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		<title>Gambit Guide Poll</title>
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		<title>Danish Gambit game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Boris,
Thanks for your series. It has helped my game very much. Years ago my friend, NM John Lenchner suggested that I study gambits to learn tactics. I studied the King&#8217;s Gambit and won many games (see my web page). But it seems the King&#8217;s Gambit has been undone by the Falkbeer Countergambit&#8211; Fischer&#8217;s Defense [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chesslessons.wordpress.com&blog=3286230&post=344&subd=chesslessons&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Max Lange Attack &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4  
 
 
The four central squares are the most important squares to control on the chess board because the quickest route from one sector of the board to another is through the center.
 Commonly you want your pieces to have access to the central squares while preventing your opponent from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chesslessons.wordpress.com&blog=3286230&post=335&subd=chesslessons&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game with Morphy Attack of the Two Knights Defense</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Alterman
Here is my last effort with one of your gambit suggestions:
White: mrjoker (1681)
Black: ChessInProgress (1593)
Internet Chess Club, Blitz 2 12, October 2, 2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nxe4 6.Re1 d5 7.Bxd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Nxe4 Be6 10.Neg5 O-O-O 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Rxe6 Bd6 13.Bg5 Rde8 14.Qe2 Kd7 15.Re1 Qxe1+ 16.Nxe1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chesslessons.wordpress.com&blog=3286230&post=326&subd=chesslessons&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game with the Hennig-Schara Gambit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I invite all readers to share with me your successful games, played with the Gambits !Here one of the e-mails I got a few days ago&#8230;.
Dear Mr. Alterman
I just tried the Hennig-Schara Gambit on ICC (blitz 2 12), and the game was so crazy that I thought you might enjoy it.
White: weiran (1775) Black: mrjoker (1778)
Blitz [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chesslessons.wordpress.com&blog=3286230&post=315&subd=chesslessons&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Morra Gambit &#8211; Part 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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And finally we will examine the plan with the bishop fianchetto.
Sample Game # 7  
1.e4 c5 2. d4 cd 3. c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bc4

5&#8230;g6  
 Black is going to develop the bishop on the long diagonal h8-a1
6. Nf3 Nf6  
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		<title>Morra Gambit &#8211; Part 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sample game # 6
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.0-0 a6
Another attempt. Black prevents any business with the Nb5 attack.
8.Qe2!
This move is the part of the whole setup. The Queen is freeing the place for the King&#8217;s rook, which gets ready to start the pressure over the &#8220;d&#8221; file. 
8&#8230;Nf6?!  
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		<title>Morra Gambit &#8211; Part 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sample game # 4
Black could try to develop its Queenside bishop after a6 and b5.
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 a6
Black is intending b5 and Bb7, nevertheless white continues in the same style and develops its bishop to the best square.
5.Bc4! b5??

But black is oblivious to the white&#8217;s threat. After the standard 6.Bxf7+ black is losing:
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		<title>Morra Gambit &#8211; Part 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.e4 c5 2.d4 cd 3.c3 dc 4. Nc3 d6 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.e5!
 
 7…de 8. Qd8!  
So.. With no better choice the Queen has to be captured with the knight.
B.) 8&#8230; Nd8
 Now white could capture the pawn after 9.Ne5, the nice mobilization allows even more powerful aims.  
9. Nb5!   

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		<title>Letter From a Reader &#8211; Cochrane Gambit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Alterman 
Some time ago I enjoyed your three videos on Cochrane Gambit, and decided to give this gambit a try in a serious tournament game as soon as someone would dare to play me the Petroff. It just happened today, July 27, in last round of Canadian Open. I thought you would be happy to see the score of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=chesslessons.wordpress.com&blog=3286230&post=270&subd=chesslessons&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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