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  • October 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #112 -- , Learn the Ways of the Semi-Tarrasch
  • September 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #111 -- , Play the King's Indian as Black
  • August 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #110 -- , Jump on Board the Ruy Lopez
  • July 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #109 -- , Shape the English to Your Needs
  • June 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #108 -- , Enjoy the Magic of Chess at Odds
  • May 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #107 -- , Add the Danish Gambit to Your Arsenal
  • April 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #106 -- , Blitz Black with the Torre Attack
  • March 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #105 -- , Fight to the Last Breath
  • February 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #104 -- , Take Down the Pirc Defense
  • January 01, 2024 — LCB, Issue #103 -- , Keep Cool Under Pressure
  • December 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #102 -- , Try the Power of the Italian Game
  • November 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #101 -- , Bob and Weave in the Danish Gambit
  • October 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #100 -- , Tame Alekhine's Bucking Bronco
  • September 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #099 -- , Combat the French Defense in the Tarrasch
  • August 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #098 -- , Meet the Queen's Pawn Game
  • July 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #097 -- , Face Down the Nimzo-Indian Defense
  • June 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #096 -- , Fight Against the Najdorf Defense
  • May 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #095 -- , Clear Your Pawns Out of the Way
  • April 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #094 -- , Get Your Pieces Out Quick
  • March 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #093 -- , Schematic Planning Wins Every Time
  • February 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #092 -- , Destroy the Enemy Lynchpin
  • January 01, 2023 — LCB, Issue #091 -- , Manage Your Imbalances with Skill
  • December 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #090 -- , Behold the Queen Sacrifice
  • November 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #089 -- , Race to Mate in Opposite Sides Castling
  • October 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #088 -- , A Rolling Pawn Mass Beats a Piece
  • September 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #087 -- , Entomb Your Opponent For Total Supremacy
  • August 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #086 -- , Step Through a Game of a Grand Master
  • July 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #085 -- , Slowly Grow a Small Advantage to Win
  • June 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #084 -- , X-Ray is the Winning Way
  • May 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #083 -- , Master Material Imbalances with Skill
  • April 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #082 -- , Employ Multiple Tactics to Win
  • March 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #081 -- , Counter-Strike with the Traxler Variation
  • February 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #080 -- , Win with a Deep Tactical Strike
  • January 01, 2022 — LCB, Issue #079 -- , Turn from Prey to Predator
  • December 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #078 -- , Tactics vs Strategy, Who Wins?
  • November 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #077 -- , Plot Your Way through the Pawn Islands
  • October 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #076 -- , Tear Up the Town with a Dominating Knight
  • September 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #075 -- , Watch as Two Giants Get In a Tactical Tear-Up
  • August 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #074 -- , Wrap Up the Middlegame with a Crazy King March
  • July 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #073 -- , Turn the Tide with Piece Power Plays
  • June 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #072 -- , Break Down the Defense with Amazing Sacs
  • May 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #071 -- , Cramp Your Opponent with an Advanced Central Pawn
  • April 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #070 -- , Handle the Poisoned Pawn Variation with Care
  • March 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #069 -- , Use Different Tactics in Concert to Win
  • February 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #068 -- , Greater Activity Brings Victories
  • January 01, 2021 — LCB, Issue #067 -- , Corral and Capture the Enemy King
  • December 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #066 -- , When Tactics and Positional Strategy Clash
  • November 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #065 -- , Buy Time with Juicy Bait
  • October 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #064 -- , Sacrifice to Get to the Enemy King
  • September 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #063 -- , Get the KO with the Intermezzo
  • August 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #062 -- , Plot the Path to Victory with Tactics
  • July 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #061 -- , Pick Your Way Through a Tactical Minefield
  • June 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #060 -- , Hone Your Powers of Calculation for Rapid Wins
  • April 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #059 -- , Target the Isolated d-Pawn for Destruction
  • March 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #058 -- , Understand the Value of Space
  • February 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #057 -- , Get Your King Fighting in the Opening
  • January 01, 2020 — LCB, Issue #056 -- , Blow the King's Stronghold to Bits and Win
  • December 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #055 -- , Outmaneuver Your Foe and Control the Breakthrough
  • November 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #054 -- , Deflect Your Opponent and Clear the Way to Victory
  • October 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #053 -- , Sacrifice Big to Drag the King Out into the Open
  • September 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #052 -- , Get Your Knight to e5 and Win
  • August 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #051 -- , Ruthlessly Punish Those Who Break the Rules
  • July 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #050 -- , Break Through on the Overload
  • June 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #049 -- , Capitalize on Mistakes for a Fast Finish
  • May 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #048 -- , Behold the Three Musketeers
  • April 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #047 -- , Burn the Enemy with a Benoni Blitz
  • March 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #046 -- , Turn the Tables with Tactical Counters
  • February 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #045 -- , Three Times for a Lady
  • January 01, 2019 — LCB, Issue #044 -- , Enjoy Miniature Magic and a Beautiful Trap
  • December 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #043 -- , Open the Door with a Queen Sac
  • November 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #042 -- , Enjoy this Romantic Era Chess Classic
  • October 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #041 -- , Blitz with Pins and Discovered Checks
  • September 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #040 -- , Hit Hard with a Kingside Attack
  • August 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #039 -- , Sacrifice to Get to a Central King
  • July 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #038 -- , It's a Good Day for a King Hunt
  • June 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #037 -- , Enjoy the Minor Piece Clear Out
  • May 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #036 -- , Check out the Crazy 8
  • April 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #035 -- , Win with Sacrificial Decoys
  • March 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #034 -- , Witness the Power of the Queen Sacrifice
  • February 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #033 -- , Knight after Knight
  • January 01, 2018 — LCB, Issue #032 -- , Zukertort's Immortal
  • December 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #031 -- , Attacking with the Chess Discovery
  • November 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #030 -- , Burst Their Bubble with the Pin
  • October 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #029 -- , Plunge a Fork into Your Opponent's Plans
  • September 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #028 -- , Dazzle Them with the Exchange Sacrifice
  • August 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #027 -- , Play the Classic Bishop Sacrifice
  • July 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #026 -- , Hunt Down the Uncastled King
  • June 01, 2017 — LCB, Issue #025 -- , Start Middlegame Wars with Kings on Same Side
  • May 01, 2013 — LCB, Issue #024 -- , Pawn Storm the King in the Middlegame
  • April 01, 2013 — LCB, Issue #023 -- , Plot a Winning Path in the Middlegame
  • March 01, 2013 — LCB, Issue #022 -- , Three Endgame Gems by Celebrated Masters
  • February 01, 2013 — LCB, Issue #021 -- , Advancing Passed Pawns in Queen Endgames
  • January 01, 2013 — LCB, Issue #020 -- , Leave Trails of Destruction With a Rampaging King
  • December 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #019 -- , Gallop Through the Endgame with the Four Horsemen
  • November 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #018 -- , Steal Through Perilous Pawn Endgames
  • October 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #017 -- Destroy the Enemy by Creating New Weaknesses
  • September 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #016 -- Torture Your Opponent in Cat and Mouse Endgames
  • August 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #015 -- When Fortune Pits Peasants Against Royalty
  • July 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #014 -- Incredible Innovations With Same Color Bishops
  • June 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #013 -- When Pawns Face Off in a Showdown
  • May 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #012 -- Use the Flowchart Technique to Hammer Your Opponents
  • April 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #011 -- Saving the Day with the Ultra Defensive Bishop
  • March 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #010 -- Mastering the Ways of the Rook Pawn in Rook Endgames
  • February 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #009 -- Win the War through Exceptional Pawn Races
  • January 01, 2012 — LCB, Issue #008 -- Rooks and Bishops are Endgame Terminators
  • December 01, 2011 — LCB, Issue #007 -- Ambush the Enemy with Tactical Bombs
  • November 01, 2011 — LCB, Issue #006 -- Adding More Expertise on Critical Endgame Positions
  • October 01, 2011 — LCB, Issue #005 -- Avoid the Pitfalls and Win King and Pawn Endings
  • September 01, 2011 — LCB, Issue #004 -- Nailing Down Basic Mates and Opposition
  • August 01, 2011 — LCB, Issue #003 -- Absorb the Building Blocks of Endgame Strategy
  • July 01, 2011 — Lapoc Chess Board, Issue #002 -- Winning Games With Mobile Pieces
  • June 01, 2011 — Lapoc Chess Board, Issue #001 -- Look Deep in the Soul of Chess