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2009-11-15 Chess - Failed to call checkmate:

Hi Nej, Checkmate means the game is over no matter what and you're not required to say anything. In tournament play a player usually resigns before it comes to this, but for those that don't - the

2009-11-15 Chess - Two doubts in the Sicilian defence.:

Hi Ganesh, The Knight moving to d1 occurs quite often for three main reasons: 1) White usually develops his Queen-side Bishop to e3 followed by the Queen going to d2. This then leaves the b2 pawn

2009-11-12 Chess - your article on B + N mate:

Dear Joe, Attached kindly find the PDF file. Most chess literature close to the category you described can probably be found in the endgame phase of the game, especially King + Pawn endgames.

2009-11-03 Chess - preventative opening:

Hello Yona! Thanks for the Question! As your question suggests, you need to know about openings wherein you can prevent your opponent to develop his game. So, before I give you some examples, let

2009-10-24 Chess - Rating improvement and use of Monroi PCM:

Dear Pedro, Thank you for the kudos on the YouTube page. Although the rating jumps are higher at the USCF 1300 level, it is very difficult to get that many points in a year. You would need to play