Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along. — Terry Pratchett In the years following the Second World War, Soviet chess was a runaway train, pulling the gap ...
Life resembles a dance with Death. It was in the early 1900s that Russia started to blossom as a strong contender on the chess stage worldwide. During this period, there were political twists and turns, regime changes, the Great War and shifts ...
The year was 1998. Anatoly Karpov defeated Viswanathan Anand in a controversial FIDE World Championship match, Nick DeFirmian won his third US Championship, and out of nowhere, a Grandmaster from Romania by the name Alexandru Crisan emerged with a...
There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved and familiar words as 'gambit games'. — David Bronstein Introduction Have you ever opened chess.com to play "a few bl...
Before I start, I would like to credit @JkCheeseChess for inspiring me to write this with his blogs on the 4PC bots and the evolution of chess engines . I do not intend for this blog to be plagiarism of his blogs in any form and strongly recommend...
Hello nerds. Now, you may be wondering what I mean by that title. After all, Qh5 against the Sicilian is a bad (if not horrible) idea that should not ever be used in a game. It just does not make sense to play Qh5 when black has not committed a pa...
Hello readers. In this blog, I will be talking about Preston Ware, the man who's name is used for the Ware Opening: 1. a4. The original idea for this blog was thought of by @alexsanta, an avid player of the Ware Opening. Credit to him for helpin...
If you have seen the other blogs I have written, you can probably tell that I'm normally not a very serious person online. This idea of writing a blog on Berlin draw games was originally thought of as a joke, like the other blogs I have written. H...
Disclaimer: The following content is purely fictional and meant for comedic purposes only. Please consult a qualified chess coach or professional for genuine guidance on improving your chess skills. Greetings, fellow chess enthusiasts! Today, we ...
We've all heard of the King's Indian, Queen's Indian, etc., some people reading this might even play those. But you likely have never seen the almighty opening known as the Rook's Indian, which results after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Rg8!! (as shown in the ...
