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...
If you are a kid and you want to get better at chess and your dad or mom know how to play chess.Then go ask one of them if they know about a new move.and maybe they can teach you a new move!And i asked ...
Sacrifices can be advantageous, or spiteful, depending on how well it is calculated. However, without a doubt they do have a talent of making games more interesting, as you will see in the following game. P.s. by no means, an...
Hi everybody. I was messing around again. Here's the problem, White to play and mate in three. (There is another square black can move to, but it leads to checkmate in 2.)
I’ve never seen or heard so many chess references in a political campaign like this one for 2008. Here are some of the samples of what I have seen or heard so far from quotes or headlines. “McCain is playing checkers. Obama is playing chess.” ...
I just love this famous game. According to Wikipedia: "In 1976, Tony Miles became the first ever Grandmaster born in the UK, narrowly beating Raymond Keene to the accolade.He was in many ways a controversial figure. Once, in the last round of a ...
A very nice attack by Keene. A subtle rook lift in the opening leads to a double piece sacrifice on black's kingside. Then a subtle queen lift rounds off the game. (Notes by Raymond Keene)
When we start something is normally very hard at the beginig, but is incredibly the quantity of people who doesnt know chess, or are even scared of it. Is a science, an art and and a sport, but most people sees it like math, like if it was some so...
I was messing around with my chessboard yesterday, and I came up with this puzzle. I had origionally thought it was mate in 3, but I saw a better mate. Just thought I would share it.
Iowa City Man Accused of Murdering Neighbor By Dave Franzman, Reporter By Dave Franzman Story Created: Oct 19, 2008 at 2:05 PM CDT Story Updated: Oct 20, 2008 at 9:58 AM CDT IOWA CITY - Iowa City police say a chess game argument turned ...
Alexander Alekhine had a brother, Alexey (1888-1939), four years older, who took the game of Chess seriously. When Alexey was 13 he made a draw with Harry Nelson Pillsbury in a 22-board blindfold simultaneous in Moscow. As a tasty sample of his ta...
Here is a game from the 2008 European Club Cup, IM Bogut - GM Grischuk with full annotations and commentary: This game was a great example of how to play for an advantage in what seems like a boring position with no chanc...
The exchange variation,This could refer to any number of openings and here i intend to explain them as well as i can. I will divide them to four groups: Boring & Symetrical Interesting & Complex Bishops and Knights Others Section 1 ...
In my last article I showed two examples, where a pawn was offered to get the control and use of an open file. The second example was the first game of WC- match 2008. Anand gave a pawn to get the open c-file for his rooks. You remember? : ...
In this game, black resigned after white queen put his king in check, I was wondering why? There are still moves to be made, and I dont see a mate anytime soon. Also, mistakes could be made. I learned a while back that early resignations were o...
In this game, the Black player chose to be very agressive during the opening. There were four Checks against the White King until move fourteen. Besides, this player opted for developing a Bishop and the Queen, and a knight, after the former was c...
Here is games played by grandmasters and people, (games):
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...
Compared to other sports cheating in chess are relatively few and almost negligible among professional players –cheating to win that is- until the advent of computer programs and wireless technology. Cheating to lose is however another matter. Th...
Dawid Przepiorka (1880-1940) was the winner of the 1st Polish Chess Championship in 1926, which was held in Warsaw. In 1939, Poland was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union. In 1940, Przepiorka was arrested by the Germans while he was in a che...
An amazing demonstration of the art of the sacrifice. One can imagine the guts white must have had in going forward. Faced with a threefold repetition, he gave away a rook and even more for mate.
The Annenberg Foundation is one of the biggest contributors to chess in America’s public schools. The same foundation that sponsors the Annenberg Challenge that Barack Obama and Bill Ayers are linked to (Chicago Annenberg Challenge) also sponsors...
Okay... I'm sure a game existed somewhere before this one - but this is the first recorded one by a "Grandmaster" (hence the invention of the name). Alder – Maróczy, Budapest, 18961.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.e3The standard opening of ...
Mastering The Chess Openings: Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Modern Chess Openings is a two volume set authored by John Watson. The first volume includes sections on opening principles, but otherwise is dedicated to King's Pawn openings, and the ...
