Returning To My Roots https://youtu.be/Q2oyVkUs-78 It was in this house in Fremont, California that my father taught me how the chess pieces moved and we played frequently. He passed away in March of this year. Now I have moved back to Fremont and am continuing his legacy by playing chess with my own children inContinueContinue reading “Fremont Chess Musings:”
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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 55
Napoleon Crossing the Alps By Jacques-Louis David. The Napoleon Opening (aka Napoleon Atrack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3) is considered to be a rather dubious line because white is often playing for a Scholar’s Mate in a more benign form than the more popular, but still bad, 2. Qh5. Add to the fact that white’s queen isContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 55”