Look at checkmate
Don't always look at material, look at checkmate. In this position, there are 2 options, material or checkmate.
My opening
I usually like to make my own variations openings this is one of them that failed. It was like this. I got the idea from this opening. (below)
Counting your moves
This might sound weird, but counting moves (almost) made me lose the game. This is a game that I played, when counting moves is very important. I may have won in the end (king vs king and pawn) but in a different situation it was cost you the...
Gioachino Greco's best game.
First of all, I would like to thank Chessmaster 10th Edition for the info on the game. This is one of Gioachino Greco's best game. Who is Gioahino Greco? He is one of the first Grandmasters. Greco is credited for developing some gambits and pu...
C4,D4,or E4?(or others)
What is your first move for white? C4,D4,or E4? If you are a person that loves to play Nf3, please don't put it in the others group. I want pawn moves. E4.10 &...
Don't trap yourself!
Sometimes you have a trap planned but 1 little move from your opponent and a mistake from yourself can destroy your trap. Here is an example. I this example White tries to win a rook but ends off as a trade and has a bad position.
Defend Queen's Gambit
If you don't know what the Queen's gambit is, it is a offer of a pawn on the queen-side. But is really a gambit? Qa4+ instantly gets the pawn back. It also gives a good central position. Black has no developed pieces that are useful. The o...
What do you do after E4
What do you do after E4? Well what about E5. Actually that is quite good. But I would like to talk about something different? What if you play D5. That would actually be quite a big mistake. Okay, E4 takes, then queen takes. The problem is that yo...