Before you execute a tactic, you should check it. If it goes against you, you probably shouldn't use it. Here's an example. This puzzle is from the "The Usborne Internet-Linked Complete Book of Chess." After solving this puzzle, check out the ne...
black to move
In this game, Duras ignores the threat to his own king and plunges into a head on attack on his opponent's king. He sticks his pieces into active positions, and rounds off the game with a queen sac.
Légal Trap, Blackburne Trap, or also known as the Légal Mate is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate with minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after Sire de Légal (1702-1792) who ...
It's really strange, but some how all my articles keep disappearing from the front page...i wonder who's behind that? (cough) anyway...a game.
this is a cool puzzle but its too easy.good luck! LOL
I decide to share this amazing puzzle with rest of the chess world. Some people thinks, that endgamepuzzles are easy, since you can count evrey move when there is only 5-7 pieces on the board, so I decided to show that it is nonsense. White to mov...
Black moves. He plays 1 ... RxB!
This is a nice demonstration of the power of the pawn. The white f-pawn quickly goes to work by picking off a black rook and then giving itself up (queen sac included) to allow the winning double check checkmate.
Miles was in many ways a controversial figure. Once, in the last round of a tournament with Miles needing a draw for first place, and his opponent wanting a draw for a high placing, he agreed a draw without playing any moves. The arbiter decided t...
A pin is when you keep a piece in place, so your opponet doesn't lose a better piece like so: A scewer is when you opponet is force to move a better piece, and then you take a less value like this:
The telegraph match of 1890/91 between Chigorin and Steinitz was probably one of the more interesting ones in history. This game, the first of the two, demonstrates Chigorin's unique style of play.
We all like to have a passed pawn in our games. A passed pawn in our opponent`s hands may be not to our pleasure. So we should try to get him ourselves as a measure to set our opponent under pressure.- When the passed pawn comes more forward, th...
A nice game by Kasparov, in which he makes use of Karpov's play and forces his pieces back to his own 1st rank. Next he forces a favorable trade of pieces (with the help of a passed pawn), and despite being down in material, finds a winning combin...
The preliminary tournament of St Petersburg 1914 brought with it many great games, such as this one: (http://blog.chess.com/benws/double-bishop-strike), but the one that beat it out for the first brilliancy prize was this nice tactics battle by Ca...
I plan to help people be able to make windmill tactics appear in your games. This tactic is all ready sparce in a lot of games. This tactic is hard to explain, so excuse me if I often use the board. It is when white or black checks then take showi...
Hastings 1895 brought with it the surprise victory of the great Pillsbury. This is one of his games, in which he demonstrates his forceful and powerful play. A dashing kingside attack is what insues.
Destructive sacrifice - "sacrificing material to destroy the pawn cover or other protection around the enemy king. Usually a point of no return" (dictionary). Many of us are familiar with the bishop sacrifices - Bxh2/h7/h3/h6/... etc. Rook sa...
This article is about a game I played about 7 weeks ago. Let me tell you a little background of myself as far as chess is concerned. I live in Lahore, Pakistan and I picked up chess from my cousins. One of my cousin is currently Lahore number 4 pl...
Bronstein siezes the initiative with a few curious moves, and then a piece goes into breaking up black's kingside. Keres misses his chance and Bronstein claws back all the invested material and then wraps up the game.
A great player once said "Chess is 99% tactics!" While modern masters argue chess is only 90% tactics these days, it's still the most profitable area for amateurs to study. Tactical Warfare: The Pin Target Audience: <1600 on chess.com The ...
This game turns into a race between white's kingside attack and black's attempts to destroy white's center. Geller gets his one fueled and going much better, and some subtle touches allow him to penetrate. A few tactics round it off.
The Enigma of Chess Chess, as with human design, presents the mystery of allowing sufficient time and space, or more accurately, comprehending one's limitations. Much like driving a car, one learns the benefits or consequences of allowing suff...
