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11 months ago

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Two Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in Chess Yesterday, I blogged about a chess coaching session I ran earlier this week around the theme of "Ablenkung" or "distraction," also translated as "deflection." The topic was…

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3 months ago

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How I SWINDLED my opponent and saved my game! A few years ago, a book came out called The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions . I bought it, started reading it… and didn’t get very far. It ended up gathe

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4 months ago

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The #PubChessbluffer Plays Sniper Blitz - A Blunderful Victory for Black! Last night I had a closer look at a blitz game I played recently on Gameknot.com. I managed to win as Black using Charlie Storey ’s Sniper system. Charlie Storey is an English Fide M

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9 months ago

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My "East German Chess" Challenge for 2025 - Together with Bittersweet Memories of Times Past This is how I saw in 2025: I was studying problems in the art of "Ablenkung" ("distraction") in a good old East German chessbook that was published in East Berlin back in 1987. D

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8 months ago

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Queen's Gambit Declined, a Bottle of Beaujolais and a Rare 3rd Move (Again)... Last night I called in on one of my private English language students, a doctor who I have taught for many years. After an hour or so of English conversation, we spent another…

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4 months ago

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Gameknot Blitz: Pub Chess Bluffer beats the King's Indian and the Jack Cade Defence For the first time this year, I played three blitz games on Gameknot's Live Chess portal. I left the colour setting on random although I was hoping to get the black pieces so I…

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11 months ago

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Gameknot Chess, League D1: Why On Earth Did My Opponent Resign? People tell you that chess isn't a game of luck, but let's face it, sometimes you definitely get lucky - as I did when my opponent (Black) resigned from what I felt was a winning

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10 months ago

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The Art of "Ablenkung" in Chess: How Portisch Missed a Trick in Monaco What is Ablenkung ? It's a German word meaning "distraction" (or "deflection") - a crafty tactical maneuver where one piece lures the opponent into a fatal mistake, revealing…

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