Simple and Ingenious
Here is a miniature endgame setting by the brilliant Bohemian M. Havel that is simple and ingenious. The winning idea is based on the recurrent position of the Black Bishop on e3.
Zagreb 1965
In the following game, White violates the principles of development, he never moves his Queen side Knight and Rook, yet he still wins. Because nearly every position is specifically different, general principles may be applied only as a guide,...
Time and Space
The following Nimzo-Indian Defense, played by two young and promising European stars, Rumanian GM Florin Gheorghiu (1944-), and pictured Soviet legend Leonid Stein (1934-1973), is a complex illustration of the dangers of a material bent, particula...
A few notes and games on the Dory Defence
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Games ...
Hypermodern Strategies
Here is a game from the recent Groningen Chess Festival, FM Heemskerk - GM Skatchkov with full annotations and commentary: This game clearly illustrates the strategy of Hypermodern play. The idea white used was to control the ...
Aron Nimzovich
Aaron Nimzovich (1886-1935) was a Latvian-born Danish Grandmaster and a very influential chess writer. He is the author of "My System" and he is widely remembered by his "Immortal Zugzwang" famous victory over&nb...
Sex appeal in chess?My thoughts...
I recently read an article on NYtimes.com about sex appeal in chess. It talks about a chess women's beauty contest and women chess players posing nude for men's magazines and in bikinis next to chess boards in Russia. It talks about a blog...
The Two-Rook Sac
This amazing game shows White sacrificing both his rooks, then breaking through and finishing off Black's king.
iPhone Review - Related to Chess, yes.
Yes, I got what I wanted for Christmas. My Apple iPhone is everything I thought it would be. Here is my review of the phone as related to chess and then everything else, but keep in mind, I've had it for only a few days. That being said...
GM Vaselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov (IPA: [vÉ?.sÉ?'lin to'pÉ?.lof]; Bulgarian: Ð?еÑ?елин Топалов...
GM Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Russian: Ð?ладиÌ?миÑ? Ð?оÑ?иÌ?Ñ?овиÑ? Ð?&Nt...
The Double Bishop Sacrifice
"The game of Chess is divided into three parts, the opening, the middle game and the endgame. Today's Chess Master must be a especialist in each department. Many a Master can cite by chapter and verse, the historical introductio...
SICILIAN NAJDORF!
I have been playing Najdorf variation for 2 years. I really like this opening but I have some problems.. for example after 6.Bg5 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5) I usually play 6...e6 and after 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 Nc6!?..this is the...
GM Kramnik Vs GM Topalov (WCC) Game 3
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Qxc4 Na5 8. Qd3 c5 9. 0-0 Bc6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Bxg2 13. Qb5+! Nd7 14. Kxg2 a6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bg5! Be7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Na4 b5 20. b3 0-0 21. bxc4 bxa4...
GM Topalov Vs GM Kramnik (WCC) Game 2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Bg6 15. Ng5 Re8 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. g4 Qd7 21. Rg1 Be7 22. Nf3 ...
What a King!
This game of Short is a delight to play through. White's attack seemingly comes to a standstill when the king comes in and settles matters.
Chess Improvement in 6 Easy Steps
Let me say upfront: there is no "magic pill" or "easy button" to chess improvement. I wish there was. But I want to offer six easy-to-understand steps that will result in better play--if you will only follow the steps. Wri...
An Exemplary Pawn Storm
Bobby Fischer plays the following game in New York in 1957 against Philippine Master Rodolfo Cardoso. Bobby Pawn-storms the enemy King's position, exposes the monarch by a violent Bishop sacrifice and wins handily. It is amazing that the ...
Playing For the Win With Black
Here is the game from the current Russian Superfinals, WGM Kosintseva - WGM Tairova with full annotations and commentary: This was a nice game which showed a lot of creativity by black. WGM Tairova did not accept the idea to p...
GM Kramnik VS GM Topalov (WCC) Game 1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 ...
What to Say At The End Of Game
When you won a game,you should say: "Nice to meet you...I realised that i don't wanna play with you again cause we had a boring game..bye2" When you lose,you can say: "Nice to meet you...you...
The Pillsbury Bind
Early in this game, White gets a grip on the queenside (known as the Pillsbury bind) to keep his opponent busy there. Then he conjures up mating threats on the kingside. Strained to the maximum, his opponent then falls victim to the inevitable com...
Improving at chess
I started playing chess 6 months ago. When I first started I was quite happy to play weak players for lots of quick wins. Of course, ego got the better of me, I joined a chess club and consequently got a hammering!! Of course I was left feeling de...
Go
Another world wide board game is go. it was invented in china 4000 years ago, and got to japan by an unknowen person. the game is played on an 18X18 board, wich have 19X19 lines on it. the game is played at the crosscuts of lines, there are 361 cr...
