Which opening (pt. 3)?
Italian game or albin counter gambit?
Rook vs Bishop + Knight
Rooks are a very versatile piece. While some people may see that bishops are equal to rooks, this is not the case. When in the corner of the board, bishops can only reach 7 squares while rooks can reach 14 squares. Furthermore, bishops can only be...
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Which opening next (pt. 2)?
Vienna game or Trompowsky Attack?
Trophy Hunter Achievements
The trophy hunter achievements are really easy to get. Simply get one of your friends (if you dont have one, try to challenge one of your chess.com friends and tell them in chat to give you awards or something) to spam award achievements for you u...
Which opening?
Should I learn Alekhine's defense next or King's Fianchetto opening?
How to Stop Getting Checkmated
As a beginning chess player, you often get frustrated when you realize that your opponent has checkmated you with a simple battery. It makes you look like a fool. This happens too often. Here are some tips to help you avoid getting checkmated. 1)...
Brilliant Moves vs Great Moves
The search for the first brilliant move for a beginner is a never-ending quest. For some, a lucky game review will yield the result, but for others, it may take dozens, or even hundreds of game reviews to come across one. Somtimes, even when findi...
