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Rook takes knight, into the night
By Assi Philosoph Yesterday, the closed tournament witnessed a long yet stunning struggle between two young, promising players and friends: Azoulay and Zakin. White opened with his beloved Alapin variation of the Sicilian, achieving a development advantage. FM Azoulay,Y (ISR)… Read More
Ben Ari wins the blitz, Bulmaga takes the lead
By Assi Philosoph Saturday the 4th was the day of the blitz tournament at the Maccabiah, an event open to all players and played in 9 rounds in the Swiss system, with a rate of play of 3 min +… Read More
Black squares in the Theresienstadt concentration camp
by Dr. Shlomo Kandelshein Background: In November 1941, the Nazis set up a concentration camp in Theresienstadt (Terezin), a historic fortress town in Western Bohemia (60 km from Prague). It was here that Czech Jews, as well as Jews from… Read More
Emanuel leads the IM. Three with three in the Open
By Assi Philosoph After three rounds of the Open section, only three players won all three games: the GM Yehuda Gruenfeld (check out his interview here) and the young players Yonatan Weber and Nir Askenazy. Weber has been playing smoothly… Read More
