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Pete Tamburro on

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I was honored to have my book, Openings for Amateurs: Theory vs. Practice, awarded Book of the Year (instructional category) by the Chess Journalists of America in their 2025 awards. It is the third book of a trilogy I have written, aimed at the average player who wishes to significantly improve. I’m taking a position from one of the model games won by Levenfish in 1912. We won’t actually finish the game until next time, but this position teaches you patterns you need to look for and they are explained in the book. What would your plan be here?SEE DIAGRAM


The game continued 1.Nxe6!! fxe6 2.Qxe6+ Kf8 3.Rc7 Nd5 4.Bc4 Rd6 5.Qf5+ Nf6 6.Re1 Bd8 and White is winning here, but how? We’ll start with this position on Wednesday. Stay tuned!

 


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