takchess Member since May-06-04 · Last seen May-26-23 Black has a solid lead in development and decides to go for an idea that is more fascinating than correct. -- Jacob Aaagard .....My Chess life story. I am a coffeehauser chess player from New Hampshire, USA and like a good attacking style game. Thus I play things like the King's Gambit, Danish, Traxler, Max Lange attack, Halloween Attack as White. As well as the 2 Knights, Reti Gambit, Englund Gambit, Marshall Attack, King Indian Defense as Black. Where I soon may be looking into the Benko Gambit, Perenyi Attack, Scandinavian Defense and Latvian Gambit. -of late my obsession has shifted from the Kings Gambit as white to the Halloween Gambit. Game Collection: Halloween Gambit -Let's Sack a Knight on Move 4 My collections reflect some of the Chess Attacking books that I like. I did the Rapid Chess Improvement 7 Circles thing back in the 2000's and wrote about it in a blog here. http://takchess.blogspot.com/ I have created most of these collections will try to credit those who I copied in time. My playing strength is on the left side of the bell curve of members of chessgames.com. Had an 8 year break and just picking up chess again. I currently limit my playing online too addicting. My wife says I can play all the chess I want once I retire.......

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May-23-23 A Phillips vs G Abrahams, 1955    takchess: I would of played Ne6+ not thinking of the King e8 move      May-17-23 Rubinstein vs A Mundt, 1907   takchess: This is probably a Thursday problem if it started at 16.?      May-15-23 Kholmov vs J Klavins, 1955   takchess: I thing there is a good chance this is in CT-art      May-05-23 takchess chessforum   takchess: note to self another Spassky collection to explore Game Collection: Boris Spassky's Best Games      May-01-23 Spassky vs L Schmid, 1962   takchess: 15 BXf6 is such a great move and how nicely it sets the path forward for attack on the fianchetto. Doubt I would of seen this .      May-01-23 G Kjartansson vs Pichot, 2017    takchess: magnet move . clears the path. 1/1 Hope springs eternal      Apr-30-23 Spassky vs Larsen, 1969    takchess: Same players as "When Pawns Attack" came to my attention from Chessbase Tactics Sprint. Love these old style precomputer play for a win games. Game Collection: * 0 Spassky Move by Move - (Franco) expanded      Apr-30-23 ChessBookForum chessforum   takchess: Game Collection: * 0 The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever Created this chess book collection and updating the following one Game Collection: * 0 Spassky Move by Move - (Franco) expanded      Apr-24-23 S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004    takchess: if only White had one more tempo .....      Apr-10-23 Teichmann vs NN, 1914    takchess: Nice to check in on an easier day. First saw the check and then saw the N can block. QXN removal of the blocker .

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 5 ·  Later Kibitzing> Aug-16-18    takchess: Yes. I am NH based. Aug-27-18    thegoodanarchist: Hi <tak> T Oyunbaatar vs I Chahrani, 2008 (kibitz #11) Sep-02-18    takchess: Hi TGA,. Not my doing. I have not had a reach out yet but when they do I have a bucket of them. Just started a new job so I am less active here then I was. May-25-20    takchess: Greetings ! I have got back in the good graces of Chessgames.com and renewed my membership. This time for two years. Hopefully I can keep it up..... This page is mainly my wanderings in the Halloween Gambit, Elephant Gambit and Traxler Counterattack. The Name of this Forum comes from a quote in one of Aaagaard's Attacking Manual: Black has a solid lead in development and decides to go for an idea that is more fascinating than correct. -- Jacob Aaagard May-25-20    jith1207: Congrats, glad to have you back. May-31-20    takchess: click for larger view This beautifully balanced mate comes from from one of Corbin's Elephant Gambit wins. T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004 May-31-20    takchess: user-game 8846020956535040 Nothing to see here ... my crappy play 8) Jun-02-20    takchess: A halloween gambit that went my way. user-game 3980713177684012 Jun-18-20    takchess: analysis of move 24.? Jun-18-20    takchess: user-game 7278075802756549 missed opp in the HG with my friend Walt . It would be good to have better tactical vision. Jul-24-20    thegoodanarchist: < takchess: We just lost a member of our Nashua chess club in a Maine scuba diving accident . A great guy https://www.unionleader.com/news/sa... Was reminded of Dan and this song . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dl... I am sorry for your loss. I can't think of a worse way to go, than drowning. Sep-06-21    takchess: Back on the mend . Saturday September 11 first day of Nashua Chess Club in person since the start of Covid shutdowns in the US. Dec-21-21    takchess: My latest Pun Submission for you old timers M Apicella vs De la Villa Garcia, 2000 He Once Doubled Checked with the Librarian. Dec-21-21    takchess: perhaps more punny as : For Once, Let's Double Check with the librarian. Dec-26-21    takchess: For the bishop opening learn to play against this as blanck. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... Jan-02-22    takchess: L Ebbin vs P Corbin, 2004 i have run into an early qe2 Jan-02-22    takchess: analysis of move 9.? Jan-20-22    takchess: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che... Want to play this line against bishop opening Apr-30-23    takchess: Ah all I had to do to reactivate my chess forum was to click on my profile button. Who knew.... Apr-30-23    takchess: Note to self ; Check out this collection later. Game Collection: Spassky The Legend Apr-30-23    takchess: Game Collection: Mate (Mate in 2) Note to self this and other Patzer2 May-01-23    takchess: @ notyetagm . if you see this I have a question about one of your game collection. I enjoy checking them out. May-02-23    takchess: Game Collection: C20 Macleod Attack (Black) ; lost to this openings check it out later May-04-23    takchess: https://share.chessbase.com/SharedG... May-05-23    takchess: note to self another Spassky collection to explore Game Collection: Boris Spassky's Best Games Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 5) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 5 OF 5 ·  Later Kibitzing>		Daily puzzles, news, and more!

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