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Opening: KGA: Abbazia defence (classical defence, modern defence[!])
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: For a brief moment, I come out of retirement to do battle with an old friend. The final move of this game is the one that makes it worthy of annotation.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: Schliemann defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Bored with the usual defences to the Ruy Lopez, I essay the Schliemann Defence, where Black opens the f-file in an attempt to directly attack the White King. The defence has a dubious...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Kings knights gambit
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: The King's Gambit's peak popularity was in chess' "Romantic" period, i.e., roughly 1850 - 1880, and it still makes for interesting chess. A familiarity with its general principles can lead to a...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Alekhines defence: exchange variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Having entered an Alekhine's Defence thematic tournament, I was forced to play, for the first time in my life, the Black side of this defence in several games. Not really knowing what to do, I...
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Vienna gambit
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: This miniature starts as a Vienna Gambit, then tranposes to a variation of the King's Gambit. The mating possibilities mentioned after the last move are amusing.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: Schliemann defence, Berger variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: A short game which neither validates or invalidates this particular variation.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: Sicilian defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Pip37 asked me to annotate this old game of his. Hopefully I gleaned something from it that can be of use to him.
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Annotated ChessWorld GameOpening: KGD: Nimzovich counter-gambit
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Despite the brevity of this game, the possibilities at the end are interesting.
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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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