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Two share title as state champ
International MasterPosition No. 6018: White to play and win. From the game Joe Bradford-Mike Goodall, U.S. Open, Dallas 2008. Solution to Position No. 6017: In the game, Black only drew with 1 . . . Qxf6? 2 gxf4 gxf4. But he could have won economically with 1 . . . Qb1+...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Basketball, Game Playing, Vladimir Kramnik, Clubs and Associations
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Bill Cornwall's A Knights Tour: Advantage usually to white in chess
Winning with black — Playing white is like serving in tennis. The server initiates the battle, usually placing the opponent immediately on the defense. Unsurprisingly, the "server" in tennis or in chess wins the most often. Unlike tennis, chess...Tags: Game Playing, Bobby Fischer
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Levon Aronian rallies to win in Sochi, Russia
International MasterPosition No. 6017: Black to play and win. From the game Ivan Cheparinov-Vugar Gashimov, Sochi 2008. Solution to Position No. 6016: White wins with 1 Nd6!, threatening 2 Ndf7+. Both 1 . . . Qxd6 2 Nf7+ and 1 . . . cxd6 2 Nxc6+ Kd7 3 Nxb8+ cost Black his...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Awards and Prizes, Game Playing, Peter Graves, Clubs and Associations
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You can check out Ocala theater today
The Ocala Civic Theatre's Education Department will have an open house from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at the theater in the Appleton Cultural Center, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Visitors can tour the theater, meet Tom Whatley, its director of...Tags: Public Holidays, David Malone, Theater, Health Treatments, Rick Reed
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County stars glide, glow for education
Sentinel Staff WriterJoni Smith, vice president of planning and business development at Central Florida Health Alliance, won as top-performing female at the third annual "Stepping Out for Education Stars" on July 26 at Lake Receptions in Mount Dora. The ballroom-dance...Tags: Executive Branch, Game Playing, Religious Texts, Carey Baker, University of South Florida
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Sevillano, Milovanovic, Shabalov tie at U.S. Open
International MasterPosition No. 6016: White to play. From the game Nigel Short-Jan Timman, Staunton Memorial, London 2008. Solution to Position No. 6015: White gains material by 1 Qg4+ Kh8 2 Rxe4! dxe4 (if 2 ... Bxd4 3 Rxd4 e5 4 Qg3 Rg8, most decisive is 5 Ng4 Rg5 6 b5!...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Game Playing, Labor Day, Baptist, Maryland
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Chess: A Knights Tour: "Chess by Mail"
Chess-By-Mail: "You might as well ride to the moon on a snail. Even that would be faster than chess by mail." When the group King Bishop and the Squares sang that song on its album Deeper Blues, the group amusingly expressed what it's like to wait for a...Tags: New York, California, Awards and Prizes, Game Playing, Labor Day
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Larry Evans on Chess: Dick Cavett recalls interviews with Bobby Fischer
Brickbats and bouquets were tossed at Bobby Fischer after he died of kidney failure at 64. "He was a great man with tragic flaws who was persecuted by his own country," I noted in Chess Life. Talk show host Dick Cavett interviewed him three times on TV...Tags: Boris Spassky, Game Playing, Bobby Fischer, Super Bowl
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MOMS Club to meet
The MOMS Club of Ellicott City South will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 2 at Glen Mar United Methodist Church, 8430 Glenmar Road, Ellicott City. The group, part of a nonprofit, international organization that provides support for mothers who have chosen to...Tags: Game Playing, International Organizations, Transportation, Newspaper and Magazine, Clubs and Associations
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Book club at Elkridge
The Elkridge library, 6540 Washington Blvd., will hold a meeting of its Elks Parent-Teen Book Club for youngsters ages 11 to 17 and their parents from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The book to be discussed is Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth....Tags: Game Playing, Libraries and Museums, Elementary Schools, Transportation, Football
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Monk Beats Chess Genius Based On Fischer
If you're a fan of "Monk," the detective series featuring the eccentric sleuth and chess enthusiast Adrian Monk, you were probably delighted with the subject of the recent episode: "Mr. Monk and the Genius." The genius is Patrick Kloster, the best chess...Tags: Boris Spassky, Game Playing, Bobby Fischer, Crete, Crimes
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Decathlon of underrated or unknown . . .
Sentinel Staff WriterOn Aug. 21, the two-day test of athletic endurance known as the Olympic decathlon will begin in Beijing. During that short, 48-hour period, elite male track-and-field athletes from around the world will put their talents and hearts to the test as they...Tags: Beach Vacations, Game Playing, 5K Run, Volleyball, Wrestling
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