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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.11"][Round "11"][White "CHONG, CY"][Black "ZUEV, Konstantin"][Result "1-0"]1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf615. Qe2 O-O-O 16. g3 Bd6 17. c4 c5 18. Bc3 Rhe8 19. Kb1 Qc6 20. Rh4 Re7 21. dxc5Qxc5 22. Bd4 Qf5+ 23. Ka1

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.18"][Round "10"][White "CORKE, Anya"][Black "CHONG, CY"][Result "1-0"]1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h69. Be3 Ne8 10. g4 Kh7 11. Be2 b6 12. h4 a5 13. h5 g5 14. a3 Nef6 15. Nd2 Nc5 16.f3 Bd7 17. b4 Nb7 18. O-O Qe7 19. Nb3 Rfc8 20. Qe1 Bf8 21. Qf2 Kh8 22. Bd3 Kg823. Rfc1 Kh8 24. Ne2 Ba4 25. Nd2

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.08"][Round "9"][White "TSANG, HK"][Black "CORKE, Anya"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. O-O cxd4 7. Bf4 Qxb2 8. Nbd2Qb6 9. Nb3 Nge7 10. Rb1 Qd8 11. Nbxd4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Bc5 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Qe2 O-O15. h4 Nb4 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. c4 Bd7 18. a3 dxc4 19. Nbd4 Nd5 20. Rxb7 Qc8 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qa6 Nb6

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.26"][Round "7"][White "LAM, Mingo"][Black "ZUEV, Konstantin"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5Bh7 9. c3 Qc7 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O Ngf6 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. b4 Bd6 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qh3+ Kb8 20. Be3 Rhe8 21.Qf5 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Rxe4 23.

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.08"][Round "6"][White "ZUEV, Konstantin"][Black "YU, Melvin"][Result "0-1"]1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2Re8 9. b3 e5 10. cxd5 e4 11. dxc6 exf3 12. cxd7 fxg2 13. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 14. Re1Qe6 15. e4 Qh3 16. f4 Bb4 17. Re2 Bg4 18. Rf2 Rc8 19. Qb1 Bc3 20. Bb2 Bxd2 21.Rxd2 Bf3 22. Kf2 Nxe4+ 23. Ke3

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.05"][Round "5"][White "GONG, Qian Yun"][Black "ZUEV, Konstantin"][Result "1-0"]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Bxf7+Kf8 9. Qa4 Kxf7 10. Qxa5 Be6 11. O-O c6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5+Kf6 15. Nf3 h6 16. Nbd2 g5 17. Bb2 Kg6 18. Nd4 Bf7 19. N2f3 Bf6 20. e5 Bg7 21.e6 Be8 22. Rfe1 Ne7 23.

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.05.08"][Round "4"][White "CORKE, Anya"][Black "GONG, Qian Yun"][Result "1/2-1/2"]1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. a3 O-O 8. Nd2Qe8 9. c4 f4 10. cxd5 fxe3 11. fxe3 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. e4 Nxd4 14. Nc4 Qg6 15.e5 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. g4 Rfe8 18. O-O Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Nh4 20. b4 Bf8 21. e6 a522. Nxa5 b6 23. Nc6 1/2-

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.04.21"][Round "3"][White "LAM, Mingo"][Black "TSANG, Hon Ki"][Result "1/2-1/2"]1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 d4 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.Bb2 Bc5 9. a3 O-O 10. Qd2 f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. O-O-O dxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. Bxc3Bxa3+ 15. Kb1 Bg4 16. Be2 Nb4 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Nd5 19. Ba1 Bg6 20. Ne5 Rf2 21.Bf3 Ne3 22. Rde1 Nxc2 23.

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.04.14"][Round "2"][White "TSANG, HK"][Black "YU, Melvin"][Result "1-0"]1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. d3 Nbd7 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. Nc3Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bg6 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 e5 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Nh4 Ne6 15.Ne2 Nc5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. b4 Ncd7 18. a3 a5 19. c5 Bc7 20. f4 axb4 21. axb4 b622. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd4 b5 24. Ra1 Nc4

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[Event "2008 HKGCC Division A"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.04.08"][Round "1"][White "GONG, Qian Yun"][Black "TSANG, Hon Ki"][Result "1-0"]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. h3Bd7 9. Qe2 Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ne3 h6 13. O-O Qd7 14. Ba4 Bd6 15. Nh4Nd4 16. Qd1 Nc6 17. Nhf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 dxe4 19. dxe4 Rad8 20. Qf3 Nd4 21. cxd4Qxa4 22. Qg3 g6 23. Nxh6+

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This is my game in Round 1 against Joshua Nevin in pgn.[Event "2008 HKG CC Prelim"][Site "SWHSC"][Date "2008.01.14"][Round "1"][White "NEVIN, Joshua"][Black "LAM, Mingo"][Result "0-1"][Annotator "Fritz 10 (60s)"][PlyCount "76"]{A43: Schmid Benoni} 1. e4 {last book move} 1... d6 2. d4 Nf6{Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 3. Nc3 g6{Black has a cramped position} 4. Bd3 {Black is behind in

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Finally, I have found my own place to run a chess school. HONG KONG CHESS WORKSHOPIn the new place, I am running chess classes as well as selling chess related equipments. It is a small place but very comfortable. Anyone interested can drop by to take a look.Address as followed:Room 303 Blissful Building 243-247 Des Voeux Road Central Sheung Wan Hong KongIf you are looking for a game, please

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When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use symbols to denote a move as bad or good. The symbols normally used are "??", "?", "?!", "!?", "!", and "!!". The corresponding symbol is juxtaposed in the text immediately after the move (e.g. Ke7? or Rg1!?). Use of these annotation-symbols is always somewhat subjective, and different annotators will often wind up using the same symbols

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Black to play and win.The Black Queen seems to be lost. How can Black getting away with this one in a victory style? This is from an actual game from my student Lo Cheuk Wai.

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Chess TermsBlocking – Usually refer to the King in Check. By placing a piece in the path of an enemy checking piece to stop it from reaching the King. But this method can be use for other piece as well.Capturing – Taking an enemy piece and standing yours in its place.Castling – A special King move involving a Rook (two moves are played as one).Center – The four central squares – d4, d5, e4, e5.

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This is a more complicated version of the puzzle. This is the real one from the Susan Polgar Blog. Can you find the solution?Thanks for Susan Polgar's Blog.http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

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It seems that White is in trouble. The Knight and Rook are forked by the Black Queen.Thanks for Susan Polgar's Blog.http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

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White is down a Rook? How can we salvage this position?Hint: Remember the protection triangle?

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What can White go Now?Thanks for Susan Polgar's Blog.http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

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How to plan a mating net?From the above position, it is clear Black is winning. But the key question is how can we make sure we win the game shortly? The answer is to checkmate your opponent as soon as possible. So it is up to the winning side building a mating net. Black to play and win. Where should the pieces be placed. Which piece will delivery the deadly blow? This is the question you

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Math and ChessImproving Math Performance One Move at A TimeFirst of all, Math provides the building blocks and foundation that children will need throughout their lives. If you think that the basics are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - think again! Today, we live in an information age where it's reported that information is doubling at a rate less than every two years. The basic

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Chess Clock for sales. I got some extra Quartz Clocks for anyone interested. Please give me a call or write me an email. I also got some chess sets as well. My mobile is +852 9423 4783.

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An excerpt from Chess for Children. You’re never too old to begin playing chess. You’re never too young, either. The young American Paul Morphy learned to play at home in New Orleans by watching his father and uncle play. In 1858, at age of 21, Paul visited Europe and convincingly beat the best players in the world. See this list of world champions: Wilhelm Steintz reigned as world

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Q1. In which movie did Humphrey Bogart played chess in Rick's Cafe? It was only natural since Bogart, one of cinema's great stars, was himself a chess addict.Q2. What are the name of the first two books to be printed in the English language, by the English printer William Caxton?Q3. Who did the Comedian Bob Hope played the game of chess on the "Bob Hope Show"?Q4. Who did John Lennon play chess

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Some of them participate in the Hong Kong Junior Chess Championship.In 2005Age group 7 or below Marcus Au ChampionAge group 8-10 Chevan Tin 1st Runner up Lam Yat Fung Jonathan 4th Runner upAge group 11-13 Lo Cheuk Wai 1st Runner upAge group 14-18 Dominc Chan

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White to play and Checkmate in 4 moves!Do you need a hint?If so please comment.

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Marcus AuThe Champion of the Under Age 72005 Hong Kong Junior Championship Jonathan LamThe 4th Runner up of the Under Age 102005 Hong Kong Junior Championship Chevan TinThe 1st Runner up of the Under Age 102005 Hong Kong Junior Championship The above are some of my students in the 2005 Hong Kong Junior Chess Championship.

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Mingo LamMobile: 9423-47831985 –1989 New York, New York UniversityBachelor of Arts in Mathematics and EconomicsChess InstructorMingo is an experienced chess instructor in Hong Kong. He provides in classroom lessons as well as private in-house sessions. He has been playing chess over 25 Years. He had been awarded as the Best 5th board chess player during his scholastic years. For the past few

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Famous Chess Players: Richard RetiRichard Reti (1889-1929) was born on May, 28th 1889 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was one of the top players in the world during the early 20th century. The Reti Opening (1. Nf3 d5 2. c4), with which he famously defeated the world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in New York in 1924, is now a commonly used opening on the grandmaster circuit. This defeat marked the

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