As the game began, my opponent used the deliberately rude tactic of reading a newspaper during the game. The rudeness was not shown by merely reading during the game. After all, I myself had been a reader during games. However, I always read on th...
1. e4 Correct Response(s) - Many. This is, by a very slim margin, the favored opening move among complete beginners and super Grandmasters alike. White opens up the diagonal for two pieces (Queen and Bishop), the only opening m...
When asked how many moves he thought ahead, Bogoljubow pondered for a second, flashed his teeth and said "Just one. The best". The Ukrainian born Grandmaster lent his name to a variation of the BDG by losing to 5...g6 played by Hei...
Chess is a frustrating game. You think that you’re starting to get the hang of it until you come up against a new opponent. They play an opening you’ve never seen before. You start sweating. You hadn’t prepared for this! You lo...
In the open positions that arise from gambit openings, the struggle becomes exceptionally fierce. A single tempo becomes immensely significant, and each move requires a momentous decision. Constant practice in gambit openings leads to expansion of...
This game shows Lasker in his best form as he shows the best way to deal with an isolated pawn. He wins material, but still must win an endgame. How he does this is a treat to watch. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS AND TITLE BY IRVING CHERNEV.
The name pretty much describes the idea. I have selected a game of particular interest and will, as I'm sure you've figured out. Post one move a day with detailed analysis, diagrams, and other annotation. Comments in the ...
Here is a good miniature from the late 1800's that shows an amazing display of chess mastery. New York State Champion Julius Finn defeats his opponent in a beautiful way. In the final position, White offers his Rook in exchange for the Black K...
Here is a game from the 2008 Russian Team Championship, GM Svidler - GM Alekseev with full annotations and commentary: This game was a perfect example of the power of transpositions in chess. The game started off with white pl...
Bobby Fischer Goes to War is a comprehensive coverage of the controversial 1972 World Championship chess match held in Reykjavik, Iceland between World Champion Boris Spassky and the paranoid and obsessive challenger Bobby Fischer. Written by Davi...
Alexander Dimitrovich Petrov (1794-1867), the inventor of Petrov’s Defense, and author of one of the first Russian chess manuals (1824), was the outstanding Russian player of his day. He gained this supremacy in his teens, and h...
Since Bobby Fischer's death, there have been at least three forgeries of his signature on eBay and other auction sites. One must be careful of these forgeries. Lawrence Totaro, a Las Vegas collector and researcher, wrote a very ni...
My darling Petrovna, I never thought I'd be sending something like this; but after a relationship as tempestuous and complicated as ours, I thought it would be best to get my feelings down on paper, so there would be no misunderst...
Here a chess problem. White has to give checkmate in 4 moves.Does anyone knows the solution? (add it as a comment). Good luck!
Another short instructive game by Tartakover, in which he shows the dangers of an uncastled king stuck in the center.
The Open Variation of the Ruy Lopez has been played by Euwe, Reshevsky, Keres, Smyslov, Korchnoi, Yusupov, Timman, and Anand among others. William Addison used it to obtain a draw against Fischer. As the following game shows, the early moves are ...
In the short space of 37 moves, this game offers insight into many chess ideas, such as the power of the two bishops and the march of the passed pawns.
Why I can't move f pawn in the opening, coach? There are opening where you can move f pawn: Bird, Dutch. But there are more examples of don't touch this. You surely know some games in King's Gambit and the famous mate in two. &n...
Here is a nice chess puzzle. White has to win in 3 moves.
Sometimes are moment when we are so confident of ourself and the games with weaks players this make that we make a huge blunder, but for our luck he didn't spot tactics.
Estonian Grandmaster Paul Keres (1916-1975), enriched new openings with new ideas; in this respect his experience in correspondence tournaments stood him in good stead, for they developed his ability to make deep and precise analyses. It was in th...
Here is a game from the 2008 Russian Team Championship, GM Yemelin - GM Popov with full annotations and commentary: This was quite an interesting game. First we saw white employ 4. Nc4 which is a rare choice in the Petrov de...
Another variation that is also devastating.
