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Monthly Archives: December 2006
MCC Holiday Swiss – Round 3
Eddins,S (1574) – Thompson,E (1709) [B23]
MCC Holiday Swiss Natick, MA (3), 19.12.2006
This game was only my second victory ever against a 1700-rated player in USCF tournament play. It leaves me 3-0 in this month’s club tournament in the U1850 section with one round still to play. I’m very happy with the win, of course, but [...]
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MCC Holiday Swiss – Round 2
It was all over pretty quickly tonight. My opponent hung his knight out to dry on move 7 and resigned. Still, I have a little bit of homework to do regarding the opening. I played Black, responding to 1.d4 with the Leningrad Dutch.
1.d4 f5 2.e4 I’m not familiar with this line. I think I’ve [...]
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MCC Holiday Swiss – Round 1
Last night was round 1 of the Metrowest Chess Club Holiday Swiss. I hadn’t played an OTB tournament game since August, so I was a bit anxious. It didn’t help when I saw that I had been paired against Travis. Although rated much lower than me, Travis had previously beaten me twice. I thought [...]
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Seeds and CT-ART
Dan Heisman has written many times in his Novice Nook column about the Seeds of Tactical Destruction. These are elements of a position whose presence tells you to spend time looking hard for a tactical combination. Conversely, if these factors are all absent, then you shouldn’t spend too much looking for a tactical [...]
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Ending 2006 with a tournament victory and a Class B rating