Rachels: The best I saw in Chess SN_required true A large number of variations

A large number of variations require very different strategies

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Chapter 25 - Final test

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- How good are you at ignoring a threat

Rachels: The best I saw in Chess SN_required true A large number of variationsGames, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy Who Became US Champion At the US Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20 year old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest US Champion