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Opening: French: Winawer, advance, poisoned pawn variation
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: Ukraine has produced some very high calibre players, and these are the two finest examples. Ponomariov is the new rising star in the Chess world. At aged 18, he became FIDE World champion by...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Ruy Lopez: closed
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: One hundred years ago, from August 20 to September 24, 1911, 26 of the world's top chessplayers of that era (only Lasker and Capablanca were missing) met at the spa town of Karlsbad in Austrian...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Caro-Kann: two knights variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch (he was a practicing medical doctor) was THE great chess teacher of the Classical Era in chess (roughly 1880-1918). His theories were considered sacrosanct until they were...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Najdorf
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: Nigel short plays to restrict blacks silician activity and exploits small positional pluses using all his pieces. Black is never allowed to free himself...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Caro-Kann: anti-anti-Caro-Kann defence
Annotations by: dconterno
From the analysis: Brussels 1987 - Two world Champions meet over a blitz game. When you know that they are M. Tal and A. Karpov, then you know you are in for a treat!
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Petrov three knights game
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: I saw this game annotated by Bruce Pandolfini in a recent issue of Chess Life and, during a brief moment of insanity, I actually thought that I could do a better job. Be that as it may ... The...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: QGD: Semi-Tarrasch defence, Pillsbury variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: At the quadrangular tournament in St. Petersburg, 1895-96, Emanuel Lasker won a great game against Harry Nelson Pillsbury. At Cambridge Springs in 1904, Pillsbury had a chance to improve upon...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Queens pawn game
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: The two strongest chessplayers in the world during the first 25 years of the 20th century were Dr. Emanuel Lasker and José Capablanca, yet Akiba Rubinstein defeated each of them the very first...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Sveshnikov variation
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: Shirov plays a theoretical piece sacrifice which turns out to be disastrous. Very quickly after the sacrifice, he obtained a completely lost position
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Nimzo-Indian: three knights variation
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: The winner of this game would be come British Champion for 2006. The game took on a wild character and settled with black having positional advantages. Illuminating game.
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