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A good day for players named Larry

by scribe | Sep 7, 2009 | Chess Lecture, Chess Life, games, tournaments

On the final day of the U.S. Senior Open I completed my Summer of Disaster in appropriate style. In round 5 I played one of my favorite opening lines against Tim Rogalski: the Fritz Variation of the Two Knights Defense. As it turns out, Tim is an aficionado of the Two...

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