This will be our first article aimed at guiding enthusiastic chess fans with useful opening ideas. Rather than focusing on deep calculation and analysis, our goal is to provide the readers with a better objective understanding of opening theory. P...
I’m not here to tell you about the strategic goals of the Caro-Kann Defence’s Alekhine Gambit (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3!?) or about the world’s best opening (what ever it is). I’m about to tell you the basic opening princip...
This shows a classic pawn storm turned mating attack in the King's Indian Defense. This is a game every King's Indian player should know by heart, the strategies in it are fundamental.
How do you think when you get to a quiet position? Do you try and calculate a lot of variations, or do you try to make long-term plans? Normally, in the absence of a lot of tactics, these are the sorts of positions where strategic thinking trumps ...
Seems like I've been meaning to post this since I began my stay at chess.com, but I never got around to it. It's a good demonstration of why it is never a good idea to leave a piece misplaced. Garry Kasparov shows us how to take advantage of it. ...
this possition is a pawn sacrificing way to victory and this is sure to help you
Here is a game from the 2008-2009 Bundesliga, GM Golod - FM Deglmann with full commentary and annotations: In this game we see the move 6. b4!? which is a very aggressive and interesting choice to combat the Dutch defense. Wh...
Hi This is my first article, I had a chess book given to me "THE CHESS PLAYER'S handbook by Howard Staunton dated 1866my problem is that the Chess move ar in old english = 1.P.toKs4th 1.P.to Ks 4th 2.K's Kt to Bs 3rd 2. Q's Kt to B's3rd do an...
This is a game I played in the UCF Chess Tournament this weekend. It was the most fun game I had in the tournament, and it helped me finish third. While it is not master level chess, I think it was pretty good. Comments/suggestions are apprecia...
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 and...
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In this game, Georg Rotlewi faced off against Akiba Rubinstein in Lodz, 1907. They played the Tarrasch Defence: Symmetrical Variation where Black appeared to be of no threat to White. Suddenly, the game took off when Black decided it was time to s...
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...
Hello. This is my first article. I'm am writing about an opening that for me seems great. I havnt yet found a weakness in this opening. Its the Scotch Game - Classical Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 I am wondering if. What ...
This is another one of Adolf Anderssens greatest games. It is absolutely beautiful and it has a similar look to the Immortal Game
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.
William Lombardy was born December 4, 1937. He won the New York State Championship in 1954. He won the Canadian Open in 1956. Lombardy became the first American to win the World Junior Championship in 1957. That event held in Toronto, meant the un...
There is much talk about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bishops in the chess world. When a chess player thinks about a ‘bad’ bishop, he imagines the bishop blocked behind pawns without operational space and resembling a rather big pawn. The common stereotype is...
Here you can see a bizar phenomenon called cross-check! I found this position in an old chessbook and I want to show this beatiful diagram. Try to find the moves that 'll lead to the checkmate....
Toward the end of a tournament, a player is frequently in the situation where he must win at all cost; then he faces the task of putting together all his knowledge, abilities, and nerves. I have had this situation on several occasions, but none of...
