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The Perils of Opening Preparation I

by scribe | Mar 7, 2014 | games, openings, positions, tournaments

At Mike Splane’s last chess party, about two weeks ago, I was excited to see two people who have been almost absent from the Santa Cruz chess scene for six years: Eric Fingal and Juan Diego (Juande) Perea. In Eric’s case the reason for his absence was...

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The Perils of Opening Preparation I

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