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8 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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about 1 month 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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about 1 month 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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7 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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5 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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about 2 months ago
The Chess Community
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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9 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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7 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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about 1 year ago
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Here's My Latest Chess Video: Gameknot "Live Chess" Blitz Game (QGD)
This was a satisfying "live chess" blitz win, playing as White (QGD) against a "higher rated" (1922) player on Gameknot. I was white and played the Queen's Pawn Opening that…
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about 1 year ago
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Irving Chernev, Logical Chess, Game 1: Avoid h3 After Kingside Castling
Logical Chess Last week, I happened to watch a videos by National Chess Master Nelson Lopez on his Chess Vibes Youtube channel. In the video, Nelson t
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