Just over a week ago myself and Stuart Conquest took part in a fascinating study for the Horizon TV Science program.

A certain Dr Amidzic and Dr Sautoy were also involved. Below is an actual EEG (Electroencephalography)  reading of my brain whilst I was involved in a game of chess with Stuart Conquest.

You can read below the conclusions that were taken from the experiment.

The first surprise was that they did actually find something in my head!

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Ginger GM is pleased to announce that our shop is now fully operational. Currently we are offering for sale The Killer Dutch DVD by Ginger GM himself Simon Williams (signed copies are available at no extra cost) and a selection of chess eBooks in Chessbase format courtesy of Everyman Chess. More items will be available in the coming weeks.

In the meantime please check out our featured products:

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In general the Hastings chess tournament was a horrible affair for me but on the odd occasion there was the odd glimmer of sunshine.  One of these rays was my last round game which managed to win me the Best Game Prize. It was a fun game in the true spirit of Coffee House chess. Anyway below is a quick video on it:

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Before I dwell on my losses from Hastings I’m attempting to cheer myself up by looking at a couple of more positive moments! They were lacking but there was the occasional spark. For a start I had a chance to play against the Dutch and chose to play 1 d4 f5 2 h3!? Nf6 3 g4!? which lead to a very interesting game against my friendly opponent M. Goodger.

I have just covered this line for my DVD, ‘Killer Dutch’ and thought that it would be a good chance to try it. I saw that Korchnoi had played it. I had also had a chance to play it and win against Korchnoi in a 3 minute game! Anyway let’s take a look at the game:

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Last Monday was a breath of fresh air for me in an otherwise torrid and depressing Hastings Chess Congress. We successfully managed to launch our first DVD, the ‘Killer Dutch’!

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