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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
How good are your rooks?
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Here is a simple test to see how good you are at using your rooks. It is White to move, and with the king trapped on g1, it is the rooks to...
Monday, 29 August 2022
Scholars Trap
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During the Olympiad (and possibly after), there was a lot of commentary about the quality of play on the lower boards. There were a few exa...
Cheng wins in Barcelona
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Backing up from his excellent performance at the 2022 Chess Olympiad, GM Bobby Cheng has just tied for 1st in a strong Open event in Barcel...
Friday, 26 August 2022
2022 ACT Women's and Girls Championship - 11 September 2022
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2022 ACT Women's and Girls' Chess Championship - Sunday 11 September 2022 7 rounds, 15m+ 5s per game. Rated by the Australian Chess ...
Thursday, 25 August 2022
2023 Australian Open
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The 2023 Australian Open is being held from the 2nd to the 10th January 2023, in Perth. The Open will be an 11 round event, with 3 double r...
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
The Trojan Bishop?
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The 'Greek Gift' is the well known sacrifice on h7, followed by Ng5+. Although it is thought to be named after the Trojan Horse, th...
Sunday, 21 August 2022
Playing it safe
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My ongoing trawl through games from the Olympiad has left me somewhat disappointed with the choice of openings. There were very few Kings G...
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