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| Date | Speaker | Game/Topic | Comments | Links |
| October 3, 2002 | Mike Burba | A Simple White 1.e4 Repertoire - Part IV | The recommendation is to use Exchange Variations against both the Caro-Kann and French Defenses. A classic Fischer game is the Caro-Kann example. For the French Defense there is some analysis. | Fischer - Petrosian USSR vs. World Match Belgrade 1970 Caro-Kann Defense Game w/ Replay Board Notes w/ Replay Board French Defense Notes w/ Replay Board |
| September 26, 2002 | Mike Burba | A Simple White 1.e4 Repertoire - Part III | The recommendation is to use the Exchange Variation against the Ruy Lopez. Bobby Fischer turned the Exchange Variation into a fearsome weapon, so one of his games serves as an example. If you play the Exchange Variation you should know how to play the favorable K+P endgame that can result. The endgame example was set up against Fritz. | Fischer - Spassky Match, Game 9 Belgrade 1992 Game w/ Replay Board Notes w/ Replay Board Burba - Fritz 6 Exchange Variation K+P Endgame Notes w/ Replay Board |
| September 19, 2002 | Mike Burba | A Simple White 1.e4 Repertoire - Part II | The recommendation is to use a St. George Attack against both the Pirc and Modern Defenses. The examples are blitz games, so they are far from perfect. However they do show how dangerous White's attack can be. | Burba - "Snaps" ICC 2002 Game w/ Replay Board Notes w/ Replay Board Burba - "Taibucko" ICC 2002 Game w/ Replay Board Notes w/ Replay Board |
| September 12, 2002 | Mike Burba | A Simple White 1.e4 Repertoire - Part I | The recommendation is to use the Closed Variation against the Sicilian Defense. | Burba - "prashant" ICC 2002 Game w/ Replay Board Notes w/ Replay Board |
| May 30, 2002 | Mike Burba | Queen Endings - Part II | . | Endgame #:
Q-11
Q-12 Q-13 Q-14 Q-15 Q-16 Q-17 Q-18 Q-19 Q-20 |
| May 23, 2002 | Mike Burba | Queen Endings - Part I | . | Endgame #: Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 Q-4 Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8 Q-9 Q-10 |
| February 28, 2002 | Mike Burba | Rozentalis - Epishin URS Championship 1990 1/2-1/2 French Defense |
French Defense, Milner-Barry Gambit I: Black takes one pawn. | Game w/ Replay Board
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| January 31, 2002 | Mike Burba | Burba - Presicci USCF Class A Correspondence Quad (85CA109) 1985 1-0 English Opening |
"My favorite game." - MB | Game w/ Replay Board
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| January 10, 2002 | Brad Wyatt | The Chess Cafe | A website with tons of instructional chess articles. Be sure to visit the archives. | The Chess Cafe |
| January 3, 2002 | Mike Burba | Barbero - Vokac Lazne Bohdanec 1995 0-1 Zindzi-Indian Defense |
Check this game out for an introduction to this double-edged opening! |
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