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Chess Routine Upgrade | Resolution for consistency in 2025
Nearly won a big tournament in Middleton Wisconsin but spoiled my chances in the final round due to volatility in my repertoire.
James Neal
Jan 1
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Chess Club | Registrations
A chess club game My mission isn’t just to develop the most dominant chess schools in Iowa, it’s to be the catalyst to a thriving chess...
James Neal
Dec 22, 2024
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Chicago Chess | Key Position within the Slav Structure
Niko was playing against fellow clubmate. A few weeks prior to my journey to Wisconsin, I had a choice to participate in an Illinois or a...
James Neal
Dec 22, 2024
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Key Positions | French Winawer and the Pittsburgh Penguins?
NM James Neal in Cedar Rapids, Iowa A nice introduction to my chess posts will be the key positions segment. I think it was the Polgar...
James Neal
Dec 22, 2024
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London System | When Subjective meets Objective
A series of casual chess games observed in Kennewick, Washington. In the year 2025 I believe it will be the year of the London for me or...
James Neal
Dec 22, 2024
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The Accelerated Italian | A Practical Knight Tour in Chess
Knight Tour Puzzle testing visualization This image doesn’t directly relate to the game I will show but it does present its fair share of...
James Neal
Dec 22, 2024
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