Tartajubow On Chess II
Friday, March 13, 2026

A Real Thriller

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     As promised in the previous post here is what was probably the most exciting game from the 1943 U.S. Speed Championship. The Fine vs. K...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Fine Bests Reshevsky in Speed Chess

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     When Samuel Reshevsky was once asked why Reuben Fine never won the U.S. Championship he said, “Because I was [laying.” That wasn’t th...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Boredom Turns Into Excitement

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     The Great Depression in the United States began in August 1929, when the country’s economy first went into a recession that culminated ...
Monday, March 9, 2026

The Immortal Losing Game

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       Bogdan Sliwa (1922-2003) of Poland was awarded the International Master title in 1953, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1987. H...
Friday, March 6, 2026

1954 Prague / Marianske Lazne Zonal

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       You probably would not want to have been living in Prague in 1954. It was at the peak of Stalinist repression and a highly controlled...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Russia vs. Rest of the World 1970

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     There were three major USSR/ vs. Rest of the World matches. These matches featuring the best players from the Soviet Union against an ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Sometimes Less Is More

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     In his book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, the old master of attack, Rudolf Spielmann, game some instructions on the sacrifice of th...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Bushwhacked by Arthur Maas

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     Although sometimes associated with the Netherlands due to his participation in European tournaments, Arthur James Mass (1857-1933, 76 y...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Play the Fred?!

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     Jalo Aatos Fred (1917-2003) was a Finnish player, two-time Finnish Champion (1947 & 1955) and the Olympiad individual bronze medal ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

The Aggressive f-Pawn Advance

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     Ludek Pachman (1924-2003) won the 1957 Czechoslovak Championship that was held in Prague. Pachman was a dominant figure in Czechoslovak...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Black Scores Against the Isolated d-Pawn

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  In this game we see the other side of the Isolated d-Pawn...black wins.         A game that I liked (Fritz 17) [Event "...
Monday, February 23, 2026

A Lesson on the Isolated d-Pawn

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       There are a couple of advantages to studying the Isolate dd-Pawn- formation. It can occur in a whole gaggle of openings (QGD-Semi-Tar...
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