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Sometimes you don't have much time and want a game to end as quickly as possible. But you also want to win. What to do ? Perhaps start with a most aggressive but sound chess opening ? But which one would that be ? Other ideas ? Certainly gambits are best when you want a quick kill. Of course the st...

Kotlov wrote:Why don't you castle? ))

Isn't castling illegal here? Nf3 was indicated , no?
After a3 Black replies with Qf6 threatening both Qf2 and Qa1.
Not looking good for white
L

It has defeated me in every game, even in those where I concentrate enough to play all the 40 moves in 15 minutes :-) No way....I can resist more, I can be near a draw, but R. always find a way to crush me at the end. I have not enjoyed so much an engine since the good old days of cstal.... It beca...

A similar thing happened with a couple of the Saitek models. The Megathon 2400 was never released in a plastic case with pressure squares. It was released as modules as the RISC modules: http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Saitek_Megathon_2400 Also the Saitek Turbostar2600, which the link...

The Designer 2400 had the ARM processor, same as RISC2500,
according to wiki.
L

My guess is that Gates inadvertently allowed an early mate
so the flow of the occasion was intact, if you get what I mean.
L

Sad to hear of someone taken in his best years. Sincere
condolences to his loved ones at home. When I was completing
high school, he was starting grade school. Seems an injustice.
Larry

reflectionofpower wrote:I just seen one and it made me laugh, "turdstorm"

A few have raised a giggle for me too over the years, eg:
AnatolyKarpark
suckmachine

And tell me, what about that Opal? Is worth the price? Our sponsor here still sell them I believe, so if it is valuable, maybe I will get one. No, don't buy the Star Opal. There are four in the 'Opal' range with the Star Opal the strongest, but it is still quite weak. On the box it says 'estimated ...

Who is the guy getting the stock? Just curiosity. Fern The guy getting the stock that I know of is Peter Parr of 'Chess Discount Sales' in Sydney. He is closing down his chess supplier company after failing to find any buyer for the business. As I was buying a Novag Star Opal from him the other wee...