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  • The Fried Liver's Identical Twin

    After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 we get the exciting Two Knights Defense. In that case, white’s most combative move is 4.Ng5 when 4…d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7!? is the Fried Liver Attack (an amateur favorite… the name alone makes y... | Read More

  • Russians do not Retreat!

    As the old chess legend goes, in one of his games GM Alexander Ivanov played Nf3-g5 and after his opponent answered with h7-h6, Alexander realized that the only reasonable move he had was Ng5-f3. After pondering for a while, GM Ivanov said "Russia... | Read More

  • Classical Games Everybody Should Know.

    Once I had a conversation with a very strong chess player and he casually mentioned that he was going to delete all the old games from his database because they were practically useless. I don't remember exactly his definition of 'old games', but ... | Read More

  • Just the basics: Two Knights Defense

    When starting out in chess most games begin 1.e4 e5 and the Two Knights Defense is most often seen, hoping for the dreaded Fried Liver AttACK. That is actually not the best way to play for White, as we will see in the next article. Let's start, ho... | Read More

  • Fried Liver Attack by GM Magesh and GM Arun

    This week we shall deviate from studying main lines and focus on a side line instead.  At the request of some of our readers, this week we shall see The Fried Liver Attack (aka The Fegatello Attack) in the Two Knights Defence. The first known gam... | Read More


    • Edinburgh Chess Congress 2013 game 3

      a game with young Robert Davies who used the fried liver attack which has been an opening that I have used many times myself. | Read More

      • niddrieboy
      • | Apr 13, 2013
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      • | 2 comments
    • Panther Open

      Ana and I played in the Panther Open yesterday, run by Cub Noble, one of my favorite chess people.  It was a fun tournament, and we enjoyed traveling to Cedar Falls - it was nice to have a new venue!  I thought I'd make my boards in this post pu... | Read More

    • Quick Knockouts Galore

      We've all seen it. It's annoying, usually stupid, quite aggressive, and it mocks you. You're playing a guy rated 800, let's just say. He's playing white. Your game looks good after moves 1: 1. e4 c5 The Sicilian Defense. I love that opening. F... | Read More

    • Opening Index by ECO Codes

      Click on the ECO Code (A00 - E99) to go directly to the game. You can also look games up by the name of the opening (ie Ruy Lopez - Berlin Variation, QGD - Tartakower Defense etc) or by the players names in my other indices.  A00 Sokolsky Openin... | Read More

      • NimzoRoy
      • | Feb 14, 2013
      • | 609 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Cyclone Chess Club Championship

      Round 1 It's been a while since I played a rated game, and I've been feeling out of it chess-wise, but I thought I'd play in the CCC Championship since Ana wanted to play.  My first game was on the low side of board 2, so I wasn't likely to win.... | Read More


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    Chess.com has commited to releasing at LEAST one new course every month for Chess Mentor. In January you got awesome new courses from IM Jeremy Silman and one from our very own Bill Wall (both EXCELLENT courses!!). For February we are releasing tw... | Read More

    • erik
    • | Jan 30, 2008
    • | 3558 reads
    • | Misc


  • 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 »

  • Bayonet Attack

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    Bayonet Attack generally refers to an opening in which one side plays g2-g4 or g7-g5. This move has many pros and cons. It can attack knights on f6, control the g file, and gain control of other squares. Cons include an early weakening of the king... Read More »

  • ECO Openings With Moves

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    A00-A39 White first moves other than 1. e4, 1. d4: A00 Irregular Openings Anderssen's Opening: 1. a3 Anderssen's Opening, Polish Gambit: 1. a3 a5 2. b4 Anderssen's Opening, Creepy Crawly Formation: 1. a3 e5 2. h3 d5 Anderssen's Opening, An... Read More »

  • A00 to E99

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    This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code. In 1966, Chess Informant categorised the chess openings into five broad areas ("A" through "E"), with each of those broken down into one hundred subcate... Read More »

  • Charging up at F7

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    Charging up at F7 is common for checkmating.Scholar's mate is The most common example: In a Team match Game w/o raminjafar,He was 1429 and he fell for an f7 attack: I hope u enjoyed and DO NOT FALL FOR f7 PLEASE Read More »