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Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy defence, Duras variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Oldrich Duras, from Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic) in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was one of the world's top players in the decade prior to the outbreak of World War I....
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Reti opening
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: One of Adams's favourite setups- the hedgehog against the Maroczy bind had a fright in this game, however he skilfully just held a draw
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Unlike some of his successors, the first World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, was never hesitant about defending his title. The following game is from his second title match with Mikhail Chigorin...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Queens pawn game
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Long before the advent of chess-playing computers, José Raúl Capablanca of Cuba played chess that seemed so perfect and flawless to his contemporaries, that they dubbed him "The Chess Machine."...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Reti opening
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Richard Réti was one of the founders, along with Savielly Tartakower, Gyula Breyer, and Aron Nimzovitch, of the "Hypermodern" school of chess thought, which, in the 1920s, revolutionised chess...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Queens Indian: Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: In a sharp encounter, Gelfand repeatedly turns down a piece in order to carry out his plan. I hope I have provided enough analysis to show how well white played in this game and that the ideas...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Reti: Kings Indian attack
Annotations by: jim42078, Lord Ptarmigan
From the analysis: A fairly short game that sees Vassily Ivanchuk tear apart an unorthodox opening by White with a series of pawn sacrifices. The final game position was featured in the Times' Chess column...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Gruenfeld: Stockholm variation
Annotations by: GoBoSox
From the analysis: New ideas in the opening still occur as early as move 7!
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Benoni defence
Annotations by: dconterno
From the analysis: This game illustrates how important it is to understand an opening. In this game, Tal's opponent did not grasp the nature of the Benoni Defence and paid its price.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: The top Spanish player meets the top Indian player in this classic 1st round encounter at Linares.
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