So you load a new puzzle on tactics trainer, your time limit is 20 seconds, you see mate in three instantly, you go for it without hesitating a moment looking foward to +15 and suddenly tactics trainer says „WRONG!“ Too bad, your solution does not...
Every Sicilian player knows that at the club level memorizing hundreds of forcing lines of Najdrof or Sveshnikov is many time just a waste of time. What you really need to study are different anti-sicilian lines. About a year ago I was having a lo...
During the last week, I followed the games from the Slovak Championship online and was particularly impressed by the game between FM Vladimír Mrva and IM Milan Pacher. IM Pacher has managed to gain a grandmaster norm in Slovak extra-league last se...
A few days ago I came across this interesting game played by Slovak grandmaster Mikuláš Maník. His opponent with white pieces is talented young Slovak player Vladimír Jacko who earned his FM title few months ago. GM Maník's play is crystal clear: ...
