Chess

Philip on January 15th, 2011

My friend and I were playing chess the other day, and while he was admiring some birds in the park I pulled a fast one and stuck one of my pieces back on the board. Unfortunately, my new-found criminal career was doomed from the start, for he quickly noticed my deception. “Did you see me [...]

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Philip on November 14th, 2010

This is an analysis of my game versus International Master Dean Ippolito during his 16-game simultaneous exhibition at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. Please don’t laugh at how badly I got beaten! 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 b6 7. Bf4 [...]

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Philip on October 10th, 2009

We’ve got some nice sibling rivalry today, and I figured I would gloat. I dominated my older brother Chris in the game below. 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Qd6 7. Bf4 Qd7 8. Be5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qd4 O-O-O 11. e6 [...]

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