CARUANA SAYS NO TO BISHOP F4 After Fabiano saved the game 1, he decided to get even in game two with black pieces. He countered Carlsen’s Harrwitz attack with a novelty on move 10 and…
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INSANE START After long two years, the author of the blog has the opportunity to go back where it all started – write posts about Magnus Carlsen defending his World Championship Match. The long-anticipated Carlsen…
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Introduction In 3 days, on 9th November 2018, World Champion Magnus Carlsen will sit at the board and defend his title for the fourth time. His challenger will be Fabiano Caruana, who, after falling short…
Chess study 35 – Alexey Troitzky
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Chess tactics 106
Chess tactics 106
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In 1981, he won the World Junior Championship. In 1987, he was awarded the GM title. In 1992 he won the individual gold medal in the Manilla Olympiad. Throughout the 80s and 90s, he has…
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Chess tactics 105
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