Aug-02-06 Evans Gambit (C52) 
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| Makofan: Here is a fun game with 7.Qb3 Qe7 for you
[Event "?"]
[Site "Mobile"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P"]
[Black "Ayers"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.d5 Nd4
9.Bb5+ c6 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.dxc6 ... |
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Dec-08-05 L Day vs J Curdo, 1998
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| Makofan: After 4. Nc3 doesn't Black just play 4...a6 and you transpose into the normal variation? |
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Nov-15-05 Paul Morphy
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| Makofan: I disagree with our resident FIDE Master. Morphy was a positional player who would sacrifice a pawn for initiative - a very modern concept. I think he could have adjusted just fine - genius is genius |
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Oct-18-05 Morphy vs NN, 1848
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| Makofan: He was probably giving his opponent "a move" (as in odds) so he played the innocuous 2.h3 to waste the move |
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Oct-15-05 Barcza vs Tal, 1971
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| Makofan: This was easy. Since it was Tal, I tried to find a way to put a piece en prise, and ...Rd8 jumped out at once |
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Oct-12-05 A J Goldsby
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| Makofan: Kotov discusses this in "Think Like a Grandmaster". He explains how the Russian school replaces the Steinitz school (perhaos best exemplified by Tarrasch). His position is that the Steinitz school mechanically teaches pawn centres, open lines, active pieces, occupying open files, ... |
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Oct-12-05 Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848
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| Makofan: About pawn centres - what Morphy really liked was active piece play, thus opening of lines for his pieces was more his priority than a pawn centre. |
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Oct-12-05 Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848
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| Makofan: If 6... Qf6 is 7.e5 a good move? |
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Sep-17-05 Paul Keres
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| Makofan: I have two books by Keres, but neither of them are game collections. I have Practical Chess Endings by Keres and The Art of the Middle Game by Keres and Kotov. The last two games I mentioned I happened to come across when doing some opening preparation. My chess library is not ... |
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Sep-16-05 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (A01)
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| Makofan: I have a game coming up against an opponent who always opens with either 1.b3 or 1.Nf3 followed by 2.b3. I have never played against this opening before, so I have a question on defending. I was thinking that after 1.Nf3 I would play ... Nf6 and do a King's Indian or Symmetrical ... |
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Sep-08-05 F Zita vs Bronstein, 1957
Aug-31-05 Anatoly Karpov
Aug-29-05 King's Gambit Accepted (C33)
Aug-26-05 Staunton Memorial (2005)
Aug-25-05 Eric Schiller
Aug-09-05 NN vs Greco, 1620
Aug-08-05 Bishop's Opening (C23)
Aug-04-05 Susan Polgar
Jul-07-05 King's Gambit Accepted (C34)
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