2012 by
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The last time I wrote, the material concerned Gurgenidze-Spassky from the fifties. I’d like to follow up that effort by showing you a game of my own, and one that I think is already being spoken of in hushed tones … Continue reading →

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Just off the Beaten Path

Posted on August 26, 2012 by
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This is Gurgenidze versus Spassky, 1959. The opening is the Bird Defense to the Ruy Lopez. I like how Spassky acquits himself here. I’ve made some annotations, since I’m an aficianado of the opening. Spassky is one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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The Whole Board

Posted on August 23, 2012 by
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This one is a bit of a stinker by any technical standard; it does feature several creative flourishes in the notes however, found afterward by the silicon genius. The lesson for today is short and simple: be situationally aware at … Continue reading →

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Anand vs. the World

Posted on August 17, 2012 by
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Vishy Anand won the 2012 Chess World Championship and already ranks among the strongest players of all time. The chess community knows him as a fantastically consistent competitor. This is due in part to his excellent preparation, evidenced by the … Continue reading →

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Put it in the Grimoire

Posted on August 4, 2012 by
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“There were also less elevated spells such as to ‘put down fear or anger’ which involved writing a magic sign on a laurel leaf and showing it to the sun, saying ‘I call on you, the great god in heaven, … Continue reading →

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An Olympic Blunder

Posted on August 3, 2012 by
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A great many chess games end without displays of brilliancy. These unmemorable struggles get filed in the back of our brains where we put irrelevant data. Today I recalled the difference between a eukaryote and a prokaryote, after someone walking … Continue reading →

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The Traxler Counterattack: Part One

Posted on July 27, 2012 by
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I played the Two Knights in an online game earlier this evening. It seems I’d forgotten all about the sharp Traxler Counterattack! Hardly anyone ever plays it but maybe they should! This write-up is for black but shouldn’t be too … Continue reading →

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Redoing your Own Analysis

Posted on July 22, 2012 by
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This is a thirty minute game in which I’m playing white. I am going through some of my old games to see how my analysis now compares to my analysis then. It seems to be a mixed bag. I make … Continue reading →

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The Value of Efficiency

Posted on July 20, 2012 by
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Here is an unrated chess game I played against a player, “QuantumMan” on Chess.com. I play him regularly and score just over 40% in our games. We engaged in a a friendly debate about the value of efficiency in choosing … Continue reading →

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The Autumn of the Patriarch

Posted on July 19, 2012 by
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Over the weekend the vultures got into the palace by pecking through the screens on the balcony windows and the flapping of their wings stirred up the stagnant time inside, and at dawn on Monday the city awoke out of … Continue reading →

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