Knight...... Believe it or not, the Knight is as hard to capture as the Queen. Normally, a Knight leaves the board due to either carelessness or an exchange. If the opponent is good, he or she can capture the Knight by trapping it. This requir...
Pawn: The weakest of pieces. However, there are eight of them, so if used efficiently and wisely, a pawn structure can block even the best of strategies. Also, the pawn can work with another piece to take down the enemy. As there are eight pawns,...
Last week we discussed how to avoid falling into an opening trap. But wouldn’t be it cool to set a trap on our own? At first it looks like not a difficult task since we learn all kinds of opening traps from the moment we start playi...
Here is a very entertaining game by Morphy. In the opening, his opponent offers a rook, but he declines to achieve the superior position. Next, he creates a passed pawn, which sets it up for a fantastic ending.
Every chess player knows this moment. You are on the edge of something big, capturing a major piece, making a move to force checkmate, or anchoring important space. Then, seemingly, from out of nowhere your opponent strikes. He/she takes a Quee...
Hello dear chess fans! This is the first installment of my weekly column and I would like to thank chess.com for giving me this opportunity to share my experience with fellow chess players. Here I will discuss openings and&nbs...
Here is a nice attack by Bu Xiangzhi, in which he employs a most unusual kingside attack. It involves several sacrifices and a zigzag dance with his queen which forces white to resign.
Ljubojevic initiates a surprise combination in this game, sacrificing the exchange in order to drive his opponent's king into the unsafe queenside. Next, he leaves several pieces en prise in order to create a Boden-like finish, using both his bish...
This is the first article i submit, i have made two subsequent sacrifices to inevitably win the queen, i am still an amateur so, i would like to hear from you your comments and whether you like it or not!
This game is a tactical masterpiece by Barry, as he rains them down on Pillsbury's head. Especially nice is how he sacrifices a rook in order to set up his opponent's queen, who is captured with a couple of move sequences.
easy one
Here is another nice game by Bobby Fischer. He takes advantage of his opponent's Sicilian and manages to work up an attack. When his opponent tries to attack him back, he uses a batch of tactics to bring him down.
White sets a trap and takes control of the board..
This recent game features a lot of exchanging and maneuvering. Shirov is up a pawn, but how does he take advantage of it? Suddenly, a simple move by white turns into disaster as a sudden blow ends the battle.
Here is a game from the 2009 Moscow Open, IM Zubov - IM Krylov with full annotations and commentary: This was a very nice game to show the power of the discovery tactical motif in chess. In this game white was able to suc...
In this game, two chess greats go against each other, combining attack with defense in an all-out attempt to win. The game is extremely complex, some of the correct moves still unclear.
This is believed to be Petrosian's finest game. His opponent makes a few inaccuracies in the opening, enabling him to take over the position. After that, he makes use of a long and complex strategy to slowly maneuver his way to victory.
If you have been a basic member on chess.com for some time, you'd know that there is a "tactics trainer" which lets you do some chess problems at a daily basis. It is a really nice interactive program that gives you a huge variety of chess problem...
Since Corus is going on right now, I felt that I should post some highlights from this tournament. Here is one where Anand is at his best. He gives up nearly all of his minor pieces to achieve what he wants-the white king trapped in one file. Afte...
The games don't get adjourned anymore due to the possibility of computer analysis. Nevertheless, the ability to analyze complicated position is an important measure of a chess player's class. So Keres's lecture is still of much interest.Each chess...
...you couldn't win a game by hanging on to your pawns and giving up everything to see them through? There will always be doubters in society, but as i sit here, watching chess.com move away from "beta", while accomplishing all that it set out to...
hi folks. i came upon this combo whilst looking at a page of tips and traps. on move three the white knight takes a pawn, tempting black to capture. black consents to the capture and losses instantly. a lovely combo that i had the pleasure of usin...
Miguel Najdorf, without doubt, a master in the art of combinations. Enjoy this!
