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...
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. ...
Apart from shedding light on the advance variation of the French defence, this three part series is meant to promote the group French Defense Fanatics, of which yours truly is of course a member. ...
There are so many ways for White and Black to play the Sicilian Defense. The knowledge required to be prepared is great and the variations often become critical. Some players insist on playing 1.e4, but simplify their preparation by replying to 1....
Look at this to see one way to defend against the sicilian:
One way to defend against queens gambit when black:
Playing White is Boris Verlinsky (1888-1950). He lived in Ukraine and Russia where he won the championships of Odessa (1912), Ukraine (1926), Moscow (1928), and the Soviet Union (1929). For the last, he became the first Soviet Grandmaster. His tit...
What in your opinion is the best opening
Hey all, this is a 5-minute blitz game so by no means a Gligoric-Fischer najdorf matchup as I am no world champ . However, I was excited during the game because it was the deepest into the main line I've ever played in a blitz game online. Given ...
The variation of the Sicilian Defense with 6.Bc4 shown here is known as the Sozin Variation or Attack, named after the Russian, Veniamin Sozin (1896-1956). In the years after Sozin's death, the line was use by the American, Bobby Fischer (1943-200...
The Modern Opening, like the Pirc Defense, which it freqently transposes into, allows White great choice in establishing a pawn center. Black will challenge that center later in order to get counterplay. In this game, from Russia's big annual Aero...
The chigorin variation follows after the main line of the closed morphy, i.e. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 (d6 or 0-0) 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 [Usually the black side will play for d6 as after 7...0-0 a4, black will have t...
Here we see the great Anthony Miles unleashing a fantastic new novelty that put an end to the opening variation. After the devastating blow, Beliavsky never gets back to level terms. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WORLD'S GREAT...
The blackmar diemer is one of the most interesting openings that I have ever seen. In the future I will post some of my games using this opening. Understand I am no expert in this opening. If you want to find out more simply sear...
Svetozar Gligoric was born in 1923 and became the greatest of all chess players born in Yugoslavia. He reached the position of being the highest rated player in Europe outside of the Soviet Union. In this game he plays a closed version of the Ruy ...
there is something strange about opening theory , maybe its due to lack of my knowledge (which is most probably the case) but at least its not found in many books about the subject..... now let me share my question with you in a usual ...
Opening theory is not a preferred focus for most students of the great game of chess. Instead we are given nuggets of wisdom: "Knights before Bishops," "Develop!," "Castle!," "Don't move your Queen out ...
In the following game the white pieces were commanded by Josif Dorfman. He was born in Ukraine in 1952 and tied for first in the Soviet Championship with Boris Gulko in 1977. They came ahead of the likes of Petrosian, Tal, and Polugaevsky. A playo...
I sometimes play the St. George Defense (1.e4 a6), famous from Tony Miles' upset of Anatoly Karpov. When I do, I often try to use the opening to reach positions from the Ruy Lopez, or close enough. It is an example of how an unorthodox opening...
Ever since Vladimir Kramnik used the Berlin Defense against Garry Kasparov, players of the white pieces have been struggling to exploit their perceived advantage. The success of Black in defending and even winning at times, has led to the variatio...
For the purposes of teaching chess to a group of young students, a short game is very useful. The particular game shown here appears to display opening theory since it doesn't go beyond the opening stage of the game. It is to be noted that the...
The French Defence is a chess opening. It is characterized by the moves: 1. e4 e6The French has a reputation for solidity and resilience, though it can result in a somewhat cramped game for Black in the early stages. Black often gains counterattac...
