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Dadian Chess: Geller vs Suetin, Moscow Team Ch. 1981
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Friday, December 3, 2010. Geller vs Suetin, Moscow Team Ch. 1981. A Contemporary Approach to the Middlegame. Is an acknowledged classic, so we'll cut him some slack and thank him for his unintended role in Fischer's ascent to the throne in 1972. Insufficient investigation involves inevitable inadequacy. Geller – Suetin. Moscow Team Championship 1981. 1e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.c3. White can play for an edge with 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Qg4! G6 8Qe2 d6 9.0-0 Nd7 and now 10.Na3! 10cxd4 Bxd4 11....
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CUCKOOSPELL: The Alexandra Sequence
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John Redmond kibitzing on poetry, chess, and related matters,. Monday, 1 June 2015. It looks like the publication date for my next book of poems, The Alexandra Sequence. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Alexandra Sequence (poems, 2016). Poetry and Privacy (criticism, 2013). James Liddy: Selected Poems (editor, 2011). MUDe (poems, 2008). How to Write a Poem (2005). Thumb's Width (poems, 2001). Knives Forks and Spoons Press. The Irish Chess Union. View my complete profile.
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Dadian Chess: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. Capablanca vs Vidmar, New York 1927. We return again to Alexander Alekhine's book of the New York 1927 international tournament. The fourth-round game between J.R. Capablanca and Milan Vidmar quickly reached a "hedghog" type position that would become familiar territory in the later stages of the 20th century. Alekhine's notes are interesting as always, but there is an improvement, of which more later. Capablanca – Vidmar, New York 1927. Commentary by Alexander Alekhine. Vidmar...
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CUCKOOSPELL: October 2010
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John Redmond kibitzing on poetry, chess, and related matters,. Wednesday, 27 October 2010. Liverpool University Press has just brought out Voyages Over Voices. Which is a collection of essays on Anne Stevenson, as edited by Angela Leighton. I've got an essay in the volume, which deals with how Stevenson's poems often seem to have 'second thoughts'. Labels: stevenson leighton liverpool university press. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Alexandra Sequence (poems, 2016). Poetry and Privacy (criticism, 2013).
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Dadian Chess: February 2010
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Sunday, February 21, 2010. Whenever you can make a series of attacking moves and force your opponent to retreat or play defensively, it's tempting to think that you must have some advantage. But that isn't always true. It's important to pay close attention to the “shape” that remains when the forcing sequence is over. If you haven't landed a real blow, you might find yourself suddenly on the defensive. GSax – D.Velimirovic, Budapest 1973 Sicilian Dragon B76. Instead of castling queenside, Sax should have...
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Dadian Chess: Capablanca vs Vidmar, New York 1927
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Monday, November 29, 2010. Capablanca vs Vidmar, New York 1927. We return again to Alexander Alekhine's book of the New York 1927 international tournament. The fourth-round game between J.R. Capablanca and Milan Vidmar quickly reached a "hedghog" type position that would become familiar territory in the later stages of the 20th century. Alekhine's notes are interesting as always, but there is an improvement, of which more later. Capablanca – Vidmar, New York 1927. Commentary by Alexander Alekhine. Vidmar...
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Dadian Chess: October 2010
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. Euwe vs Geller, Zurich 1953. Here is a position from the game Euwe – Geller, Zurich (ct) 1953. It is on the menu today because it shows that the late middlegame is often characterised by inaccurate play, especially when the time control is approaching. Black has the initiative and is trying to turn it into a decisive attack on White's king, which is the more exposed of the two. First, let's see how the game went:. Peelback No. 1. Instead of 56.Rf1? White should play 56.Rf7!
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Dadian Chess: Euwe vs Geller, Zurich 1953
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. Euwe vs Geller, Zurich 1953. Here is a position from the game Euwe – Geller, Zurich (ct) 1953. It is on the menu today because it shows that the late middlegame is often characterised by inaccurate play, especially when the time control is approaching. Black has the initiative and is trying to turn it into a decisive attack on White's king, which is the more exposed of the two. First, let's see how the game went:. Peelback No. 1. Instead of 56.Rf1? White should play 56.Rf7!
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Dadian Chess: January 2010
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Friday, January 29, 2010. Ljubojevic vs Beliavsky, Tilburg 1981. No one wins a tournament of this calibre without some luck. In particular Beliavsky had to survive a mutual time scramble in his game with Ljubomir Ljubojevic before finally achieving a draw. Curiously, Beliavsky's annotations to this game in Informant 32. Leave a few unanswered questions. Today we will look at the exciting conclusion of this game, supplementing Beliavsky's annotations with a few extracts from my notebook. And now Black has...
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Dadian Chess: Alekhine vs Levenfish, Moscow 1920
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Thursday, November 11, 2010. Alekhine vs Levenfish, Moscow 1920. It is a little-known fact that the winner of the first Soviet Championship in 1920 was none other than Alexander Alekhine. The contemporary title of the event was the. First All-Russian Chess Olympiad. And he was not rehabilitated until after the death of Stalin. Along the way to winning the title in 1920, Alekhine had to survive a very difficult encounter with Grigory Levenfish (who won the title himself in 1937). Go ahead and laugh, but t...
