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Sefegiru
's Blog
20 Aug 2022
Played in Austria - Part 2
Three more games that were played in Austria. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did!
28 Feb 2022
Played in Austria - Part 1
In this series I will analyze games that were played in Austria. It will be a mixed bag of instructi…
22 Feb 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 1: Good Traps -vs- Bad Traps
This is the first in a new series of blog posts on tactics in the opening. Today I will talk about t…
13 Feb 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 6: Strike When You Are Ready!
Fundamental opening principles dictate the need for quick, harmonious and efficient development of y…
5 Feb 2022
Learn from Defeats - Part 1 (Lichess Rating below 1300)
This blog is an experiment. I pick a sample of randomly chosen defeats of a player who voiced intere…
3 Feb 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 5: Deflection Sacrifice on f2/f7
CHEAPO ALERT! Don't fall for these traps!
2 Feb 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 4: Smothered Mates in the Opening
Today I would like to show you some Smothered Mates right out of the opening. While it would sure be…
1 Feb 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 3: Miniatures in the Elephant Gambit
Today I would like to show you a couple of fun miniature games (less than 20 moves) with the Elephan…
29 Jan 2022
Opening Tactics - Part 2: Pattern Recognition Is No Substitute For Calculation
This second part of my series on opening tactics is a warning. A warning that pattern recognition is…
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