Tag: Della Almind
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Game of the Week XXX: Durarbayli, V (2625) – Vidit, G (2726)
The game below may not elicit any particular feeling or thought at first sight. However, that game may have ended up costing me $10,000 and a qualification for the Grand Prix series during my World Cup match against Vidit! After the match, I was contemplating how my opponent could have been so well-prepared against a
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Game of the Week XII: Prohászka, Péter (2581) vs. Wang, Kevin (2402)
In his book Grandmaster Opening Preparation, Jaan Ehlvest splits opening approaches into two categories: As an example, Ehlvest referred to Botvinnink a Researcher and to Tal as a Non-Researcher. It is also important to note that he mentions that it is hard to be strictly one or the other nowadays – a strong chess player should be
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Game of the Week XI: Yip, Carissa (2423) vs. Prohászka, Péter (2581)
While reflecting on the topic of women in chess during this Women’s History Month, I recalled being fortunate enough to be a part of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University created by Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar. During those years, we had several discussions about how different the chess world
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Game of the Week X: Mikhalevski, Victor (2552) vs. Nabaty, Tamir (2638)
How does a “Miniature” happen in a high-level chess game? A “Miniature” is a game that ends in less than about 20 moves. It usually happens in lower-level players’ games because one player may go against general principles such as developing their pieces, not playing with only one piece too much at the beginning of
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Game of the Week IX: Kjartansson, Gudmundur vs. Petursson, Margeir
Perhaps you have heard about “torturing” another player in chess and wonder: How is it possible to torture anyone in a board game?! There are several ways to “torture” one’s opponent in a match, 2 common examples of which are the following: What other examples of “torture” have you experienced in your matches? Share them
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Game of the Week VIII: Lobanov, Sergei vs. Lazavik, Denis
Once, a player with around a 2250 level asked me after our game, “What was the evaluation of the position?” I responded, “You had a better position with great chances of winning and I did not have any real counterplay.” He repeated the question which I answered in more or less the same way. Then,