Chess

Kt Maneuvers Against the Advance Caro-Kann

Drumdaddy (commenting on an article about the Schliemann) said: I suppose that there are many excellent players who can comfortably read through game moves presented in paragraph form, but I am not one of them and would much prefer active diagrams or move...Read more »

VIDEO: Converting Extra Material III

by IM Sam Shankland

IM Sam Shankland is back, and today he continues his video series on the topic of technique. Though there were several instructional moments in this game between Gelfand and Ponomariov, Sam places spe Watch Video »

Shirov Beats Kramnik In Shanghai

Alexei Shirov (pictured) took the sole lead at the Shanghai Masters by beating old rival Vladimir Kramnik in round four. Kramnik had struggled to equalise out of the opening, and blundered material in mutual time trouble to allow Shirov to record his seco...Read more »

Do Ratings Really Matter?

In one of my previous blogs, someone made a comment basically saying that if you play for rating points maybe you should quit chess.  He goes on to say that you have to play for yourself and the results will come.  And though I agree 100% that you canâ€...Read more »