https://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blogHurburt's Blog2024-08-11T23:37:45.399Zhttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-dubovious/11n3xG942024-08-11T23:37:45.399Z2024-08-11T23:37:45.399ZThe Good, the Bad, and the Dubovious<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:11n3xG94:hw9hkGrz.jpg&w=880&sig=30874347f14dd1c3549388d0c4484db7032b2fb2" /><br />A post about Daniil DubovFM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/can-you-equalize-against-peter-leko/8cVDqsB22025-11-20T20:10:32.154Z2025-11-20T20:10:32.154ZCan you equalize against Peter Leko?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Peter Leko in Dortmund, 2008" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=_zW6-zO8gYiQ.webp&w=880&sig=d175d572f565a274ea4f64318dd7804698c77bc9" /><br />A post about Leko's 2025 World CupFM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/why-is-gukesh-avoiding-the-french/2yq32PAK2024-12-06T05:55:56.961Z2024-12-06T05:55:56.961ZWhy is Gukesh avoiding the French?<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=ublog:2yq32PAK:Enk60O2q.webp&w=880&sig=ccf282f37d494ffec58faf394a60bb0ad73b8e5f" /><br />A post about the Ding - Gukesh matchFM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/wei-yi-and-the-quest-for-initiative/xQsT8LBh2024-08-19T03:32:52.804Z2024-08-19T03:32:52.804ZWei Yi and the Quest for Initiative<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:xQsT8LBh:LqII1Ipz.png&w=880&sig=615d7db5c7ecfb33ab2c315405b2ece9ddf74386" /><br />"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack." - Sun Tzu.FM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/erigaisi-and-the-element-of-surprise/Ev2sHMvI2024-07-31T00:07:51.067Z2024-07-31T00:07:51.067ZErigaisi and the Element of Surprise<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:Ev2sHMvI:KcZN98jx.jpg&w=880&sig=b8298affc6f84091ec9fae3b70de63ce985c8b12" /><br />“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.” - Sun Tzu.FM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/second-to-none-warmerdams-dutch-championship/RxU1pAHj2024-07-25T16:29:44.59Z2024-07-25T16:29:44.59ZSecond to None: Warmerdam's Dutch Championship<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:RxU1pAHj:UZvZ2svI.jpg&w=880&sig=8f6175e047651ec9b3463616b8dc8482868c553b" /><br />"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." - Sun Tzu.FM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/the-art-of-doing-nothing/7woI4Wr72024-07-20T00:19:19.357Z2024-07-20T00:19:19.357ZThe Art of Doing Nothing<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:7woI4Wr7:aaSCKvT4.jpg&w=880&sig=d31442ef25fe5016738b2d433d239d73067c4e46" /><br />"To win without fighting is the highest form of skill." - Sun Tzu.FM Hurburthttps://lichess.org/@/Hurburt/blog/reviving-the-kid-with-sam-shankland/k6MVZ2RP2024-07-16T22:11:35.544Z2024-07-16T22:11:35.544ZReviving the KID with Sam Shankland<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" alt="Sam Shankland at the 2016 Olympiad" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&h=550&op=thumbnail&path=hurburt:ublog:k6MVZ2RP:p9JsBE6c.jpg&w=880&sig=796d34ab13ada654d649fdcf523452daed21fc18" /><br />Let there be no stone unturned, no variation unchecked; in the realm of the King's Indian Defence, every move is a testament to the relentless preparation of a determined man and his computer.FM Hurburt