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Based on an old chesstalk post of mine (in response to someone doubting people had time to learn opening theory, and also doubting there being a variety of playable openings not requiring learning lots of theory):

At the risk of giving away secrets my competitors don't already know (e.g. from CANBase), I can show my 'core' repertoire (what I use when I'm not given to occasional whims of infidelity to it). I generally have used these openings 10+ times in my career. I know I could ...

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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...

[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 ...