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Monthly Archives: August 2020

Musical chessplayers

Posted on August 3, 2020 by DrDave

Philidor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Gfgggu8ew

Smyslov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAvrT52VXOI

Taimanov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sIj_6eyAoQ

Other suggestions welcome!

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Junior Chess persists under the aegis
Of a coach called Doctor Dave Regis.
He gives all advice,
Writes books so precise;
His own chess is wholly
egregious

Modesty should forbid…

Praise from John Hartmann, prolific book reviewer and editor of the USCF’s Chess Life: https://youtu.be/tSjNXUhcllM?t=4037

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