The Terrible Traxler Part 7
The Terrible Traxler Part 7 Ke3 ...
The Power of h4- Part 1
In this game, the power of the pawn move h4 is shown. After a dubious opening line by his opponent, Polugaevsky sacrifices his rook. It seems as though he does not have enough compensation, but then a few subtle moves brick in his opponent's with ...
Poisoned Pawn
I decided to share this position with the Chess.com community to highlight the dangers of greed and complacency. In this game I was a Bishop up and confident against a lower rated opponent. Unfortunately I decided to take the pawn, leaving m...
Through the Eyes of a Patser
Through the Eyes of a Patser By NM Steve Colding I went to a tournament in which a couple of my students were playing and they convinced me to play so that they could see some of my games. I sighed...
Capablanca's Surprise
This is an interesting game played in Moscow between Ukranian Grandmaster Ossip Bernstein (1882-1962) and Cuban chess legend Jose Raoul Capablanca (1888-1942). The heat of the fight suddenly concentrates around Black's far advanced c-Pawn...
The 6 Elements of Chess pt11
The 6 Elements of Chess Pt 11 By NM Steven Colding The Conclusion of Meek vs Morphy So here we have the position where Black has just played the strong 7...Be6! White now has a decision to make, should he exchange or move...
1.d4 d5 2.e4!?
1.d4 d5 2.e4!? loool...what a strange move! 2...dxe4 that's the main line. 2...e6 that is french defense and 2...c6 is karo-kan defense.. After 2...dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 (4.Bg5 is also possible) 4...exf3 5.Nxf3 and now if 5...Bg4 White can play ...
The Power of Bishops
this is a game that shows the strenght of the bishops in the diagonals.
The Importance of Development
Here is a game from the 2008 Moscow Open, GM Zviagintsev - FM Slugin with full annotations and commentary: This game clearly illustrates the importance of development. As we saw in the game white sacrificed a pawn early and bl...
my real strory
ok my true story is iam russian i moved to us. i started chess at home then i became better interd a club and became realy good well my freinds say so but iam not the judge. i hope lot of...
Easy Game
A Chess Emergency
A Chess Emergency By NM Steve Colding I recently was asked by a member to comment on his blog. I did and since I feel it might help a little I submit it for your approval.Below is dronstar's blog: On getti...
remain calm
If you are a begginner then the main things you should do during a game is remain calm,watch the board,think ahead,and if you think that you are going to lose just remember that anything can happen and there is always a possibility that you can co...
devastating castle
Chess and my life.
Chess was first introduced to me by my father,when I was finally old enough to grasp the concept. Since then I have never lived anywhere without a board nearby. Always searching for a new player, or a game with an old friend. It has always surpris...
Knights Eat With Forks
This game shows the power of knight forks, and it also shows that you should always be looking at your pieces before you move them. Check to see if they fall into the usual knight-forking positions when knights are close! Try putting ...
An Amazing Attack
This game is one of the greatest attacking gems. White sacrifices both his rooks, initiates a huge light-square assault, and forces the win of Black's queen.
Dear Readers
Less articles from Steve Colding by NM Steve Colding Dear Readers, I have really enjoyed writting these daily articles for you at chess.com. It has been a great joy to me and I will continue to write articles from time to...
The 6 Elements of Chess pt10
The 6 Elements of Chess Part 10 by NM Steve Colding Exploiting a Force Advantage. Exploiting a force advantage has to do with trading in the right and proper way. What is the right and proper way you ask reader? Well fort...
An Old time problem solved
There was a chess problem that I always have my students try and solve. The problem is take one set of chess pieces and cover every square on the board. It must be done with only the pieces and no Pawns. ...
The Terrible Traxler Part 6
The Terrible Traxler Part 6 7.Ke2 Qh4 moves other than 8.Rf1 by NM Steve Colding The 7.Ke2 variation is not a difficult one but it does have several branches.Until now the variations which we have studied have been p...
The 6 Elements of Chess Pt9
The 6 Elements of Chess part 9 by NM Steve Colding Force The element of force is the amount of material you have. If you have one Pawn more than your opponent you are ahead in force. The element of force is the most ...
The Terrible Traxler Part 5
The Terrible Traxler Part 5 by NM Steve Colding. 7. Ke2 part 1 Today we are discussing 7. Ke2 a risky attempt to try to bring the King's Rook into the game. The problem with this, as in a grea...
The Dragon Variation (Part II)
The Dragon Variation calls for sharp play on Black's part. But the same obligation falls on White as well. In the following game White stumbles at move 10. His mistake seems a very small one, but he soon finds that he has lost the initiative. ...
