Always Question A Move
The longer I have played on this site, the more I have become aware of my opponents' moves. Sometimes it will just seem like somebody is giving up a piece for no reason, but when that happens, you have to ask yourself, "...
Cornering and avoiding stalemate
This article is intended for relatively new players and maybe a few intermediate players as well. The goal here is to emphasize checkmate when you have a one-piece advantage over your opponent, who only has their king remaining. This article will ...
Double-check for checkmate
One concept that recently crossed my mind was how players can employ two seemingly unimportant pieces together to create a mind-blowing win. Below I have a diagram of a hypothetical game (this almost happened to me, but I caught...
My first checkmate puzzle
Black wins in three. See if you can figure it out; it shouldn't be overwhelmingly hard.
Stealthy Pieces
In many of the games of chess that I have played, the ones where the opponent cannot see your true intentions are among the best and most satisfying. I remember playing one game against a fairly equal opponent. My queen was hidi...