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World Cup: Ups and Downs

Exchanges play an important role in modern chess. Even though the chess that we see today is marked by heavy pre-analysis with computers and superb opening preparation, it has not lost its positional elements. When one decides which pieces to exchange, on...Read more »

VIDEO: Breaking Basic Rules in the Middlegame

by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili

GM Dzindzichashvili devotes a lot of his lectures to teaching the principles, foundations and rules of chess. Now Roman is going to teach you when to break them or how GM’s thinking turns the ru Watch Video »

Favourites Tumble In World Cup

Four of the top rated players at the 2009 Chess World Cup faced grave danger after losing the first game of their second round matches yesterday, and only Peter Svidler managed to survive - for now. Svidler won with White against Tomi Nyback to force a pl...Read more »

Week 1 Assignment

Week One's Assignment.   In the Becerra-Ramirez game (USCL 09),   (257) Becerra,Julio (2615) - Ramirez,Alejandro (2601) [B04] USCL Miami vs Arizona Internet Chess Club (10), 04.11.2009 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6 6.Be2 Nd7 7.Nf3 g6 ...Read more »