Category: Lasker

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June 15, 2019

Reflections on the ‘database’ generation

For competitive chess players of nearly every level of skill, pre-game opening preparation has become an indispensible part of our tournament routine. The opening phase

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June 19, 2018

Krylenko Part II

PART II

Krylenko’s Legacy: Modern Chess

Until Krylenko and the 1917 Revolution came along, Russian chess was confined to Moscow and St. Petersburg, and almost … Read the rest