Everyone who knows me, or has been following this blog, or my fund raising website, knows that I have just one goal for this year: to finally make the Grandmaster title by winning the World Senior Championship in Croatia this November. I am absolutely focused on this goal. Nonetheless, sometimes things come up that just [...]
Aug 252012
The Southern California Open will be played September 1-3 in San Diego. As a past champion of this event, I would like to try to regain my title. Is there any Los Angeles player who is going to drive down and back, who would like some company? If so, I would really appreciate the lift, [...]
Many people would rather not fall under an attack in the King’s Gambit Accepted, and don’t fancy the slightly depressing King’s Gambit Declined either—so they go all out with a countergambit on move 2! This is of course the famous Falkbeer Counter Gambit, at one time considered so strong that even Bobby Fischer declined it—and [...]
A reader asked: “Hi Tim, I greatly enjoyed reading your book on Budapest and am happy to read more here on your blog! I like your notion to keep on the DSB as black against the toughest line (imho) e3 in the Rubinstein … but there is a game I am wondering how you would [...]
Myk Robertson writes: “I have read your book, how to beat the Smith-Morra with 6. a6. It has helped me tremendously against that opening. There was one variation that I run into against a local player around here that I have a lot of trouble with. I was wondering what your opinion is about this. [...]
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