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Opening: Sicilian
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: After a prolonged hiatus due to health issues, I'm finally getting around to a few annotations I started long ago but never finished. This is hardly an in-depth analysis, just a few light notes...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: open Berlin defence, 5...Be7
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: A new and unknown (to me) variation against the Berlin Defence to the Ruy Lopez.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: The Four Knights Opening is considered to be one of the most boring and drawish of openings. Akiba Rubinstein tried to infuse some energy into the Black side of it with his counterattacking move...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: KGA: Fischer defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: The King\'s Gambit, one of my favourite openings.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Two knights defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: I was confident that I was easily winning this game when White sprang a couple of surprise traps.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Caro-Kann: classical variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: A fun attacking game in which White offered several sacrifices, most of which Black was forced to decline, but in the end he had to accept a few and his game crumbled.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: French: Winawer, advance, poisoned pawn variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: A French Winawer which is closely contested until the last few moves when Black made a rash advance of his e-pawn, after which the game finally swings to White's favour. On the final move, White...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Birds opening: Lasker variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Blackcrowman and I have an ongoing dispute over the validity of Bird's Opening. After losing badly to him the last time we played, I somewhat redeem myself in this game, albeit just barely.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Nimzo-Indian: classical, Noa variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: This will win both of White\'s Queenside Pawns, so he resigns.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Queens pawn game
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: The Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined usually results in a slow, positional game. White's usual strategy is to employ the Minority Attack. In the game below, White appears to...
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