kerpa Member since Jan-06-14 · Last seen May-10-23 now about 1400, just started taking lessons, so I hope to improve. Paul Keres my favorite, hence My handle.

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Apr-09-23 I Zaragatski vs V Kovalev, 2013   kerpa: Position 143, p. 131, 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Engqvist illustrating opening the h file when there are no Rooks on the file      Apr-08-23 A Mikhalchishin vs S Djuric, 1979   kerpa: p. 126, 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Engqvist, position 137, describing queenside attack when there is no majority      Dec-05-22 Shamkovich vs S D Brown, 1980   kerpa: That should be 17.. exf4 etc      Nov-19-22 Nimzowitsch vs P S Leonhardt, 1911   kerpa: I'm going through My System - this is Game #16. Nimzowitsch used this game to show that putting the question to a pinning Bishop (ie following up 8. h3 with g4) depended on proper timing, and needed compensation for "disorganizing" the King's pawn protection. 9. g4? because Nxg4 ...      Oct-09-22 Nimzowitsch vs Vidmar, 1907    kerpa: Jeremy Silman uses 12 Ba6 to illustrate blockade - in this case of the weak a6 pawn (Complete Book of Chess Strategy, diagram 172). It's a fine book for newbies like myself.      May-17-22 Smyslov vs K Langeweg, 1981    kerpa: Move 30 is position 80 in Thomas Engqvist's fine book 300 Most Important Chess Positions, section on Bishop maneuvers      May-17-22 Andersson vs Browne, 1985   kerpa: Move 16 White to play is position 79 in Thomas Engqvist's fine book 300 most important chess positions, in the section on Bishop maneuvers.      Dec-23-21 P Wolff vs Lputian, 1993   kerpa: after 12 Re1, the position is diagram 3 p. 214 in Wolff�s excellent book Play Chess Like a Boss in the chapter about pawn structures      Dec-18-21 Schlechter vs W John, 1905   kerpa: This game is beautifully explained with great clarity by Fred Reinfeld in Chess Review March 1943 p. 89 - 91. It is Part Two of Chess Openings Made Easy, in which Reinfeld explains openings and also their relationships to middle games on the basis of pawn structures (he called them ...      Nov-16-21 R Hart vs B R Watson, 2010   kerpa: GM Michael Roiz cites this game as showing that 9...c6 "cannot be recommended....10.Qh5! is a finesse which puts Black's 9th move out of business." Necessary is 9...Qh4! - "This move may appear artificial but it serves an important purpose in limiting White's activity on the kingside ...

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