Here is my VIP pass to the 2013 London Chess Classic.
Copy it out (use a colour printer) paste it to a piece of card.
stick it in a plastic folder, tie it around your neck and swan
about the 2016 London Classic like you are someone important.
If some jobs-worth security guard spots the 2013 and challenges...
by greenpawn34 on Jul 11 2016 23:57 | 5139 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Apr 10 2019 16:07
This is the first Informator
They are currently up to Informator 128
Before databases and the internet this was only real way to keep up with the
games latest theoretical wrinkles and what openings the top players were using.
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by greenpawn34 on May 12 2016 13:16 | 3167 views | 4 edits | Last edit on Oct 06 2020 14:08
Don’t be fooled by the cover. This is a devil of a book to work through.
I’ve had this book for nearly 8 years now and I’ve still not finished it.
Compare this with Reinfeld’s 1,000 combinations which took me
on and off a month or three to complete, one chief reason being I
could go through whole pages of the Reinfeld book because I had...
by greenpawn34 on Apr 27 2016 20:47 | 3548 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Apr 27 2016 22:33
That is not a random position on the cover it is from a game analysed in the book.
Keres - Eliskases, Norway 1938.
52. Rxf2 Rxf2 53. a7 Ra2 54. b6 Kc3 55. Kb1 Ra6 56. b7 {The position on the cover.} 56... Rb6+ {Ka1 then Ra6+ and Rb6+} 57. Kc1 Rh6 {White has no time to promote due to Rh1 mate. The game was agreed draw. We play on to make sure you get the idea.} 58. Kd1 Kd3 59. Ke1 Ke3 60. Kf1 Kf3 61. Kg1 Rg6+ 62. Kf1 Rh6 63. Kg1 Rg6+ 64. Kf1 Rh6 65. Ke1 Ke3 66. Kd1 Kd3 {This is a draw.}...
greenpawn34
on Sep 06 2016 01:57 | 3997 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Sep 12 2016 11:44
