Mystery game #74: Black's passivity is powerfully punished

[Frank Dixon]

Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, player strengths, format, time controls, era, variations, etc. I will provide all data...

[Frank Dixon]

Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, player strengths, era, format, time controls, etc. I will supply all data in a few...

[Frank Dixon]

Hi Steve:
Thanks for your compliments! You can re-post my tribute to Frank Kluytmans on the Calgary Chess Club site! It's no surprise to me that...

[Frank Dixon]

Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, variations, era, format, time controls, player strengths, etc. I will provide all...

[Frank Dixon]

Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, variations, era, format, player strengths, time controls, and so on. I will provide...

[Frank Dixon]

Frank Kluytmans was a very keen chess person, who generally played in the 1900-2100 rating range. When I lived in Calgary during the 1980s, I was not...

[Frank Dixon]

Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, player strengths, era, format, time controls, etc. I will provide all data in a few...

[Frank Dixon]

GM Arnold Denker wrote at some length about this match, in his wonderful book "The Bobby Fischer I Knew And Other Stories" (Hypermodern Publishers...

[Frank Dixon]

In today's (March 31, 2021) edition of the Globe and Mail, on their editorial page, there is an exceptional cartoon combining COVID-19 and chess!!...

[Frank Dixon]

A couple of other sources may provide definitive proof on this question as to whether Nona became a GM from norms, or through becoming Women's World Champion:...

[Frank Dixon]

NM Prosanto Sarkar (2283) -- IM Deen Hergott (2507), Kingston Open 1997 (4), played 1997-02-09, time controls 30/90', SD/60', English, A13, TD/Organizer...

[Frank Dixon]

His book 'Practical Middlegame Play' is excellent! 'From the opening into the endgame' is pretty good; it is a rare theme, and gets one to think in different...

[Frank Dixon]

IM Deen Hergott (2507) -- NM Miladin Djerkovic (2365), Kingston Open 1997 (3), played 1997-02-08, time controls 30/90', SD/60', King's Indian Defense,...

[Frank Dixon]

On 'genius', modern scientists have identified people such as Isaac Newton, Nicolas Copernicus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Paul Morphy, along with certain...

[Frank Dixon]

Dr. Peter Sibbald (2031) -- Wayne Coppin (1989), Kingston Championship 'Candidates' 1997, played 1997-04-07, King's Gambit, Cunningham, C35, time controls...

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I am going to consolidate the correct game score for this game into one post, to eliminate any confusion.
Geoff McKay (2159) -- Frank Dixon (2069),...

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Genius:
The term 'genius' has been defined by some as anyone with an IQ of 140+. That represents perhaps the top 2 per cent of the population....

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Patrick Kirby (1980) -- Dr. Alex Danilov (1962), Kingston Open 1997 (2), played 1997-02-08, Sicilian, B39; time controls 30/90', SD/60'; TD / Organizer...

[Frank Dixon]

I think it best that I consolidate the corrected game score for this one into one post.

Dr. Alex Danilov (1962) -- NM Peter Ferguson (2285),...

[Frank Dixon]

We would like to see you back in Kingston, Sam! The Kingston Open tradition on the EOCA circuit has been continued. I stopped directing the event just...