Monthly Archives: May 2008

My game against a future U.S. Champion

By Steve | Published: May 15, 2008
I was getting rid of some junk yesterday, and I was about to toss an old score book that I’ve had since I first started playing tournament chess in high school. But I decided first to look up some of the names of my opponents, and that’s when I made an interesting discovery. In the fourth [...]
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Team 45 45 T37 Round 3

By Steve | Published: May 11, 2008
I have a three-game winning streak in the Team 45 45 T37 tournament. Game board
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End-of-game variations in ChessBase 9

By Steve | Published: May 10, 2008
My previous post had a number of variations that explored possible continuations following the last move of the game. ChessBase 9 unfortunately makes it pretty difficult to do this. For my future reference, and to possibly help others, here is Mig Greengard’s workaround: At the last move, press T and enter any random move as a [...]
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MCC May Swiss Round 1

By Steve | Published: May 8, 2008
I was back at my club Tuesday for the first time in a while, and I had a nice upset win. In particular, I was pleased with my 15th move (as White). I was worried that my kingside pressure was draining away, and that the initiative might turn in Black’s direction. My solution was [...]
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