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Raymond Keene's Book of Gambits


I have hundreds of chess books, yes hundreds and I never realised
just how boring the covers are. Most are like this below. Boring.
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You can see my imagination really went overboard on that one.

So why pick it? Because Raymond Keene gives each gambit a rating.
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On this page we shall endeavour to seek out the one star ratings...

Chess Candidates and the The One-Eyed Trap


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red pawns


Back by popular demand another crossword. Answer the questions
and the shaded boxes will reveal the name of a famous chess player.

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The Queen Stab in the Back and Crossword

Keeping up the three week old tradition of moving chess books covers.
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Let me know when you get bored....I have over 500 chess books.
red pawns

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You get four clues and if you answer them correctly you will spell out
the name of a famous chess player in the shaded areas of the crossword.
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The Chess Candidate Playing Cards


Thought I kick off another blog with another moving cover.
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Staying on book covers what about this one which was discovered
by and duly posted on Kenneth Spraggett’s site. It’s a great find.
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White has been skewered whilst a masked controller looks on.
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Today you are Bobby Fischer


Now don’t just flick past this bit. It took me ten minutes to do.
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I took it from here and messed about with it.
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So you are now Bobby Fischer giving simultaneous displays all
over America in the 1960’s I have five very easy puzzles for you. ...

100 Chess Traps to Play Before You Die.


There is Good news and Bad News. White to play and mate in 14 moves!

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The good news is, if you have a computer then it will find 100’s,
yes 100’s of much quicker checkmates. The Bad news is that you
to have checkmate with one of the Rooks without moving a Rook!
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Windmills. Rook v Knight. The Adams Spot!



I was playing over the Giri - Ding Liren game from the ongoing 2015 Tata Steel…..

(insert a picture of Anish Giri……………….Russ)
Anish Giri

This is Anish Giri on the cover of the April 2009 CHESS when at
14 years and 7 months he became the World’s Youngest Grandmaster...

The Blunder of 2016 (so far) and Bishops v Queens.


Where was I? Oh yes. This DVD.
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Which I finally picked up at E-Bay and watched it just a few days ago.

It’s OK. All about a lad who was a good chess player but developed some
social problems. So to give himself something to take his mind of his own
predicament and help out the poorer kids in the neighborhood he helps t...

My Chess Presents and a late Christmas Quiz


Christmas came and Christmas went. He is me and my presents...
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getting mobiled by my grand daughter with her Christmas present.
Chess books, chess tie, chess mug, silly jersey and a chess DVD?
Dark Horse

The passengers on the E.C.F forum were talking about this DVD
so I asked for it. Unfortunately my family hit E-Bay and saw onl...

The Pawn Sacrifice and No.5.


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So I’m sitting looking out of the window when the fifth best
looking girl in the office comes waltzing up and sits besides me.

“Hi “ She smiles looking all pleased with herself. ...
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