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Spielmann's 'The Art of Sacrifice in Chess'

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I hate these Indian Defences. - Colonel Custer.

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"O King's Gambit, O King's Gambit, wherefore art thou King's Gambit. A gambit by any other name would win as quickly."

"Some were born checkmated, some achieve checkmates, and some have checkmates thrust upon them"

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
I hate these Indian Defences. - Colonel Custer.
Why hate Indian Defenses greenpawn? do share. or was it for the sake of the reference to Custer only and no chess advise there?

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I'm not surprised you're slow... you joined in 1970!! 😛

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Originally posted by Green Paladin
I'm not surprised you're slow... you joined in 1970!! 😛
lol,i don't think so.i got the joke alright, but was there another layer through chess advise? always looking for chess advise from greenpawn's posts. 😀

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Originally posted by eljefejesus
lol,i don't think so.i got the joke alright, but was there another layer through chess advise? always looking for chess advise from greenpawn's posts. 😀
You joined in '69!? This site is that old? That means you are one of the original pawn stars. 😵

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Originally posted by tomtom232
You joined in '69!? This site is that old? That means you are one of the original pawn stars. 😵
LOL, who let all the looney out of the asylum this time!

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Originally posted by tomtom232
You joined in '69!? This site is that old? That means you are one of the original pawn stars. 😵
Was there internet in the 70's? C'mon that was a joke.

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Hmmm but funny enough, your profile doesn't say when you joined...

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
I hate these Indian Defences. - Colonel Custer.
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Originally posted by eljefejesus
Why hate Indian Defenses greenpawn? do share. or was it for the sake of the reference to Custer only and no chess advise there?
I'm afraid it was one fo my jokes.

But here is today's piece of free advice.

Don't worry if you enter an opening you know nothing about.

"If in doubt - bring a piece out."

back onto the joke theme of this thread.

"It is better to have checked and lost, than never to have checked at all."

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Originally posted by Blackamp
I was surprised to see this yesterday in one of the local bookshops that doesn't usually stock many chess books, and even fewer good ones.

I bought it, since it is always instructive to read the views of a master (I always learn something). Anyone read it, and have an opinion?

Please don't complain about the lack of computer checking, or that the vari ...[text shortened]... ropose a taxonomy of sacrifices, albeit one that he readily admits is somewhat subjective.
The Art is one of my favorite books.