Lasker's trap
Here is a great trap I found on one of GreenCastleBlock's videos. For all those people who don't understand.
Salo Flohr Is Nimble Against the Nimzo
Salomon Flohr (1908-1983) was born in a part of Poland that later belonged to Ukraine. His parents were killed in a World War I massacre. He and his brother escaped to Czechoslovakia , which had become independent of Austria-Hungary. By the late t...
Smyslov On the Rocks, Rolls Over Kotov
Vasily Smyslov was born in 1921 and was the World Chess Champion in 1957. Smyslov played the champion, Mikhail Botvinnik three matches for the title. In 1954, Botvinnik kept his title with a score of 12-12. In 1957, Smyslov won 12.5-9.5. Botvinnik...
THE SICILLIAN
The Pelican Sicillian -----CONTOLING THE CENTER- 1. e4 c5 and Knight center control 2. Nf3 Nf6 and restrictions 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 and counter control 4.----- Nc6 5.Ndb5!! d6 !! (6. e6 7. Nd6 Bd6 8. Qd6 Qe7!! the preparation of castled King side.
Sicilian Theory Overestimated?
Here is a game from the 38th Chess Olympiad, WIM Paulet - WIM Gerasimova with full annotations and commentary: This game is a good example of how to avoid the opening knowledge of your opponent. In this game white plays...
Spielmann Could Spiel
Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942) was a great player whose book, "The Art of Sacrifice in Chess," has become a classic. He described the types of sacrifices and the conditions required for each. He practiced what he preached while winning dozens of tou...
My Opening
This is a variation I made. If it exists tell me. If its a bad opening tell me. It probably is but oh well. Next move for white is Kb1 sorry its not in.
Exchange Theory
The exchange variation,This could refer to any number of openings and here i intend to explain them as well as i can. I will divide them to four groups: Boring & Symetrical Interesting & Complex Bishops and Knights Others Section 1 ...
Dawid Przepiorka Plays a Noteworthy Piano
Dawid Przepiorka (1880-1940) was the winner of the 1st Polish Chess Championship in 1926, which was held in Warsaw. In 1939, Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union. In 1940, Przepiorka was arrested by the Germans while he was in a che...
Fried Liver!
How'd it get called the "Fried Liver"? I don't know, but here's a little trick for begginers:
anti-caro kann opening
Here it is::::::::::: 1.e4 c6 2. d4 ? 3.c3
Success in the French Defense
Here is a game from the Russian Superfinal Championship, GM Inarkiev - GM Vitiugov with full annotations and commentary: This game is a good example that the French defense is still playable and successful for the black side! In re...
The trap
I've fallen for this trick twice before at chess.com. (agoisgod and thegab03) I've learned my lesson now!I'm white.
Sicilian Sveshnikov
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 The Sveshnikov is a modern and uncompromising way to play the Sicilian Defence.On move 5 Black makes a center-strike without any preparation which at first sight looks dubious but longer ana...
Game Changer
It is rare to pin down a world championship match to just one game, but this is very likely the case here. Alekhine unleashes a fantastic opening idea, and Euwe immediately goes wrong and is crushed. And he was unable to get back into the match, c...
The Danish Gambit Question: How Many Bites?
When White offers the Danish Gambit, how many pawns should Black accept? It is possible to accept or decline the pawns offered. Each time the Gambit is offered Black has to decide how many bites of the Danish should be taken. For some the appetite...
The World Cup Selected a Challenger
Gata Kamsky won the final against Alexei Shirov 2.5-1.5 in last year's World Chess Cup. As a result he is to play a match against Veselin Topalov. The winner of that match is to play for the world championship against the winner of the match betwe...
Are you afraid of the Marshall attack ?
Ruy Lopez, Marshall attack, are you afraid of it? You actually should be (frankly, I am afraid to play it for White). Two world champions played/play anti-Marshall lines to avoid it - Gary Kasparov, Kramnik, same with quite a few other GMs , wh...
Morphy's Fried Liver
I play this opening a lot and if you do, be sure to learn this trap whether if you're white or black!
Thoughts on pawn sacrifices in the Rubinstein Variation of the Four Knights Game
The other day, I played this game on Chess.com, and it was an interesting game. It was the Rubinstein variation of the Four Knights Game, and on my seventh move, I chose to sacrifice the pawn on b2 and castle, hoping that I would be able to moun...
The advance variation of the French defence:part two, white plays 6.a3
This the second part in a three part series aiming to elucidate the advance variation of the French defence and to promote the group French Defense Fanatics, of which this writer is a member. The first part can be found here: http://www.chess.com/...
The Alapin Sicilian: Opera or Chess?
Paul Morphy, an American went to the Paris opera in 1858 and entertained two French nobles, producing his most famous game. An opera is often an international event. The author of the opera, the performers, the language the opera was written in, t...
A game to demonstrate opening fundamentals
Here's an annotation of a game I won a few weeks ago on MSN Gaming Zone. I present it here for any beginners to look at, as my opponent demonstrates exactly what NOT to do in the opening, and I demonstrate exactly why that is:1. d4 d52. ...