Submitted by
IM Silman on Mon Dec 7, 2009 2:37am.
Two Opening Questions
No-Name asked:
A recent book by GM Glenn Flear advocates playing against the exchange Queen’s gambit thus: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 (Which my mentor GM Hans Berliner says is bad) when he only covers... Read more »
2183 reads | 14 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Dec 5, 2009 10:14pm.
The Evans gambit is a true chess link between the romantic past and the computerized present. This sharp opening was played by the biggest stars chess ever produced: Morphy, Fischer, and Kasparov. This fact alone should tell you that the Evans... Read more »
1288 reads | 9 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
WIM energia on Thu Dec 3, 2009 8:34pm.
The World Cup is still continuing in Siberia. There are only eight players left. There are no Americans left as Gata Kamsky was eliminated in Round 3 by the young Filipino superstar Wesley So, whose exploits include ... Read more »
4135 reads | 28 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
meniscus on Thu Dec 3, 2009 5:02pm.
The Best Opening Ever
by meniscus
The Scotch, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6? 3. d4!
is a direct attack on Black's audacious attempt to blockade the white e pawn and form a cowardly defence* of this blockade. White can claim a psychological victory as e... Read more »
2492 reads | 38 comments | 9 votes:
Submitted by
spassky on Thu Dec 3, 2009 9:15am.
One of the goals we aspire to in each game is to make every move count. That is, we want to make moves that threaten something or at least contribute to some objective. We try to avoid pointless moves that put our opponents under no pressure... Read more »
1372 reads | 21 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:45am.
Masterpieces and Drama:Soviet Championships 1920-1937
by Sergey Voronkov
Hardcover Edition: 464 Pages
Language:Russian
Ripol.2007
http://www.chess.com/article/view/masterpieces-and-drama
http://www.chess.com/article/view/masterpieces-a... Read more »
617 reads | 4 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
GM arunabi on Wed Dec 2, 2009 10:13pm.
Alexander Alekhine is undoubtedly one of the strongest chess players of all time. His games have been a source of study for most of the young and upcoming players. One of his big contributions other than the brilliant games he has given to the che... Read more »
3638 reads | 22 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
GM Julio_Becerra on Tue Dec 1, 2009 9:02pm.
There are chess players that, despite being outstanding players, did not reach the fame of their other, more famous, colleagues. This is the case of Jacques Mieses (February 27, 1865 – February 23, 1954) who was born in Germany and moved to Engl... Read more »
2526 reads | 20 comments | 5 votes:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Tue Dec 1, 2009 4:07am.
Masterpieces and Drama:Soviet Championships 1920-1937
by Sergey Voronkov
Hardcover Edition: 464 Pages
Language:Russian
Ripol.2007
http://www.chess.com/article/view/masterpieces-and-drama
Every revolution is a victim of its own fo... Read more »
789 reads | 4 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:33am.
Too Much Opening and the Grand Plan
Abhilash_007 asked:
(In response to my article, HELP! I FEEL SO LOST WITHOUT A PLAN!). How do you decide it’s time to map a grand plan?
Dear Abhilash_007,
Grand plans are rare, even in grandmaster che... Read more »
3727 reads | 24 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:44pm.
The Italian Game is one of the oldest opening in chess. And it's sharpest line known as 'Greco Attack" is almost 400 years old. You might think that 400 years is enough for everyone to learn the main traps of this sharp opening and yet this dang... Read more »
6093 reads | 29 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:39am.
Judit Polgar was born July 23, 1976. She became a grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, which was the youngest ever at the time (1991). She is the strongest ever female player and was rated as high as eighth in the world. It was actuall... Read more »
1801 reads | 19 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:40am.
Masterpieces and Drama:Soviet Championships 1920-1937
by Sergey Voronkov
Hardcover Edition: 464 Pages
Language:Russian
Ripol.2007
It was a quiet afternoon. A man in his early 30s stood perplexed before the periodicals’ rack at Petit... Read more »
971 reads | 4 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
WIM energia on Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:35pm.
Exchanges play an important role in modern chess. Even though the chess that we see today is marked by heavy pre-analysis by computers and superb opening preparation, it has not lost its positional elements. When one decides which pieces to exchan... Read more »
3664 reads | 16 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
NM Zug on Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:52am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Thanks
Well, it's turkey time again (at least in the USA), and all of us are going to be sitting down at the dinner table to partake of one stuffed animal in order to stuff another.
If you're like m... Read more »
1112 reads | 9 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
GM thamizhan on Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:41pm.
This week we shall study the Nimzo Indian Classical system. Usually this system is considered to lead to more of a positional game, but the British GM Nigel Short employed an interesting idea against the legendary Garry Kasparov in their World Cha... Read more »
2977 reads | 12 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:21am.
Chesspublishing.com
http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/
Vlad is back! He has won the Tal Memorial Tournament this month ahead of rivals, Ivanchuk,
Carlsen, Aronian and Anand.
Now that is good news for Kramnik fans.When I ... Read more »
1349 reads | 10 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
spassky on Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:58am.
As you might gather from the title of this article, some players do not seem to be aware that the loss of a single pawn in the opening, without obtaining any visible compensation for it, is enough to lose a chess game. This probably stems from t... Read more »
1788 reads | 18 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:20am.
Der Weltmeisterschaftskampf
Lasker - Steinitz 1894und weitere Zweikämpfe Laskersby Robert Hübner
Hardback, p.235Language:German
Edition Marco.2008
http://www.chess.com/article/view/bohemian-caesar-battles-for-life
In this part ... Read more »
681 reads | 3 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:59pm.
As players progress beyond the initial stage of their chess education it becomes necessary to develop an opening repertoire. An opening repertoire is a collection of the openings at you use on a regular basis. There are several stages to developin... Read more »
2081 reads | 24 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
chessbibliophile on Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:38pm.
Little Misha was excited.Botvinnik had come on a holday to enjoy the seaside at Riga.
“Botvinnik is here,” he grandly announced to his parents.
His father looked at him quizzically.
“I am going to challenge him.”
“Botvinnik is Worl... Read more »
1245 reads | 15 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:29pm.
Blindfold Chess, The Fried Liver Attack, and Playing Multiple Openings
Goldiga asked:
I wanted to know your take on blindfold chess for the improving player. How difficult is it to learn, and is it true that learning to play blindfold will rea... Read more »
3604 reads | 26 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:58pm.
OK, I have to admit that I totally made up the name of this opening. If after the moves 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Black doesn't want to play the Italian Game (3...Bc5), the Two Knights Defense (3...Nf6) or the Hungarian (3...Be7) and instead ... Read more »
4082 reads | 25 comments | 7 votes:
Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:42am.
Vasily Panov was born November 1, 1906 and died January 3, 1973. In 1929, he won the Moscow Championship. He played in the USSR Championship five times from 1935 to 1948. FIDE awarded him the title of International Master in 1950. He was better kn... Read more »
1110 reads | 4 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
WGM Natalia_Pogonina on Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:02am.
Every day I get a lot of fan mail (thanks, guys!), and many of the messages are dedicated to the evergreen subject “how do I get better in chess?” I am trying to do my best to offer individual advice to everyone. However, there is a very wides... Read more »
5324 reads | 74 comments | 14 votes: