Geza Maroczy (1870-1951) was one of the best players in the world and Hungary's top player in the early 20th century. He was awarded the grandmaster title by FIDE based on past performance in 1950. He was skilled in all phases of the game, not jus...
Here is a great trap I found on one of GreenCastleBlock's videos. For all those people who don't understand.
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...
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 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.
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...
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...
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.
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 (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...
How'd it get called the "Fried Liver"? I don't know, but here's a little trick for begginers:
Here it is::::::::::: 1.e4 c6 2. d4 ? 3.c3
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...
I've fallen for this trick twice before at chess.com. (agoisgod and thegab03) I've learned my lesson now!I'm white.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I play this opening a lot and if you do, be sure to learn this trap whether if you're white or black!
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...
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/...
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...
