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Parnell for GCA President!

Jul 14, 2021Davide Nastasio1 CommentGeorgia Chesschess, Election, Georgia Chess, Georgia Chess Association, Parnell Watkins

Mr. Parnell Watkins contacted me about a month ago, to inform me he was running for the position of Georgia Chess Association president. Since by then I just started my new chess website, I proposed him an interview to better inform the chess players in Georgia of his program and things which could be done

How to study the openings – Part 1

Apr 11, 2021Davide Nastasio2 CommentsUncategorizedbishop opening, chess, chess openings, Chessbase, italian game, Megabase 2021, Open games, Sam Collins, Tiviakov

Many will not believe one would share the correct way to study the openings, because they believe in chess secrets. Instead here there is a method, based on a good amount of studying hours, which will help everyone to learn any opening and form an opening repertoire. It’s possible that in few months, thanks to

Akiba Rubinstein: Master of the Endgame by Cyrus Lakdawala

Apr 9, 2021Cyrus LakdawalaEndgame, Middlegamecapablanca, chess, cyrus lakdawala, endgame, marshall, rubinstein

Rubinstein, like Pillsbury before him, was a player who may have been world champion if only hehad a shot at the title. In 1912, I believe he was the strongest player in the world. Contrary to popular opinion, a dove’s world is not more mundane than a hawk’s. It is merely more subtle. Rubinstein’s strategic