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Daily dose of tactics
Here is one interesting puzzle on the subject of zugzwang.
Famous Vaganian - Planinc miniature
This post is dedicated to one of the greatest Slovenian players of all time - Albin Planinc. His chess was Tal - like you could say, full of tactics and romantic sacrifices; and when the sacrifices worked he was dangerous even to the best players...
Kortchnoi tactics and a beautiful study
Here are a few puzzles, one from a recent Jan Timman jubilee and the other one is a classic between ex-world champion Mikhail Tal and a legend Viktor Kortchnoi.
Greek gift sacrifice + test yourself!
The classic bishop sacrifice (also known as the Greek gift sacrifice) is the oldest and most studied of the sacrifices and has been already studied by Greco (1619). Through practice, certain conditions that are necessary for a successful attack ...
Lessons + nice tactics
Hi everyone! One more tactical blow from my recent game in Austrian league - see if you can find it (its not that difficult) :) - comments below
Chess school: King march
I am starting a new series of strategical and tactical themes - Chess school. In the following example, black pieces are completely tied down to defense, but it seems white can not increase the pressure (or can he?). White puts his last piece (whi...
Play like Bobby Fischer! (part 2)
I saw quite a lot of interest in my previous blog (Play like Bobby Fischer!) and here is the 2nd part on Bobby Fischer. You will be able to find some interesting anecdotes and quotes from his life and an amazing annotated game. Like most chess p...
Play like Bobby Fischer!
Test yourself and try to play like Bobby Fischer! After that, scroll down and you will find the complete game. If you find any improvements, please comment! I wont bother you with all the details about his successes, I am sure you know (almost)...
Test your tactics + Rubinstein masterpiece
Check these cool puzzles and try to solve them. When you are done solving them, scrool down and check a masterpiece by Rubinstein. If you want to see more cool puzzles and improve your positional and tactical knowledge, check my older blogs. Ak...
Geometry - the kingdom for the Knight
The following two studies are awesome examples of chess geometry. In positions in which geometry occurs, pieces are placed in such a way that the knights can take advantage of that and create beautiful forks, nets, double attacks etc. The puzzles ...
A chess mill
White is pinned along the 5th rank. How can he save the piece and create a "mill"? Scroll down and you will find the complete game. Enjoy.
A beautiful mate
White has many good continuations but only one leads to a beautiful mate! Can you find it?
A quick puzzle
How can white save the game?
Amazing rook
It seems that white is lost due to the bishop+passed pawns combo, but white rook can save the day. Can you solve this one? (It is not so easy so take your time)
