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284 days to XiangQi Master!

Feb 7, 2023Davide NastasioXiangQicapablanca, endgame, World XiangQi Championship, XiangQi

The Houston XiangQi Association just published the most exciting news, they will organize the World XiangQi Championship in Houston this November!! Hence the need to begin to train seriously, since as shown in the title there are only 284 days to the event! As Capablanca told me long time ago, yeah I’m revealing my true

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