3/29/25

Bad Semi-Slav Defense (Opening Trap)

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Click here for 6... Nxd5.
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Click here for 11... e6.

3/28/25

Queen Pawn with 2... Bg4.

3/21/25

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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3/19/25

Albin Counter Gambit

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3/18/25

King's Gambit

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3/17/25

White to Play and Win

White to play.

Smith-Morra Gambit

Queen Pawn Opening (London System?)

(Bad) King's Indian Defense (Pin Example)

3/16/25

Sicilian

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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Semi-Slav

3/15/25

Black to Play

Black to play

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Black to play and win

3/14/25

Chigorin Defense

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3/13/25

Black to Play

Caro-Kann Defense

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3/08/25

Delayed Alapin - Instructive!

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3/07/25

Delayed Sicilian Alapin

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3/06/25

Delayed Alapin

Click here for 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ne5.
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Click here for 21... Qa6.

3/05/25

Alapin Opening

3/04/25

Alapin Openig

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3/03/25

French Advance Variation

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3/02/25

White to Play and Win

John Coffey (1900+) vs. Aaron Dean (1900+), Indiana Tournament Around 1990


I thought for about 30 minutes on this move.  Answer below...













If 2... h6 3. Re7 Rxe7 4. Rxe7 Qd8 5. Qe3 Kf8 (5... b6 6. Nf6+) 6. Qd4.

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