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| Chess Openings | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I am teaching my daughter chess who is about 1000. She is 8 and quite bright. She can use some help ...
A: MCO is still being printed with a new edition recently released (!). However, the times have ...
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| Which one??? | 9/8/2008 |
Q: Are school is holding a chess competition, I have made it to the semi finals which are going to be ...
A: Congratulations for making it to your school's semi finals! Here's some good opening plans for you, ...
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| En Passent | 8/14/2008 |
Q: Is a player allowed to en passent out of check?
A: I believe this would be a legal move as it would be like a player capturing a piece that is giving ...
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| Chess strategies: using pawns | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I am a part-time novelist who is hoping to use a chess strategy as a plot point. I was wondering if ...
A: It's good to see that you'll be using chess strategy for your plot as not enough books or movies ...
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| Where I Stand | 6/30/2008 |
Q: im Rijen im 16 ive been playing chess for about 11 years now, when i was ten i beat one of the ten ...
A: Before I can answer your question, I need some more information from you please: 1) What country do ...
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| Caro-Kann Advance Variation 4 g4!? | 6/24/2008 |
Q: Any new moves to the stem game HAHN/ALEKHINE 1941? How about an early e5 for black? 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 ...
A: The move 9.Ne2 has become the main line instead of g5. Here's a master-level game that demonstrates ...
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| Colle vs King's Indian | 5/9/2008 |
Q: Mr Molden:Thanks again for your advice.I have been practicing and studying your recommended line for ...
A: I'm glad this line has worked out for you. Incidentally, I drew GM Hikaru Nakumura (2686 FIDE) on ...
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| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 | 5/4/2008 |
Q: Playing as Black i always lose when they do that. I know there is a simple response for black but I ...
A: This deployment of the Knights is usually used as a transpositional device to avoid certain lines of ...
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| Chess Openings | 3/29/2008 |
Q: Len, I'm having difficulty with openings in general. I exhaust myself reading threough opening books ...
A: This is a common question I receive with regards to chess openings and one which I had to deal with ...
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| further on the fried liver attack | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I didn't make myself clear. I was talking about the ..Nxd5 line where white then plays Nxf7, and it ...
A: Fried Liver Attack ================== Hi Russell, The reason I didn't consider 5...N:d5 leading to ...
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| best first five opening moves in a chess game | 2/7/2008 |
Q: what are the best first five opening moves in a chess game
A: If you're referring to the five best opening moves for White in a chess game, they would be in order ...
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| Fried Liver Attack | 1/29/2008 |
Q: If my opponent plays the fried liver attack, and we both play properly, whom should the whole mess ...
A: This is a good question as not too many people play the Fried Liver Attack nowadays, but many Black ...
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| Keeping chess nuts busy | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I am a volunteer chaperone for a chess club in our elementary school called Chess Nuts. When the ...
A: You should check this site as it contains rules and images of the pieces and how they move: ...
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| Colle vs King's Indian set -up | 12/3/2007 |
Q: Molden: Thank you in advance for your time and expertise. I took up chess two ...
A: As I too play the Colle System on occasion, I've also faced this problem. Black's setup of g6 stops ...
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| Opening Repertoire | 11/14/2007 |
Q: I'm a 1900 strength player returning to tournament competition after a 10 year hiatus and I'm hoping ...
A: Welcome back to the tournament scene. Here's what I recommend for you: Grunfeld: The best line in ...
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| Aggressive Openings | 10/14/2007 |
Q: I am trying to learn to play white aggressively and defend with black correctly when white is the ...
A: The best way to play aggressively is start with 1.e4 as white and play an open game. As black, ...
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| Opening Moves | 7/11/2007 |
Q: what should be my starting move to win the game . i ussually start off with my pawns which leave my ...
A: e4 or 1.d4 though there are other good moves as well like 1.c4, 1.Nf3. All of these moves can ...
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| Self Training | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I'm going to be a freshman in high school after this summer is over, and I have not played any chess ...
A: If you can get a copy of Bobby Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" then this would be good. It's ...
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| Caro Kann | 7/7/2007 |
Q: I'm a newcomer to the opening so I dont no much about it. Would it siut a player with an aggresive ...
A: It can be played in an aggressive manner as in the following variation but White has many ways to ...
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| chess openings | 7/1/2007 |
Q: molden, i asked a question before about openings for white, can you give me somew specific ...
A: but you'll need specific books like the ones I recommended earlier, as there's far too many ...
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| Best Opening for White | 6/27/2007 |
Q: i am a disabled retired chief of police from new jersey who is very interested in improving my ...
A: Personally, I gave up playing computer chess a few years ago because it became too difficult to beat ...
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| Best Opening for White | 6/22/2007 |
Q: i am a disabled retired chief of police from new jersey who is very interested in improving my ...
A: e4 or 1.d4 though there are other good moves as well like 1.c4, 1.Nf3. All of these moves can ...
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| Defences against d4, c4 and Nf3. | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I am a beginner player (rated about 1200, and 1500 on the internet), and I usually play 1. e4. ...
A: A: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 Queen's Gambit Declined. B: 1.c4 e6 followed by d5, often transposes to the ...
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| Cramped by the Caro-Kann g4 spike | 5/16/2007 |
Q: In the Caro-Kann, 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4!? how should Black proceed so that he does not ...
A: This is a line that can be troublesome for a Caro-Kann player who doesn't know it. It's not one of ...
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| Evans Gambit | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I have a question on the Evans Gambit. (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4) What happens if the ...
A: This move is not played and isn't a recognized line with a name because of White's 5.B:f7+ This ...
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| Chess Openings | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I OPEN BY KINGS PAWN E4, 2.QKC3,4.KNH3,5, BISHOPS AND THEN CASTLE KINGSIDE FOR PROTECTION , BUT ...
A: It's important to remember is that the sole purpose of the opening is to "reach a playable ...
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| 50 Move Draw Rule | 3/30/2007 |
Q: Do u know anything of a 15 move rule at the end of a game when a player only has a king he moves 15 ...
A: see #5 with regards to your specific question about the king (it's 50 moves): 1. The game is ...
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| Openings - Danish Gambit | 2/27/2007 |
Q: Panov attack seems intresting - I used to play danish gabit when I was a C player.What would you say ...
A: usually as a surprise weapon as it's underestimated by many players. Most people decline it by 1.e4 ...
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| Chess Tactics Training | 2/27/2007 |
Q: What would you say is the best book to get on the kings gambit and or the sicillian dragon at the ...
A: here's my recommendations: http://www.chessmastery.com/chess-tactics.html ...
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| Openings | 2/26/2007 |
Q: I need a good 2200+ refrence for the Caro Khan and something for the Kings Gambit as white. I also ...
A: http://www.chessmastery.com/kings-gambit.html http://www.chessmastery.com/caro-kann.html Just in ...
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| Sicilian Defense | 1/28/2007 |
Q: Whenever I play against amateur players, they always want to play B-C4 when I try the Sicilian ...
A: Black can attack the Bishop quickly with e6 followed by d5. The other option for Black is to play ...
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| chess strategy move | 12/24/2006 |
Q: When an opponent challenges one of your chess pieces (not a pawn), is it best to go ahead an take ...
A: For example, you might be able to get a winning endgame by exchanging queens as you might have a ...
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| Is this wrong? | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I used to play 1-e4 an 2- Nf3 to develop very fast and control the center regardless the opponent ...
A: e4 as white, you should consider getting a good repertoire book or CD that covers all of the major ...
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| Whats this strategy called? | 9/29/2006 |
Q: I don't know the name for it but I read before it fooled even the most experienced chessmasters in ...
A: One type of Queen sacrifice idea I have seen used in Hollywood movies and in TV shows is seen in the ...
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| EN PASSENT | 9/23/2006 |
Q: Do you need to verbally say 'en passent' as you make the move. Is is true that if there is no ...
A: No, there is no need to actually say "en passant" when making this capture. Here are the official ...
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| Computer Chess | 8/19/2006 |
Q: I would like to play chess against a computer. I try to download what seems to be a good chess ...
A: http://downloads.zdnet.com/search.aspx?kw=play+chess ...
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| queen's gambit accepted | 7/24/2006 |
Q: I am just wondering, what is White's next best move after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 be6 I dont ...
A: you can play 4.Na3 but an even better plan is to weaken Black's position by taking advantage of his ...
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| Chess Training Tips | 7/16/2006 |
Q: iam from India.iam 15 y old now.i have a fide rating of 2094.My question is that How to train at ...
A: Tactics - 9 Endgame - 6 Strategy - 3 Opening - 2 To use ChessBase effectively, you should consider ...
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| B-c4 in the Sicilian | 5/8/2006 |
Q: Whenever I play the Sicilian against players who have never studied openings, the game always seems ...
A: ..Nf6 with the idea of 4...e6 then 5...d5 if White doesn't transpose to normal Sicilian lines with ...
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| chess | 4/8/2006 |
Q: I NEED A CHESS STATEGEY NOW FOR SCHOOL!!!!
A: can you please elaborate for me so that I may properly answer your question? Are you playing at ...
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| the Caro Kahn Defense | 3/26/2006 |
Q: how do i set it up?
A: 1.e4 c6 Usual now is 2.d4 d5. It's an excellent defence to use against White's most popular ...
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