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The post that never got posted

by scribe | Aug 19, 2009 | endings, games, literature, people, positions, tournaments

Back in April I posted an entry called “Chicken!” (part 1) that began telling the story of a game I played with a master named Rich Jackson in the 1987 North Carolina Championship. This particular tournament was one of the highlights of my chess career, as...

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