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Exchanging: Some rules-of-thumb on rack leave
Posted by john on Friday, July 23 @ 04:23:47 EDT (988 reads)
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Rich Baker, Walker Willingham, and Brian Cappelletto offer views...


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Exchanging: Perspectives: Exchange one on opening
Posted by john on Friday, July 23 @ 03:06:41 EDT (799 reads)
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Randall Thomas and John O'Laughlin offer speculations on the business of drawing inferences from an opponent's opening play of 'exchange one.' Or alternatively, the business of broadcasting implications. :-)


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Exchanging: Brian C on exchanging to open
Posted by john on Thursday, July 22 @ 19:15:59 EDT (873 reads)
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This was part of a long running thread concerning 'One For The Analysts (EFIRUUY to open)'. Champion Brian Cappelletto offers a viewpoint....:


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Exchanging: General advice for novices and intermediates
Posted by john on Thursday, July 22 @ 18:10:13 EDT (843 reads)
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I received some interesting advice. It's only a few words. What was this advice? Here's a clue: You can be quite wrong in using this advice but you can't be too far wrong in giving it.

[Ed. This sounds like Al Hahn but I have lost the author. Email me if you recognize it.]


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Exchanging: An expert counsels an up-and-comer
Posted by john on Thursday, July 22 @ 18:06:17 EDT (804 reads)
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Rich Baker responds to Mike Turniansky (back when the latter was a lowly 1500)...


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