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    This Week's ChessLecture Show: A "Boring" Rook Ending and the Danger of Assumptions

    DateTuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:14PM

    Over at ChessLecture.com, they've posted my second video for them, entitled "A "Boring" Rook Ending; The Danger of Assumptions". As you might gather from the title and the scare quotes, the subject is a rook ending that looks very simple and uninteresting, but proves surprisingly deep and beautiful. To uncover the truth and really understand what's going on, we need to overcome several assumptions - and there's a kicker at the end.

    AuthorDennis Monokroussos | Comment1 Comment |
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    I will be sure to check the video out. And many thanks for adding the RSS feed link!

    November 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterChris

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