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General Chess Discussion - Game analysis from a FIDE rated tourny#4

Hi - great game! Have you got one with the English Attack or Adams Attack - that would also be interesting.


AlastairUK
General Chess Discussion - Fischer vs. Spassky, 1972 - Chessmen and board#5

Apparently, a different board was used for game 3, which was played in a backroom at Fischer's insistence - the rest of the match being played on one of those inlay jobs.


AlastairUK
Lichess Feedback - Wrong behaviour of the Lichess staff#6

I think this may be Latin American Spanish-they seem to have the best swearwords, along with Russian, and maybe Afrikaans. In England we only have wally, berk and twit, or perhaps numpty if we are rea…


AlastairUK
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General Chess Discussion - Help me beat my arch nemesis #6

As white you could try 3. d4 and then after cxd4 4.Nxd4. As black in the Sicilian you could try 2...e6 instead of d6 (as then Bg5 by white is a bit of a waste). Then after 3.e4 exd4 4.Nxd4, maybe try …


AlastairUK
Lichess Feedback - Board size/scoresheet field issue#1

When I increase the board size the scorecard remains in the board field-any ideas? Many thanks.


AlastairUK
General Chess Discussion - Castling under attack??#14

Apparently even Korchnoi had to check this rule with the arbiter-1974 Candidates Final v Karpov (his rook was under attack). Also, maybe check out example given by Jennifer Shahade. White Ra1/Ke1, Bla…


AlastairUK
General Chess Discussion - When you're forced to sac#5

Good game. Maybe 10...Nh5 for black rather than Ne8?


AlastairUK