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I play g6 and break the center phalanx with d5 if/when white plays cd4.

I played it for six years and had good success. Recent tournaments have shown that the "sound" French is now losing every time.

#1: Nearly lost for black, mainly due to the e4 pawn needing protection. White should attack with a general advance on the queenside as the pawns point in that direction (f2->e3->d4 and c5). Black has…

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality. -- Bobby Fischer

Easiest to learn is Stonewall Dutch. Safest is Nizmo-Indian. Most active, but most theory, is King's Indian. Most solid is Queen's Gambit Declined, but you'll be defending most games. You can answer d…

"The only winning move is not to play." -- Wargames

https://u1lib.org/book/1050054/6bcebc Winning Quickly with White and https://u1lib.org/book/1050070/d7ddb3 Winning Quickly with Black are collections of miniatures, so you can research the traps. I pl…

I read two chess books: My System by Nimzo and My Best Games by Alekhine. In spite of these books, I became good by many speed games.

My vision had recently gone below legally blind, so everyone seems strong to me.

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