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 These days, I don't know what's up with the 2. Bc4 sicilian. Everyone seems to be playing it, and I have no idea about what to do against it. I won one game against it, but any ideas on better responses? http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/1-e4-c5-2-bc4Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:19:33 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/1-e4-c5-2-bc4Finally, we arrive at algebraic notation. It is 1745 and the book is Stamma's Noble Game of Chess. This is called "Pawns-Close Game". http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-chess-part-iiiThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:36:54 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-chess-part-iiiNow we move onto 1656 in Greco's The Royall Game of Chesse-Play. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-ches-part-iiThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:27:11 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-ches-part-iiThese are just a few ancient games to stell you about early notation. This will be in a few sections, moving on through the years. This is 1562 and the book is The Pleasaunt and Wittie Playe of the Cheasts renewed by Damiano, the same guy who ...http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-chess-part-iThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:18:07 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/ancient-chess-part-iThe Nimzowitsch variation (2. Nf3 Nf6) does not occur often in modern practice. Here is a trap that Nimzowitsch himself fell for and didn't even realize it. While annotating the game he described his 'blunder' move as "a concept of hypermodern bol...http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/sicilian-defense-part-viiThu, 17 Jul 2008 17:07:11 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/sicilian-defense-part-viiOne of Britain's strongest players has fallen for this trap, but I am not naming names. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/trapped3Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:58:29 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/trapped3Philidor's legacy is a simple checkmating idea. It runs a bit like this: http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/philidors-legacy2Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:43:54 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/philidors-legacy2The Englund (Yes, that's how you spell it, not England!) Gambit (1.d4 e5) is an extremely odd gambit related to the Budapest Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5). In one of the main lines there is a devious trap, but I haven't heard of anyone ...http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/englund-gambitTue, 15 Jul 2008 21:18:01 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/englund-gambitHere is a miraculous example of <blog post title here> by Fritz as black against an anonymous grandmaster. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/getting-pieces-off-prise-by-attacking-enemy-piecesTue, 15 Jul 2008 19:31:13 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/getting-pieces-off-prise-by-attacking-enemy-piecesYou may wonder why I say never castle too quickly. Well, you're about to find out.  The game does not necessarily have to go like this but the whole point is to give Black doubled f-pawns and an open g-file to attack from. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/never-castle-too-quicklyTue, 15 Jul 2008 19:14:45 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/never-castle-too-quicklyThe name of this blogpost is self-explanatory isn't it? http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/froms-gambit-queen-trapTue, 15 Jul 2008 19:06:16 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/froms-gambit-queen-trapWhite to play and win. Black's plan is to play ...c4, ...h4, ...h3, give up his queen by checking the White king, and then play ...h2 and a queen appears.   http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/puzzle7Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:44:37 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/puzzle7Here are two traps in the Caro-Kann Defense both involving the same player, Tartakower, and another trap I have not heard of anyone falling for. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/caro-kann-trapsTue, 15 Jul 2008 18:30:02 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/caro-kann-trapsThis is a crude system that can be employed to avoid the King Indian's and Grünfeld Defenses. White's third move intend 4.e4  reaching a Pirc Defense. Black should hit back in the centre with 4... Bg7. Trap: http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/barry-attackTue, 15 Jul 2008 18:14:15 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/barry-attackHistory has been a little cruel on Damiano, as this is NOT the sort of opening anyone wants to see themselves named after, as we are about to see... http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/damiano-defenseTue, 15 Jul 2008 18:03:55 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/damiano-defenseThis is an extraodinary game in the Gruenfeld Defense that inspired me to take it up as part of my opening repertoire. http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/grnfeld-defenseTue, 15 Jul 2008 17:53:02 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/grnfeld-defenseAnother way of pin-breaking is when the enemy king is decoyed onto a square on which the pinned piece moves to give check. This is often used in reply to an incaution ...Bg4 pin. But You must be careful with these things. The latter shows a failed...http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/pin-breaking-iiiTue, 15 Jul 2008 17:39:02 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/pin-breaking-iiiThis is a game Anand played when he was World Junior Champion. But there is a suprisingly catastrophic result... http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/zapata-vs-anand-wjc-who-winsTue, 15 Jul 2008 17:28:50 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/zapata-vs-anand-wjc-who-winsThis is a trap in the Cambridge springs of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit in which white loses a pawn. Be careful! :-) http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/cambridge-springs-trapSun, 13 Jul 2008 23:42:10 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/cambridge-springs-trapPins were made to be broken (except against the king of course!) Here is a temporary queen sacrifice and a typical position in the Sicilian Defense.                             ...http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/pin-breaking-iiSun, 13 Jul 2008 23:36:14 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/hyreforgling/pin-breaking-ii