Everyone knows to move your king or queen's pawn is a usual start off. Don't pick starting with the queen. It is bad bad bad bad. No commas for a reason. That is what moving your queen pawn up is like. Forgetting commas. I can really screw you up....
Fischer reverts to an opening variation he used to play when he was twelve years old. One wonders why he ever stopped. This game shows why Bobby has been called "The greatest Champion that ever lived."
Mickey Adams won the Staunton Memorial with 8/11 as he drew with Loek Van Wely in the last round. Van Wely could have caught him with a win but chose a quiet line against Adams' Moscow Sicilian and settled for second place. Jan Smeets took third a...
Chess is the game whose ...
The first two games of the 1985 World Championship Match between challenger Garry Kasparov and world champion Anatoly Karpov were quite exciting. In both games Kasparov took the edge and went all out for a win. In the first game he suceeded, but i...
Now that the Bobby Fischer had defeated Boris Spassky in a rematch of their legendary encounter in 1972 Reykjavik, the burning question was whether or not he would play again. His belief that he was still the true world champion did not bode...
Here is a game from the 83rd French Championship, GM Apicella - IM Abergel with full annotations and commentary: This game was an excellent display of an attack on the enemy King. In this game we saw black start the kingside initiati...
Look at this to see one way to defend against the sicilian:
I played down in the U1600 section at a tournament this month and walked away with a perfect score. It amazes me when a beginner trying to improve studies advanced books like Art of Attack but neglects mastering basic tactics. Castles made of sa...
Games ended early today and we have an early start tomorrow at noon so here is the update. Games will follow in the morning. Round 10Wells 1/2 SpeelmanSokolov 1/2 AdamsVan Wely 1-0 CherniaevSmeets 1-0 ShortWerle 1-0 WadeL'Ami 1/2TimmanFinal Roun...
In this famous game, Unzicker follows for a long time a game Tal played against Fischer some time before. In that game, Black had the better of the opening. Unzicker, one would think, has some improvement, but only proves how bad White's game real...
Round 9L'Ami 1/2WellsTimman 1-0 WerleWade 0-1 SmeetsShort 1/2 Van WelyCherniaev 0-1 SokolovAdams 1-0 SpeelmanRound 10Wells vs. SpeelmanSokolov vs. AdamsVan Wely vs. CherniaevSmeets vs. ShortWerle vs. WadeL'Ami vs. TimmanAn exciting day with 4 deci...
Raise your hand if you hate playing the endgame. That’s what I thought; I’m not alone. OK, well, “hate” might be a bit strong, but maybe “dread” is a better term. Nothing about chess is easy, b...
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway ( 1911-1980), was a Belgian Grandmaster in 1956 and an International Correspondence Grandmaster in 1962, most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1...
Round 8Wells 1/2 AdamsSpeelman 1/2 CherniaevSokolov 1/2 ShortVan Wely 1-0 WadeSmeets 1/2 TimmanWerle 1/2 L'Ami Round 9L'Ami vs. WellsTimman vs. WerleWade vs. SmeetsSort vs. Van WelyCherniaev vs. SokolovAdams vs. SpeelmanTalk about playing it ...
In this classic game from the US Championship of 1962, James Sherwin dares Bobby to a battle of book knowledge in a obscure variation of the Sicilian. There may be some line Fischer doesn't know, but this isn't it.
The Polgar sisters consist of Susan or Zsuzsanna (April 19, 1969), Sofia or Zsofia (November 2, 1974), and Judit (July 23, 1976). Judit is still active and is the highest rated woman ever. Susan was the Women's World Champion (1996-1999). Despite ...
I think is interesting only for italian players not professionist around rome but next 21 september in Rocca Priora will be this Chess Tournament.. "42° TORNEO Semilampo di SCACCHIdi ROCCA PRIORAAss. D. Scacchi di Rocca PrioraVariazione Elo ...
Mikhail Tal was a rather unique player. His wild, sacrificial style lead to some very different opinions of Tal. To some, he was the most successful patzer ever to play. To others his regular lack of objectivity was the very thing that...
Round 7Werle 1-0WellsL'Ami 1-0 SmeetsTimman 1/2 Van WelyWade 0-1 SokolovShort 1/2 SpeelmanCherniaev 1/2 AdamsRound 8Wells vs. AdamsSpeelman vs. CherniaevSokolov vs. ShortVan Wely vs. WadeSmeets vs. TimmanWerle vs L'AmiAdams missed a win in the end...
Keres takes advantage of an opening slip by his opponent, and quickly mounts a kingside attack. With the help of a few rook sacrifces, the final breakthrough provides an elegant finish to a model game. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST...
First, try to find somebody who had been in a tournament before to help you out. If not, follow these instructions: Go to the appropriate section's pairings, then find your board number When the TD (tournament director) says you can begin you...
what would you do in this position against a beginner?
One way to defend against queens gambit when black:
