John Saunders' Chess Blog
Saturday, 1 December 2018
Soviet School of Sadism
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As we all know, chess has a strong element of sado-masochism about it. Have you ever noticed how a crowd gathers round a board when some gru...
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Carlsen-Caruana 2018: Through a Glass Darkly
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This is my first blog post from the 2018 World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, being played at The Coll...
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Thursday, 17 May 2018
The Seventh Sealed Move (2)
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"Let's see if I've got this straight. If I lose, I die and go straight to hell. If I win, I get an extra 200 rating points a...
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Seventh Sealed Move (1)
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"Adjudication or adjournment? You're 'avin' a laugh! It's quickplay finish or increments these days, sunshine!"...
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
It's a Game of Chess, Football and Cricket Out There...
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A rambling tale of three soccer-playing chessers... A couple of posts back, I revived and adapted the old Fox and James ' IAGOCOT ...
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Thursday, 26 April 2018
J A M Osborn, 1935 British Chess Championship
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While I was researching the 1935 British Chess Championship , I came upon this nice photo on Getty images... Embed from Getty Images Th...
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Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Winning with the Reverse IAGOCOT
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Like the snappy title? It's a parody of all those chess opening book titles from the 1980s onwards and a cynical attempt to boost clicks...
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