Games, analysis and discussion by National Master Kevin Pacey
Updated version 20.0 of my personal religious beliefs (& religious experiences): Based on an old chesstalk blog post of mine: I'm currently a very unorthodox Christian. Here are some of my beliefs: 1. Where people end up: Reincarnation is possible and may well be commonplace. Happens to those not good enough for one well known place, nor bad enough for the other. Even those who may go to the other may ultimately be saved from there ...
Updated 02-17-2020 at 11:33 PM by Kevin Pacey
[Event "Quebec Open"] [Site "Montreal, CAN"] [Date "2004.07.23"] [Round "?"] [White "Berube, A"] [Black "Moskvitch, A"] [Result "0-1"] {Discussion of QGD Tarrasch, Rubinstein Variation game:} 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 {If White tries to sidestep the Tarrasch Gambit, which can arise later at move nine of the game, by delaying or omitting Nc3, Black gains viable ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:56 AM by Kevin Pacey
[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"] [Site "??"] [Date "2007.08.10"] [Round "?"] [White "Jaeger, F"] [Black "Gurevich, M"] [Result "0-1"] {Discussion of QGD Classical Orthodox Variation game:} 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 {3.cxd5 is premature. After 3...exd5 Black might quickly play ...c6 (permitting ...Qb6 in response to Qb3) intending to soon develop his B/c8 actively ...
Updated 06-14-2019 at 11:58 PM by Kevin Pacey
[Event "??"] [Site "correspondence"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rinaldi"] [Black "Veress"] [Result "0-1"] {Discussion of Sveshnikov Sicilian, Original Knight Sacrifice Variation game:} 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 {Nowadays regarded as best.} 11.Nxb5 {An old favourite of mine ...
Updated 12-20-2020 at 01:49 AM by Kevin Pacey
[Event "??"] [Site "Lugano"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Grunfeld"] [Black "Fleck"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] {Discussion of Sveshnikov Sicilian, Bishop Sacrifice game:} 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 {10...Bg7 currently is under a cloud, so the following sac on b5 may be that much more ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:58 AM by Kevin Pacey