Posted 2010-10-20 16:18:46 by Jun Akiyama
News URL:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6748
Here's an article entitled,
Ashley's Secret: "Aikido Chess" on chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley who is applying his interpretation of aikido principles within his chess playing. Ashley started training in aikido in 1998.
From the article: "Like with Aikido, you are using your opponent's movement/energy against him. "Okay, he pushed a pawn... now the two old squares it was guarding are no longer guarded... how can I use this to my advantage?" or "His bishop came off of the a2 - g8 diagonal and now his knight is no longer defended. How can I exploit this?"
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