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The Knights' Defense: Spotting weaknesses
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Monday, February 11, 2008. What do I find very interesting in this position? If we look at this position we see furthermore that black's king is in the center and is a bit exposed. White's rooks are on the center files exerting pressure on the king's position.Black's f-pawn is not really free and is the last flank protection to shield off the king. Black's king rook is badly placed and has only a limited function. So why is rook taking the knight (1. Rxe6) an obvious move for white? 1Kd7 2.Rexd6 (. Me to...
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The Knights' Defense: Who is afraid of the Benko? - J'adoube?
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Sunday, December 31, 2006. Who is afraid of the Benko? In the good all tradition -It has happened again. Another victim. Another kill. Listening to Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade 'The Sea and Sinbad's Ship', this music brings back sweet memories of a daunting quest to slain your opponent in pieces. Lamp, F - Montse [A57]. J'adoube enjoy the game. 1d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3. 6Nxb5 Qa5 7.Nc3 g6 8.Bd2 Bg7 9.e4. Let's go to position after 8 moves of play. Well back to the game! 9e4 d6 10.Bc4?
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The Knights' Defense: An intermezzo on the pawn stuff
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Thursday, November 16, 2006. An intermezzo on the pawn stuff. The hand is fine again. Went into kine and the improvement was really astonishing. Currently I am on vacation untill the 4th of December. Posted by Montse at 9:47 PM. I'm glad everything is well again with your hand. Vacation in this time of the year? Must be a southern country! Good to hear. Now, no more sleeping on the couch in yoga-like positions, okay? Gosh where is the rat? View my complete profile. Ed, the alter goniff.
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The Knights' Defense: Along the road
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Friday, March 02, 2007. In one of my games, I came accross a mate that I learn through CT-art. 1Qg4 2.Kg2 [2.Bxg4 hxg4 3.Kh4 g5 4.Kh5 Rxh2#] 2.Rxe2 3.Kg1 Qe4-. This is the position from the game. White just grabbed the pawn on a7. Black to move. Posted by Montse at 9:46 AM. 1Qf1 ; 2Kh4, g5 3.fxg5, hxg5 4Kh5, Qh3#. I believe that's forced. Nice! Yes that was the main threat. So my opponent eventually played 4. Qxg5, very brave, and I recaptured with the rook. Gosh where is the rat? View my complete profile.
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The Knights' Defense: Round 1 - part1
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Friday, June 11, 2010. Round 1 - part1. Tactics exercises 1- 111 - round 1: 98%. Posted by Montse at 4:26 PM. Gosh where is the rat? View my complete profile. Ed, the alter goniff.
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The Knights' Defense: Steinitz - Strauss, 1860
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Thursday, February 07, 2008. Steinitz - Strauss, 1860. What happens when your king is in a rat trap? White just played Rfe1, pinning the knight against the king. Black answers with Qg5, eying a tactical blow against the bishop on g7 and the pawn on g2. How can one save the bishop? Posted by Montse at 1:33 PM. Nice to see you back, Rxknight and some interesting things to follow. Yep,that's right :-). Gosh where is the rat? View my complete profile. Ed, the alter goniff.
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Marshall Chess Club News: Last Chance To Enter U2000 tournament: Wednesday, April 21 2010
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Marshall Chess Club News. Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Last Chance To Enter U2000 tournament: Wednesday, April 21 2010. After round two of the Marshall Chess Club Under 2000 tournament, four out of 23 players maintain a perfect score. Click on the link below to view the current standings. It is still possible to enter the tournament with a score of 1-1 in round three, to be played on Wednesday, April 21st at 7 pm. SwissSys Standings. Marshall CC Weds U2000. Posted by Marshall Chess Club. Jim West On Chess.
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Marshall Chess Club News: 3rd New York International Attracts a Star-Studded Field
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Marshall Chess Club News. Wednesday, June 16, 2010. 3rd New York International Attracts a Star-Studded Field. New York’s world-famous Marshall Chess Club will host The 3rd New York International, a tournament open to players with a USCF or FIDE rating of 2200 or higher, from June 18 to 22, 2010. Registration is still possible by E-mail, phone, or in person until Friday 11:30 am. The top boards will be shown live on the Internet Chess Club at : www.chessclub.com. GM MARK C PARAGUA. IM DEAN J IPPOLITO.
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Marshall Chess Club News: Monday-U1600: Santos Clear Leader Before Final Round
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Marshall Chess Club News. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Monday-U1600: Santos Clear Leader Before Final Round. SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC MONDAY U1600 2/22-3/22. Posted by Marshall Chess Club. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Marshall Chess Club. This is the news blog of the world-famous Marshall Chess Club. In New York City, located at 23 West 10th Street in Manhattan. You can send news, games, or pictures to be posted here to the blog editor at. Click here for the Marshall's calendar of events.
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Marshall Chess Club News: Last Chance to Enter U 2000 Tournament: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Marshall Chess Club News. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Last Chance to Enter U 2000 Tournament: Wednesday, May 26, 2010. After two rounds of the Wednesday night U 2000 tournament, five players maintain a perfect score of 2-0. It is still possible to join the tournament on Wednesday, May 26 with a starting score of 1-1. The round starts at 7:00 p. m. SwissSys Standings. MCC Weds. U2000. Posted by Marshall Chess Club. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Marshall Chess Club. Jim West On Chess.