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 Answers from Tony D'Aloisio
2012-01-11 About castling:
Castling is the only move which involves two of your own pieces at the same time. You can either castle on the kingside or the queenside. In order to castle, the following stipulations must be met:
2011-11-21 sicilian defense:
I would say the Scheveningen. Be prepared though for quite a bit different sort of a game than you would customarily get from either of your previous openings. :) It sounds to me, from the preferences
2011-09-10 queen's gambit accepted bishop defends pawn:
You can try the usual number-crunchers, like Fritz, Shredder, etc. Honestly though, I wouldn't necessarily trust their play in the early stages of the game. I've heard people tell me that computer software
2011-09-10 queen's gambit accepted bishop defends pawn:
It looks to me like 5 Na3 does the trick. Then if 5... Qd5 6 Qa4+. The line you give (5 Qa4+ Qd7) leads to some hard-to fathom complications. After 6 Qxd7+ Kxd7 7 Na3 regains the pawn and leaves the
2011-08-27 Fischer v. karpov:
As far as I know, they never played a game. Certainly they never met officially, i.e, in a tournament or match. They did have meetings several times over the years to attempt to organize a match, but
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