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In terms of opening re-inventions over the last 25 years, the rise of the Berlin Defence to the Ruy Lopez probably runs second only the Kasp...

The kingside hack against fianchettoed bishop is a bit of a double edged sword. On the surface it looks appealing, but it can back fire. I h...

Accessing old chess programs, and indeed any old games, without payment is a bit of a grey area. 'Abandonware' is the term used for ...

When I was very young, I spent a season of soccer playing goalie. I kind of fell into it, as no one else was keen to take on the role, altho...

I've never got out of my habit of playing 'coffee house' openings, especially when I'm actually playing in a 'coffee hou...

I've just had a look at the upcoming Altibox tournament in Norway, and noticed that the *bottom* seed in this 10 player event is Viswan...

I spent today running a small interschool competition in Canberra. As the field wasn't very large, the rounds tended to finish quite qui...