Happy New Year to my readers!!! (Sorry for being a month late, I have been occupied by other issues lately.) I have written a review on Chess Openings Wizard, an advanced piece of software predominantly used for learning openings and managing repertoires. Here’s a response to a visitor’s question: Hi GP: I learned to play …

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Grandmaster Jan Markos’ first simultaneous display on Chess Friends finished with a 4.5-1.5 win for the grandmaster. Markos is the number one ranked player in Slovakia and has a FIDE Elo rating of 2596. Click here for the official ChessFriends.com simul report. The next simul takes place on Wednesday,  21/9/2011 at 17:00 GMT. The qualification …

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