Online chess community where you can play chess, learn strategies and tactics, read chess news, see book reviews, find rules & tips, get free downloads, and more! http://www.chess.com/ 2007 Chess.com No time to study opening theory? Shock your opponent with an SOS! With an SOS you deviate early (usually before move 6!) from regular lines in mainstream openings. So you will reach positions you have actually studied without having memorized ton... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises4 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:10:30 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises4 http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ "Have you lost faith in the Benko?" "You no longer write about it" My friend Max said, reminding me of an introduction I penned long ago. Now Max has a way of asking uncomfortable questions that insist on... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryjan12 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:47:58 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryjan12 http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ My friend Max was curious."Why do you put up this update only at the end of the month?" "Don't forget that this is a site review. There are TNs galore every month at ChessPublishing.com. I wait and choose t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorydec11 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:24:39 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorydec11 No time to study opening theory? Shock your opponent with an SOS! With an SOS you deviate early (usually before move 6!) from regular lines in mainstream openings. So you will reach positions you have actually studied without having memorized to... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises3 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:04:47 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises3                             The Fabulous Budapest Gambit by Viktor Moskalenko Softcover:230 pages New in Chess. 2007 http://www.newinchess.com/ http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambit-revi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/moskalenkorsquos-budapestmain-line-3hellipng4 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:01:16 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/moskalenkorsquos-budapestmain-line-3hellipng4                             The Fabulous Budapest Gambit by Viktor Moskalenko Softcover:230 pages New in Chess.2007 http://www.newinchess.com/ http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambit-review... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambitpart-ii Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:46:26 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambitpart-ii                             The Fabulous Budapest Gambit by Viktor Moskalenko Softcover:230 pages New in Chess. 2007http://www.newinchess.com/ Berlin 1918.                   Milan Vidmar was t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambit-review-part-i Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:58:30 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fabulous-budapest-gambit-review-part-i http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ Mavericks rule modern chess. Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Aronian, Nakamura.... You never know what they will  play next. Now the quartet has been joined by Magnus Carlsen. Take a look at the following position: ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorynov11 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:38:57 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorynov11                             New in Chess Yearbook 100 Softcover: 304 pages New in Chess.2011 http://www.newinchess.com/ The cognoscenti among our readers need no introduction to the New in Chess Yearbook. For nea... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-100-review Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:41:50 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-100-review                             New in Chess Yearbook 99 Softback, 248 pages New in Chess.2011 http://www.newinchess.com/ If you are reading the headline on the cover of this year book you may wonder what fireworks ma... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-99review Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:37:03 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-99review No time to study opening theory? Shock your opponent with an SOS! With an SOS you deviate early (usually before move 6!) from regular lines in mainstream openings. So you will reach positions you have actually studied without having memorized ton... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises2 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:40:55 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises2 http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ The move 6.Bc4 in the Sicilian has a distinguished pedigree. Christened as the Sozin Attack after the Soviet master, it gained popularity after several sterling victories by Bobby Fischer.To the credit of t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryoct11 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:49:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryoct11 We contintue our exploration of the From Gambit.     http://www.chess.com/article/view/updating-the-from-gambit-lines-with-5d4-and-3-nf3 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:24:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/updating-the-from-gambit-lines-with-5d4-and-3-nf3 The From Gambit (1.f4 e5) is an exciting reply to Bird's Opening. I wrote a book about it in the early 1990s but a lot has hapened since then so here is an update. This article covers the main lines with 5.ge. http://www.chess.com/article/view/updating-the-from-gambi-main-lines-with-5g3 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:16:53 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/updating-the-from-gambi-main-lines-with-5g3                             New in Chess Yearbook 98 softcover, 246 pages New in Chess. 2011 http://www.newinchess.com/  Anish Giri fans have reason to be disappointed with this review. He did score a surprise wi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-98-review Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:06:10 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-98-review http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ Among all the responses to 1.d4, the Nimzo-Indian is one of the toughest and it has stood the test of time.  Such is the "fear" of the opening that White players have even resorted to the Queen's India... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorysep11 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:10:44 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theorysep11 The aitsev Variation of the Closed Ruy has been played over 8000 times and the theory runs very deep. Here is a look at the main lines.       http://www.chess.com/article/view/megatheory-16-spanish-closed-zaitsev-event-quotanalysisquot-site-quotmountain-viewquot Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:47:00 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/megatheory-16-spanish-closed-zaitsev-event-quotanalysisquot-site-quotmountain-viewquot No time to study opening theory? Shock your opponent with an SOS! With an SOS you deviate early (usually before move 6!) from regular lines in mainstream openings. So you will reach positions you have actually studied without having memorized tons... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:22:22 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sos---secrets-of-opening-surprises                                 New in Chess Yearbook 97 Softcover, 248 Pages New in Chess.2010 http://www.newinchess.com/ "Are you going to spoil my tournament?"  I looked up to see my friend Max anxiously ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-97review Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:54:48 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-97review "The other day someone was talking about how an opening I played "transposed" to another opening. What does this mean?" Dear Reader, Transposition is one of the easier concepts in chess and yet it can be really painful if you do not understand... http://www.chess.com/article/view/transpositions Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:47:12 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/transpositions