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  • The "Simplest" Thing in Chess (Part Six)

    I hope the previous five parts of this article managed to convince you that the King and Pawn endgames are very complicated.  Therefore, a decision to go for such an endgame is a major commitment and shouldn't be taken lightly. In the fi... | Read More

  • The Power of Positional Chess (Part 2)

    I’m going to come clean here. It’s time to let the cat out of the bag and admit to something strange and weird. It concerns my chess, and it’s about a particular chess move. No, I’m not going to wax poetic about a favorite opening or favor... | Read More

  • Typical Positions (Part 6)

    Chess openings are a bit like fashion - they follow trends. Certain lines become popular and then just fade away. In most cases, an elite player (or most likely his team) prepares an opening for a tournament and then everyone else follows his lead... | Read More

  • The "Simplest" Thing in Chess (Part Five)

    No discussion about King and Pawn endgames can be complete without mention of a pawn breakthrough.  The following endgame is well known and yet extremely delightful no matter how many times you've seen it.  I remember it was one of the f... | Read More

  • The "Simplest" Thing in Chess (Part Four)

    Last week we analyzed the game Koull - Stanciu where the leader of the Scotland's women Olympic team resigned in an absolutely drawn position. Unfortunately, such a case of the 'ultimate blunder' is more common in pawn endgames then you might thin... | Read More

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    • The Complete Ruy Lopez

                                             The Ruy Lopez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrwi ˈlopeθ]; English pronunciation: /ˈruːi ˈloʊpɛθ/), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is achess opening charact... | Read More

    • Endgame - Pawn Endings - Key Fields for the Kings - Practice

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      • ValeRock
      • | May 22, 2013
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    • Endgame - Pawn Endings - Key Fields for the Kings

      Holla guys! I am here to teach you about key fields today. These fields are important. If you want to get better in endgames you definetely want to learn this fields. You will know then what to do and what you do not want to do. Let's start! Pawn... | Read More

      • ValeRock
      • | May 22, 2013
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    • Via Cappuccino, May 2013

      Via Cappuchinno, May 2013 This event was yet another reminder of the turbulent times chess in North Carolina finds itself in, at least from my perspective. Only a few weeks ago, Jeff Jones announced he would no longer be organizing tournaments, ... | Read More

      • dl_leonine
      • | May 21, 2013
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    • Tip 2: straight back with the king

      Do you know what to do in this position? It is probably one of the most important in chess! (Note: only the first move is given, but it's important to know why it is the best.)     In the position, white has three legal moves. Only Ke1 draws... | Read More

      • Flatfish
      • | May 20, 2013
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  • To hold your oppponent

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    To hold your opponent to a draw in a chess game is an important skill at all levels of chess I recently played in the Waterkloof chess tournament and manged to hold on for a draw, but I could have won the game had I been in the right state of min... Read More »

  • Lucena position

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    The Lucena position is an endgame position named after Luis Ramirez de Lucena. In this position, obvious white attempts fail. For example 1. Rd2+ Ke7 2. Kc7 Rc1+ 3. Kb6 Rb1+ 4. Kc6 Rc1+ and white can't make any progress. If white moes his king... Read More »

  • Bishop and Wrong Rook Pawn

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    The Bishop and wrong rook pawn is a special endgame players should learn. Here is the position: Believe it or not...but its a draw! Here are what makes up this bizarre positon: 1)White has a king, rook's pawn, and bishop 2) White's bishop is on... Read More »

  • The Lolli Positon: K and Q vs K and R

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    Giambattista Lolli (1698 in Nonantola, Italy – 4 June 1769) was an Italian chess player. Lolli was one of the most important chess theoreticians of his time.  He was one of the Modenese Masters. He is most famous for his book Osserva... Read More »

  • Crippled majority

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    A crippled majority is a very bad thing to have in the endgame. It is when you have more pawns on one side of the board but you can't create passed pawns with it because it is somehow blocked. Here is an example: These majorities are worthless an... Read More »

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