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DimBro
's Blog
29 Jul 2026
The Most Offbeat Gambit of All Time: The Sturm Gambit of the Bird
This is going to be a pretty short blog but this is a very interesting gambit that could actually ge…
28 Jul 2026
Switching my Openings with White (No more Italian)
I've gotten tired of playing the Italian Game and now that I am rising to the intermediate and advan…
20 Jul 2026
3 Gambits to Boost your Blitz and Bullet Ratings
Blitz and bullet are strong time controls and gambits are really aggressive openings that could help…
17 Jul 2026
The Aggressiveness of Attacking in Opposite Side Castling in the Pirc Defense
Attacking is a common strategy in chess games when a player is playing for a win. When both sides ar…
15 Jul 2026
Understanding a complicated Prophylactic Move in the basic Italian Game
There is a complex move that really helps White in a very basic and generally straight-forward openi…
13 Jul 2026
A Line in the Sicilian Defense that I Created and Why it Failed
I created a line in the Maroczy Bind of the Sicilian Defense that was designed to give both sides a …
20 Oct 2024
Why the rook is the best piece in the endgame
Here are some reasons why the rook is the go-to piece in the endgame!