Chess World.net Instructive game: Reducing the bias of the love of risk taking! Part 2 of 3

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Barnet holds League Champions Royston to a draw 2.5 - 2.5 !

Hutchinson vs. T.Gavriel, Board 3
Away at Royston

Part 1 of 3

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