Chess/Expert Profile
Expertise
I've read a good deal on the subject and I can answer a lot of chess history questions (or at least I'll know where to look them up). Also questions regarding analyzing specific positions (although with the advent of powerful chess software, this isn't likely to have the importance it once did).
Experience in the area
I was a national master in the US for a number of years. My peak USCF rating was 2290, and I was ranked in the top 150 in the state of California. My current published rating is 2177.
Education/Credentials
B.A. Sonoma State University 1984 (English major with Communications emphasis)
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Recent Reviews from Users
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| John | 03/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Mr. D'Aloisio replied to my question very ..... |
| Pepe | 02/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. Naturally playing without a clock ..... |
| Rebekah | 11/19/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank-you! |
| Brad | 12/02/07 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for the help! and clarity ..... |
Recent Answers from Tony D'Aloisio
2009-06-20 CHESS:
Thanks for your kind words! There are at least two Chigorin Defenses that I know of. One is a long-lived main line against the Ruy Lopez, but I assume that you're talking about his defense to 1 d4 (1
2009-06-10 swapping pawn for chess.:
What he did was not technically correct, but not necessarily illegal. The following is from the International Chess Federation (FIDE) laws of chess: Article 5.6 (d) On reaching the last rank
2009-06-06 chess:
Yes. In fact, if you are able to promote all of your pawns, you can have as many as nine queens at the same time. The usual way of procuring a second queen for the board, by the way, is to turn a (captured)
2009-05-26 check:
It is difficult to answer such a question comprehensively, because the situation where the game is being played is crucial to the response. If the game is played in an officially rated tournament (under
2009-05-18 quick win:
There are many ways for a game to end in 10 moves or less. All of them though are very much dependent upon your opponent's errors. Probably the most well-used quick win is called the Scholar's Mate
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