Figured I would share them. I analyzed them in Fritz 9. Click on "Moves List" to see the proposed variants. Some interesting games, in my opinion. I nearly blew the second one. I finished the tournament 2-1-2 (two bye's, due to a conflict on the m...
This article is about playing f4 as white in different parts of a game like Bird Opening,King's Gambit,Bishop's Game,Sicilian. After viewing the article don't forget to lookup the Kairav's chess masters (KCM) homepage:http://www.chess.com/groups/...
If you ask a chess player what opening is the most dangerous one in the sense that you can lose quickly if you don't know exact moves you are supposed to play, then most probably you'll hear the King's Gambit, the Sicilian Defense or some other no...
Everyone has there own tips and tricks now and again but here are a few tips to get you started. 1-Do not go for the ATTACK right at the start. Have a fortress ready so your enemy cannot attack and then go for it. 2-Try to protect ALL your piece...
José Raúl Capablanca Y Graupera was born in Cuba on November 19, 1888 and died March 8, 1942. He was a great chess prodigy who learned the game by watching at the age of four. He was the game's greatest natural talent and one of the greatest playe...
Chess puzzles. Ya gotta love’em. Speaking personally, I can’t get enough of them. Nothing satisfies the soul like solving a chess puzzle that you deem truly worthy of your intellect. Working chess puzzles actually can give a serious boost to y...
Hi everyone! in a world of advanced chess eengines and sophisticated programs like Rybka, Zappa and HIARCS etc..., do you remember the old fashioned chessmaster and his funny personnalities and their odd names? ok, this time , i will represent y...
The following game is just an enjoyable little minature (micro-minature?) where a mate just fell into my lap right in the opening. I guess that Black was so focused on his pawn-winning tactic, that he just forgot to evaluate the ensuing position...
I would like to talk about the topic of exchanging off fianchettoed bishops, whether it is on b2, g2, g7 or b7. A fianchettoed bishop is useful both in defense, since it covers the king and on the other hand, without it there would be a complex of...
Most players think mates only occur during kingside attacks in the middlegame or after one side promotes a pawn to a queen and the other side keeps playing. But I have learned that mates can be found even in a wide open position in an endgame wit...
I have noticed that most beginners do not begin the game well. Firstly bringing the queen out in the opening moves isn't a good idea as it can result in nothing apart from the opposition developing it's pieces quicker. As you ca...
This is a game which I played couple of hours before writting this article. I played this game on Internet chess club and it was against strong player rated 2047 on 15 minute setup. After the game we talk about the game and about the life and I fo...
In my previous article, I gave a game illustrating the virtues of the Exchange Variation of the Caro-Kann and reasons that I play a line that has a reputation of being harmless. In this game, my opponent gives me an easier time of it playing a di...
As far as we see it, there are two very good things about studying an opening like the King's Gambit. One, you can dig up some games which are as old as the Mona Lisa portrait and you can understand how chess has evolved from a 'Direct Attacking'...
In this series of articles, I plan to cover the Leningrad Dutch (A84) and, more specifically, a recently-finished tournament that I've hosted called "The Siege of Leningrad." These articles will begin by explaining the opening, then by covering so...
Well as you all can see from my title.. I played a FM and GM!! I played them both on I.C.C. Well the GM the time control was 60 0.. After this game i wasted about 48 minutes and the GM wasted about 52 1/2 minutes. Here it is.. No annotations ...
Pillsbury without question was the most dangerous opponent that Lasker faced during the first years of his reign. Between 1893 and 1904 these two magnificent gladiators battled in 12 tournament games. The final score was +5 -4 =3 in Lasker’s favor...
If only they were married: GM Kasparov (2851) - GM Polgar (2735) = 5586 WGM Natalia Pogonina and Peter Zhdanov (they married on June, 5) decided to compile a list of the strongest chess couples in the world who could become members of the honor...
Look in any chess opening book about the Caro-Kann Defense and you will find a very small percentage of the book devoted to the Exchange Variation. Usually only a page or two, the book will site a few lines as giving Black easy equality and dismi...
On my last tournament run in Europe, I had the good fortune of checkmating two opponents with a pair of minor pieces (bishop and knight and then two bishops). There were other pieces on the board, but the minor pieces did the heavy lifting. With t...
In this variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted I play white and try to regain my gambit pawn and suffer because of it. Black wins the opening with a queen and knight tag-team, even though his king has been checked out of position. This game is...
James West is a Life Master from New Jersey (where I used to live also). Although he has for most of his carrer played the Sicilian Defense as black in response to 1. e4, he later switched to the Philidor Counter Gambit (PCG) (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3....
Doomclaw asks:I am fairly new to tournament chess, but in the few OTB tournaments I have played I can’t seem to avoid getting very nervous before and during my games, which sometimes causes me to blunder. Can you make suggestions on how to stay ca...
Many amatuers (like me) realize the large amount of theory that can come after both 1.e4 and 1.d4, yet we don't want to play sidelines and give up trying for an advantage. For a good portion of those people (including me) we turn to flank openings...
