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 [...]
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 [...]
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While I have mentioned before my unique record—being the only person on earth who is an International Master of chess, a produced filmmaker, and a published novelist I have not talked too much about my film. Another time I may talk about the artistic side of this venture, but for now let’s follow the money—it’s [...]
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