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General Chess Discussion - Game analysis from a FIDE rated tourny

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

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

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

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

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


AlastairUK
General Chess Discussion - Castling under attack??

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

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


AlastairUK