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Annotated chess games with this chess opening:
chess opening #46083
(5)
Annotated by bwaa (1886): Hi all! This game is all about activity, aggression, and timing--specifically, how they relate and the differences between them. Broadly: activity is the main goal of chess at all times: more activity virtually always improves your position. Activity and Aggression sometimes look and feel similar, but they are not the same thing. Activity is simply the ability to move to and control many…
chess opening #55591
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): Once upon a time there was a queen. She had an insatiable appetite! She couldn't resist taking pieces whenever she could. This is a warning to you dear reader, of how such behaviour can get you into trouble! This game was played in the "England plays the English tournament", where every game has to start 1. c2-c4. However we quickly transpose back into a mainline Queen Pawn opening. So I play d4 …
chess opening #57357
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Recent GM Blitz Heartbreaker
GM A. Ramierz (2670) vs. Myself (1986)
Annotated by darknite13 (1200): The title says it all. GM Ramierz and I played a 5-min blitz match. I held my own and fell to an unfortunate blunder at the end. A friend of mine did the notation for me. Transposing from an English game to a QGD game. Normally I accept gambits, but I kinda had no choice but to play on from here. White chooses to let Black capture the c4 square. In exchange, he develops a piece and weakens…
chess opening #4956
(7)
Annotated by jamesxc (1513): The English Opening. A personal favorite of mine that I enjoy because it is sound and avoids some of the tactical traps of more common openings. A strange response, though not outside the realm of playability. Protecting c4 with the bishop and preparing a counter with ...d4 Preventing d4 from white and supporting a d4 push from black Black takes the initiative on d4, gaining tempo after the…
chess opening #11908
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World Championship match
Petrosian vs. Spassky
Annotated by ravster (1200): Hello and welcome to this game that took place 38 years ago!!! Enjoy! In the 2nd Game if the 1966 match Spassky played 3...Be7 and went in for the Tartakover Variation of the Orthodox Defence. At the moment, Spassky and Petrosian are showing that they are great strategists. This game, so far, is being played the exact same way that it did when Spassky played Korchnoi an…