Chess

The Arch-Arch Nemeses: Connected Passers

Today we will look at bishop vs. knight endgame where one or both sides have connected passed pawns. Two examples feature an extra two pawns in these endgames and as we will see, having two extra pawns does not necessarily guarantee a win. The third examp...Read more »

VIDEO: When to Trade Pieces 6: Listen to Your Pawns!

by GM Dejan Bojkov

For Isolated Queen Pawn structure lovers, those who appreciate the "technical beauty" of converting on a positional advantage, and for those looking to learn more about how to play against Hanging Paw Watch Video »

Aronian v Kramnik Match In Zurich

PRESS RELEASE Zurich Chess Challenge: Kramnik vs. Aronian The Zurich Chess Club announces a six-game chess match between Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) from 21 to 28 April 2012. The numbers 2 and 3 of the World ranking will meet in ...Read more »

Prince Dadian Games, Pt. II

I recently came across some games of Prince Andrei Dadian of Mingrelia that I hadn't seen in any database.  I had published some of them elsewhere, but wanted to put them all into this series. Chess has been called the Game of Kings.  It seems to be...Read more »