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		<title>Play the Polar Bear!</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2009/12/29/play-the-polar-bear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<abbr title="Grandmaster">GM</abbr> Henrik Danielsen explains the &#0034;Polar Bear&#0034; system, which is Bird&#0039;s Opening (Dutch Attack) played as a Leningrad Reversed with a number of transpositions depending on what Black plays.]]></description>
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		<title>Sicilian 4 knights counter attack!</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2009/11/30/sicilian-4-knights-counter-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Keener</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're looking for a totally unsound but nice surprise weapon in blitz that is sure to bag some unsuspecting victims, try this.  After I. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4?!.  The idea is that the pin threatens to win the pawn on e4.  After 6. e5 Nd5 White is facing a tough question about how to handle the knight on c3.]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should learn the Grunfeld Defence.</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2009/02/11/why-you-should-learn-the-grunfeld-defence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bicyclethief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently become a great admirer of the Grunfeld Defence from the Black side.
It&#8217;s a perfect opening for blitz. Here&#8217;s why:
Black has great initiative from the very start. It&#8217;s White&#8217;s position that is under duress. Sure, in classical chess, White can put the long-term squeeze on Black with a trump like the complete occupation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bg4 From&#039;s Gambit: Marshall variation</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/08/24/the-bg4-froms-gambit-marshall-variation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending some time revisiting From&#0039;s Gambit, I thought I&#0039;d be prepared to play 1 f4 against my roommate. However, instead of playing either the Lasker variation (4&#8230;g5) or the Mestel variation (4&#8230;Nf6), Greg played 4&#8230;Bg4! Faced with this suprise variation and given Greg&#0039;s strength, I crumbled in 17 moves (download this embarrassing game in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess notes: From&#039;s Gambit</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/08/23/froms-gambit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Bird&#0039;s Opening by Timothy Taylor. Everyman Chess. 2005.
From&#0039;s Gambit is a blunt attempt to refute Bird&#0039;s Opening.

After 1 f4 e5 2 fxe5 d6 3 fxd6 Bxd6, White&#0039;s only good move is 4 Nf3. 4&#8230;g5 is the Lasker Variation and 4&#8230;Nf6 is the Mestel Variation.
Lasker Variation
According to Taylor, this variation is not sound. It&#0039;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chess notes: Bird&#039;s and Alekhine&#039;s Defense</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/08/22/birds-alekhines-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bird&#0039;s
From Bird&#0039;s Opening by Timothy Taylor. Everyman Chess. 2005.
The Classical Bird

Basic setup: 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nf6 5. 0-0 0-0 6. d3 c5.
White&#0039;s main idea: To advance the e-pawn to e4. Then the two pawns lined up on e4 and f4 dominate the center, facilitate kingside attacking chances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gambits</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/</link>
		<comments>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/12/gambits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Keener</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said about gambits on this blog in the last few months&#8212;and in general I find myself attracted by the appeal of sacrificing material for positional advantages. There&#0039;s something dangerous and sexy about gambits, and the larger the sacrifice, the more exciting and lascivious the gambit. Honestly, is there any better way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lucena Position</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/02/11/the-lucena-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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Source: YouTube

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		<title>The Scandanavian&#8230; Grr!</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/01/13/the-scandanavian-grr/</link>
		<comments>http://greenpointchess.org/2008/01/13/the-scandanavian-grr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Barke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I play on GameKnot because I&#0039;m looking for good, complex, bookish games&#8230;not center counter shite! But what do I get: 1. e4 d5!

Well, I guess I can still get bookish&#8230; Here&#0039;s an excerpt from an excellent article on the Scandinavian Defense from Logical Chess:
Attacking the Center: 1. e4 d5!
From http://www.logicalchess.com/resources/openings/cc/:
The Center Counter Game or Scandinavian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From&#039;s Gambit (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://greenpointchess.org/2007/10/21/froms-gambit-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://greenpointchess.org/2007/10/21/froms-gambit-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Keener</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chess, says Garry Kasparov in the introduction to his book of analysis covering 1993 matchplay, is a careful balance between two forces.  At its highest levels, well played chess is not holding an equal position, which inevitably leads to a drawish endgame, but rather knowing when and how to imbalance a position; to enter [...]]]></description>
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