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The Power of Chess Bluffs | Dorsa's Choice - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

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CCSCSL Staff
on July 09, 2020 in

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani revisits two of her chess games from 2015, where she unexpectedly turned the results into victories with the art of bluffing.

2020.07.09
Amruta Mokal vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2015: C54 Giuoco Piano
Dorsa Derakhshani vs Andreea-Cristiana Navrotescu, World Junior Championship (Girls) (2015): B42 Sicilian, Kan, Polugaievsky variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1800463

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My Best Chess Games | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

By
CCSCSL Staff
on July 08, 2020 in

National Master Caleb Denby shows the two best chess games he has ever played, against WGM Katerina Nemcova and NM Julian Proleiko.

2020.07.08
Caleb Denby vs. Julian Proleiko, 2019: D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, Charousek (Petrosian) variation
Denby vs. Katerina Nemcova, 2017: A90 Dutch defence

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