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How to Approach Openings With Black
This email is inspired by a quote by Bent Larsen from the book “How To Open A Chess Game.” I don't have the book, nor have I read it, so the information…
Jul 5
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June 2025
Two Shocking Moves in the Sicilian Defence
I have been playing and following chess all my life and I have seen quite a lot.
Jun 28
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Grandmaster Understanding
We usually know what grandmaster understanding means - a blend of knowledge of common plans, structures and ideas with the personal intuition of the…
Jun 21
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An Instructive Rook Endgame
The following rook endgame, and the way the players handled it, is very interesting.
Jun 14
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Curiosity
I read somewhere that one of the secrets to Korchnoi's longetivity at the top was his constant desire to learn something new.
Jun 7
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May 2025
Botvinnik and AlphaZero
Botvinnik's name is usually not associated with dynamic play, but in fact he was the first player who discovered the dynamic possibilities in the…
May 31
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How Do You Evaluate a Position?
Most of the times evaluating a position is not that difficult.
May 24
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Learning from Live Commentary
Nobody wants to lose.
May 17
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Complete and Utter Confusion
While looking at a line in the Queen's Gambit Declined I realised how quickly things can go out of hand when analysing with engines.
May 10
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Complete and Utter Confusion
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How Hard Is This?
Take a look at the following study:
May 3
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April 2025
How to Recapture
While analysing one line in the Catalan I arrived at the following position.
Apr 26
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Real Chess
This post is about the current realities in the chess world.
Apr 19
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