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R Is For Removal IX

Posted by Paul Anderson on May 17, 2020 at 2:40 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week


A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.   I called it the DROP Method (https://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1378181-drop-method).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.   It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop th...

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D Is For Discovery VIII

Posted by Paul Anderson on May 10, 2020 at 7:20 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week

  

A couple years back, I came up with a method to organize chess tactics.  I called it the DROP Method (http://cschess.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1378181-drop-method).  The DROP method is an acronym for the basic kinds of tactics.  It is meant to remind you not to drop your pieces and help you get your opponent to drop theirs.

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Requited Queen

Posted by Paul Anderson on May 3, 2020 at 2:50 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week

 

This week's game comes from the August Swiss 90 (4SS, G/90+30) at the Colorado Springs Chess Club.  It was a battle from long-time foes, Will Wolf and Chris Motley, or as LM Brian Wall calls them Wilf and Diet Wilf.  They have faced each other 21 times in the past year and 44 times in total. 


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Corona, No Lime

Posted by Paul Anderson on April 26, 2020 at 2:45 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week

By Tim Brennan


Greetings Friends!


Hope you are surviving the global pandemic and your N95 masks are nice and snug!


Thank you, Paul, for inviting me back for anoth...

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Of Mice And Chess

Posted by Paul Anderson on April 19, 2020 at 8:25 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week

  

This week's game comes from the March Swiss 90.  It was a time before the plague had struck when dreams of the new chess season were fresh and bright.  The long and burdensome winter gave way to the sweet smells of springs and the soft caress of sunlight on one's face.  It was going to be a year of new expectations.

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Resurrection Sunday

Posted by Paul Anderson on April 15, 2020 at 4:15 AM Comments comments (0)

Game Of The Week


This week's game comes from the CSCC Resurrection Online.   Due to the Coronavirus, the Colorado Springs Chess Club has been closed for a month.  We have been unable to meet together on Tuesday nights for over-the-board chess.  So, we decided to check out the online tournament capabilities.


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Game Of The Year XVI

Posted by Paul Anderson on April 8, 2020 at 6:15 PM Comments comments (0)

Start Of The Season

Sunday, April 12, 2020

 

The times are changing.  Historically, I put out my Game Of The Year at the end of my chess publishing season some time in August.  For 2019, I did not get it done.  I have been spending the off-season looking for some excuse why I did not publishing the 16th ...

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