Blitz Chess Postmortem 698 Sicilian

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There were a few things I missed in this game, so it makes a good opportunity for some tactical quizzes. Enjoy!

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It seems I played pretty well in this game, taking some chances obviously, but no huge blunders, and the rook sacrifice was ...

I show the true O'Kelly variation of the

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I check out some opening variations, and then show some

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I must have been a bit sleepy in this game, because I discovered lots of missed tactics in the

I check out this interesting opening with the

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This was a short game, which gives me some time to explore the curious opening variation that black employed. I've seen the ...

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I go over some typical patterns in this opening, and then show some improvements for white. It seems my play was OK in this ...

I play black against the Grand Prix attack in this short game. A couple of interesting tactics that were bypassed in the game are ...

I look at how I could have played better in the early middle game, to head off white's attack. Also, there was a nice tactical shot that ...

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