It’s always nice when the top chess players in the world use a chess opening commonly seen in scholastic chess. This was the case in Round 9 of the Tata Steel Masters when Women’s World Chess Champion GM Ju Wenjun avoided possible Fried Liver or Lolli Attack complications by using the Polerio Defense (1 e4ContinueContinue reading “New Ideas in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense”
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Fond Memories of Fried Liver
In the realm of fond memories lies a remarkable game that was long forgotten until I recently stumbled upon a notation sheet safely tucked inside of a book. Apparently, at the Fremont Summer Chess Camp in 2013 I played an instructive game against a young student in which I spotted a rook handicap and employedContinueContinue reading “Fond Memories of Fried Liver”