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A Good Old-Fashioned Whuppin’

by scribe | Mar 14, 2012 | chess clubs, games, positions, tournaments

By far the most interesting game we analyzed during Mike Splane’s last chess party was a game from the U.S. Amateur Team West that was shown by Barry Curto. By the way, before I get into that game, I’d like to respond to Mike’s comment on my last...

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