2013-10-14

Nordic Championship

For the first time in many years, I took a spontanous decision and traveled to the Nordic Championship in Denmark. I am staying in an appartment at "The rook street" - and here is my game from the first round.
   I used Mragel Vrillestad's confusion method, from chapter nine of the book, to win the drawn rook ending. Other players prepare in the last minute, as the picture shows.

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ISBN: 978-1-907982-73-6 - Released September 2013