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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. ...

Topalov's Chess Coincidence - RHP Plans A and B


How about this as a Christmas present for your RHP friend.
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Actually it’s not a chess book. It’s a book on how you can improve
your life by following chess maxims. ‘Always Plan Ahead’. etc.....

I don’t need it, I don’t want it, the only reason it’s on here is because...
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The Levon Aronian Joke. (and it was on me!)


How about this for an idea.
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Copy this picture, print it, carefully cut it out (get an adult to do that bit for you)
paste it onto a piece of stiff card and mail it to your favourite Red Hot Pawn Player.

Next week I’ll be publishing the names and address’s of all the R.H.P. Players. ...

Chess and Tractors + A Halloween Gambit


This week we meet two Chess Players, a Highway Robber, an old pub
and an opening line in the French Defence (the Winawer Variation.).

But before I go any further I have to remind you of this book.

A few blogs ago I mentioned I was working my way through this
and enjoying it and recommending it. Then I found puzzle No.133...
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