More puzzles for you
Sicilian Exchange Sac
In the Sicilian Defense the exchange sacrifice on c3 is quite typical. In Dragon lines it is almost mandatory to sacrifice a rook for the knight on c3. In the other lines of the Sicilian defense it is not so clear if giving up a rook for the knigh...
My favorite puzzle
Here it is: I'll post the solution in a few days.
The French defense by GM Magesh and GM Arun
Every player has a unique playing style and that should play a huge role in their opening choice. Notice that we use the word "should" here, since we have personally seen many players getting into trouble with wrong opening choices. The opening we...
Chess Puzzle #3 (Mate in 13)
Black to move. Mate in 13. I know there are lots of variations to this puzzle so don't lose your cool if the variation you play isn't the correct move.
Morphy played blindfold
This game was a series of forceful sacrifices build up to final climax. This game, which Morphy played blindfold, is a illustration of how to draw the enemy king into the open and then annihilate it.
Paul Morphy: the First Modern Player
What can I say about Paul Morphy that my readers don't already know? Imagine, my audience knows as much of the man as anyone can know which is unfortunately very little. Perhaps because the man, the chess player, appeared out of nowhere, captured ...
Tricky puzzle
White to move. How many moves to mate?
Keep it simple
Here's one of my games from a while back. I was playing a much lower rated opponent, and by keeping things simple and playing logical chess, I was able to win convincingly by take advantage of his mistakes. It is worthwhile noticing that he was th...
SOS: Are you ready for Gunsberg's Surprise?
Anyone who enjoys chess openings should eagerly await every volume from the New In Chess publication "Secrets of Opening Surprises". The 9th, for example, contains a number of gems. I'm going to look at one opening that might be of special intere...
Your Questions Answered By Andrew Martin
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com an...
Some tactical puzzles for you
The Mysterious Affair in Moscow.
This amazing story started 75 years ago and isn’t solved even today. Most of its participants took their secrets to their graves. As years pass, many more victims will be claimed. But let me start from the beginning… Part One. In 1934,...
Adorjan Speaks the Queen's Indian
Andras Adorjan was born March 31, 1950. He was a candidate for the world championship. He has written chess books, including four with "Black is OK" in the title. His opponent in this game is Zoltan Ribli, who was born September 6, 1951 and who al...
The "Extra" Piece
“Extra Piece”… I think prominent chess coach Mark Dvoretsky coined this term. Let's say white has a great square in the center, which is defended and supported by a pawn and cannot be attacked by the opponent’s pawns. Naturally, white would like t...
Can You Guess the Next Move
How good do you think you are? Good? We'll see. This game is something that I found in a Chess Life. It had two masters facing off in London. This is a game that they played. Now if you think you are good enough then you can try to guess the next ...
Attacking the uncastled king
Some ways to punish your opponent when his king hasn't castled.
The KID Bayonet Attack by GM Arun & GM Magesh Part 2
We studied the first three encounters between Van Wely and Radjabov in last week's KID Bayonet attack article. Let us continue to discuss the remaining games of these players. In their constant battle for "The Pursuit of Satisfaction" by which we ...
ABBA:Dancing Queen
Hi chessplayers, here s a funny match i have played, from first sight, it appear a boring game, but the fun is at the end !! ( you know!like a rock concert!) , perhaps the title is somehow strange, but it will show it self in the game..i want to s...
session II (how 2 play chess)
session 2:hello all welcome to session 2,kann here now let's learn some strategys,note:try it yourself,if you did'nt get it click for solutions: 1 Rook endings: some may think that a K+R v/s K is a draw,but it's not.anyway a K+R is not a simple ...
B. Fischer fascinating game
This game was played by the then current Russian World Champion, Boris Spassky and challenger, American Robert Fischer. This game caused a stir because Fischer had never played 1. c4 before in a serious match. He is well-known for saying 1. e4 is ...
Kasparov against the Deep Blue
This the game Kasparov on where he beat the supercomputer "Deep Blue".. See how Kasparov use non-theoretical moves to avoid early confrontations, to positional advantages.
Adolf Anderssen: A Good Positional Player!
Everybody knows about Adolf Anderssen's combinations: "the Immortal" and "the Evergreen"... but, who knows about the positional games from Anderssen?! Yes, its true, Anderssen was a great positional player! Of course he shines in combinational pla...
The Sicilian Checkhover Variation: A Diamond in the Rough
This variation is known as the Checkhover Variation, and I will be going farther and exploring the Polgar system. The move order to reach this is exactly the same as the open Sicilian. We start as I said in the open Sicilian. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf...
