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Smith-Morra Gambit Bibliography

When I first developed an opening repertoire in my teens, I got most of my information from the old Chess Digest pamphlets of Ken Smith and John Hall.  The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3) thus naturally became my … Continue reading

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Caro-Kann Defense, Fantasy Variation

There has been a lot of interest of late in the Caro-Kann Fantasy Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3!?), which is looking more and more like one of the more viable alternative to the mainstream Advance Variation (3.e5), Classical (3.Nd2 … Continue reading

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 White Repertoire Webliography

I have been developing a 1.e4 e5 White repertoire based on the Italian Game or Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4) where White blows open the center with an early d4 (after 3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 or the gambit … Continue reading

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Magnus Carlsen Wins Corus 2010 at Wijk aan Zee

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