Continuation of the French Defense
This is a continuation of my previous article. The different variations of the French Defense include:-
The French Defense
The French Defense has a reputation for solidity and resilience, though it can result in a somewhat cramped game for Black in the early stages. Black usually gains counter-attacking possibilities on the queenside while White tends to concentrate o...
Lowest rank player can beat the 1st and 2nd rank player
Tournament price      1st price 10000$      2nd price 8000$      3rd price 5000$  After a long round or chess tournament it came out a result…… A lowest rank in the tournament scoring no win and no draw all game is lost offered a challen...
CircleSquaredd's Chess Poetry
The Royal GameCapture the kingIs the royal gameWithout mistake you mustHave a plan take shapePrepare by all meansTo fight for the king squareThe pawns who aspireTo do good workFor his fellowAgainst his markPilot the game to your likingGo fishingAn...
Scotch with Steinitz on the Rocks
The Scotch Game has been played for many years. The first world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900), played the move 4...Qh4. The same Steinitz who developed the concepts of positional play, brought his queen out early. Today, due to specific l...
History of Blindfold chess
The first known blindfold event in Europe took placein 1266.Philidor demonstrated his ability to play up to three blindfold games simultaneously in 1783 with great success, with newspapers highlighting his achievement, having taught himself to vis...
Queen's Gambit Declined Elephant Trap
Hey everybody I have got a great opening for you guys to use against the very popular queen gambit. This is a strong opening for blitz games so please use it and tell me how it goes! This is it:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A variation of this ...
J Corzo vs Capablanca
Here is a game won by Capablanca.
Book Review: Back To Basics: Tactics
I've been a fan of Dan Heisman 's Novice Nook column for quite some time now, so it should be no surprise that I wanted to check out his books. First on my Heisman reading list was Back To Basics: Tactics. This book is largely what it sounds like...
Paul Morphy vs Adolf Anderssen
Watch this great game!                            KIESH2
Sacrifice wins again
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!
Capablanca vs E Corzo
Here is a game CApablanca lost.
Just one extra move
I recently played a game in which I was Black. In the game below (which is already halfway into the game), it was my turn, and by Nxf6++ I won the game. However, I took back the move and I let ny opponent move instead of me. Naturally, he went to ...
Juan Corzo vs Capablanca
Here is a drawn game played by Capablanca.
Master an opening
I think i am at the point where i am ready to start studying openings any Idea on what opening i should start with and why? what book(s) do you recomend i should read while trying to learn this opening? any other advice or comments you would li...
Bobby Fischer shows how to play endgames
Here are a few endgames by Fischer showing important endgame concepts. Some are brilliant wins, others show how easy it is to go wrong in the final stage of the game. Don't forget to show the move list so you can see the alternative moves and int...
Sacrifices Win A Game (A Morphy Masterpiece)
Paul Morphy. Possibly the greatest player alive, and equal to Fischer in my standards. He was announced as the unofficial World Champion by many, and he faced notable figures, although he never played against Howard Staunton (it is believed Staunt...
Forced Sequences
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.
puzzle XII
easy one
A Great Ending
Hey guys, Yeah, I was playing a game over FICS. It was a poor game for the most part, with blunders on both sides, but the ending I played great :)
Chess quote
Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. - Spielmann
Capablanca's endgame genious
Watch how Capablanca manages to win against Tartakower at this didactical (end)game (which starts about move #34).Annotations from Alekhine and Reti.
The Quiet Route
Here is a game from the 2009 German Championship, IM Beikert - IM Wippermann with full commentary and annotations: In this game we saw white take a quiet approach in combating the Sicilian which is known to be a very dangerous op...
My first article beating a Fide master with a queen less
hi, hope if you enjoyed this game leave some comments, suggestions for new articles are welcome. Feel free to contact me if you want to improve your chess.Thank you
