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Tony Rotella
Author of "The Killer Sicilian: Fighting 1.e4 with the Kalashnikov", published by Everyman Chess. Check out my YouTube channel for educational content: www.youtube.com/user/TonyRotella. Please don't invite me to your team.
Cleveland, OH
United States
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Member since 20 Jan 2015
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Time spent playing: 72 days 23 hours 32 minutes
Time featured on TV: 2 days 9 hours 0 minutes
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A Practical Way to Challenge the Smith-Morra Gambit
Use the Tried and True Taylor Defense to Snatch the Pawn and Score![](https://image.lichess1.org/display?h=250&op=thumbnail&path=tonyro:ublog:5rgHizyP:cx0RvSm5.jpg&w=400&sig=8653e98b1c9a894a5eaf1395039f4a0aac883f72)
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