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not bad, but after 8 Qxd4 you were subject to an old trick called the Noah's Ark Trap, which would start with 8 ... c5, with the idea of forcing you to lose a tempo saving the queen, with the follow-u…

try the Maroczy variation. not too wild but it has a few subtle differences

sertraline 200 mg /day. works for me and Greta

my question would be: is there any sound reason to avoid the scotch main lines? they are old and rugged. many good players have used them over the years. it would be mighty strange if there were some …

educate me. I am a visitor from a pre-computer, pre-internet world. why would an opponent, in a 30-40 move game, disconnect 15-18 times. "voitre adversaire a quitte la partie" and so on, but always re…

slowly and calmly squeeze out the win. then when you have the mate-in-one position, let your clock tick down to 14 seconds, making your opponent wait in hopes he will have to admit he is lost. if he i…

You have all those 'scientific' 'positional' reasons supporting 1. Nf3, true enough. Most of us don't know chess that thoroughly, widely, or deeply, and don't ever expect to, and have no inclination t…

@SSJ_Zekrom glad to find common ground. unfortunately I have no solution. best wishes on the quest

How would I know? I have never done it.

Oh, someone who annoys me. Wow, so there are a lot of trolls. Certainly 500 blocks is insufficient. I always thought troll meant someone who intruded on my space, or consistently did something irritat…