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Breaking Chess Principles

The more experienced we are in chess, the more subtle our understanding of the game is, and the easier it is for us to tell which move is good without even calculating the variations. It’s a mixture of feelings, experience, knowledge of the key principl...Read more »

VIDEO: Good and Bad Bishops; Karpov v. Lautier

by GM Melikset Khachiyan

GM Khachiyan (with the assistance of World Champions Karpov and Kramnik) shows us how to exploit a bad bishop in the opponent's camp. Two classic examples by the great masters of positional play will Watch Video »

Chernyshov Wins Moscow Open

He may not be a familiar name to even the most ardent chess fans, but 42 year-old Konstantin Chernyshov rated 2556 Elo (pictured below, left) won the 2010 Moscow Open ahead of a strong field, including joint top seeds Alexander Motylev and Sergey Rublevsk...Read more »

Two Tactical Wins

For the last few games, the chess goddesses have been smiling at me, things are going well and I have excellent chances to promote to the 2nd round of 9th Chess com Tournament (1800-2000). In fact I'm eyeing the 1st place, I doubt that's a realistic goal ...Read more »