The decision making in bughouse is prolly where the most players fail. In a bughouse game you must make like 10 important discions in average. To make good decisions you must be able to predict what your partner going to do. So make no mistake thi...
Note: This is a guest post by mastertan. Note #2: These blog posts will be posted every Saturday (3 more). 1. e4 e5 lines are some of the most complex and unpredictable lines to play in bughouse and are a great choice when playing against equal ...
I bet that most of you have been in the following situation: you play a pretty good opening, but still you lose in 10-15 moves. How is this possible? Easy: bad synchronization with your partner's opening is one of the main causes of quick losses. ...
Here is my new post about bughouse openings; in this text, I will cover the e6 - d6 system for Black. It does seem like a pretty passive system, but it's a solid opening that is quite playable, even up to the highest level. Like every opening, It ...
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The e6 - Nc6 setup is perhaps the most complicated system in all of bughouse. There are a lot of variations to learn and I hope to cover the most important ones in this text. This is the most common position you can get in this setup. Here, Wh...
In this post, I will do a deep analysis of the so-called Leaf gambit in bughouse, an opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5 2. exd5 e6. Although this is not my weapon of choice, it is a common system in bughouse and it deserves some extensive ...
In this post, I will cover the lines of another one of the most played opening systems in bughouse – the Nf6 - d5 opening system. I will mostly analyze 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5. I won't give much thought about the 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 ... lines as they are ...
In this post, I will describe one of the most common bughouse setups – e6 - d5. Unlike in chess where the exchange French is a calm and relatively boring opening, in bughouse this is one of the sharpest lines there is. It's a pretty forcing line ...
This is a brief tutorial on what to do if you really don't like your partner and you like losing. 1) Make a move when your partner told you to sit. 2) Tell your partner you know what you’re doing and you don't need his advice despite the fact he...
This post is going to be all about flow control – how you manage to keep piece trades high or low. Most people in bughouse really love to attack. They love to sacrifice pieces for the initiative and make wild moves against their opponent's king; t...
It is time to advance my blog to more complicated stuff that will reach higher level players. In this post I will do some analysis on the Bxf7 sacrifice in 1. e4 e5 setups with Be7 for Black. Let’s discuss this position further in the following di...
As most of you already know, the uptime is of great importance in bughouse. Thus, you know you need to keep moving, but it's easier said than done. In this post, I will help you solve the most common problems which burn your time. Don't Think Whe...
In this post, I am going to talk about pieces values in different situations. Most players are already familiar with the often-used piece values in bughouse: N/B/R = 2 pawns Q = 4 pawns As in orthodox chess, these values of course depend very m...
You can watch series of high level bughouse games commented live by one of the greatest bughouse players of all time JannLee/tantheman himself : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdvtQxTL1wA&t=122s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXqm1lK-ghY...
In this blog post I will talk about wild and calm positions, how to approach them, and the most important rules that govern these positions. Consider the following diagrams: Here we have a typical example of a wild and a calm positi...
In this blog post, I will talk about important bughouse tactics that you need to know if you want to survive dangerous attacks. ***First Rule of Survival - If you are Under Attack, Play FAST*** This post is going the be about defensive patterns....
In this post, I am going to show you how to approach your opponent's king in multiple common situations. N.B.: I am not talking about how to force mates with a hand full of pieces; my idea is to show the reader how to approach certain key positi...
These tips are for more advanced players who are already familiar with the basic principles of bughouse. Sitting vs. Moving In time, you can learn a lot of opening theory, offensive bughouse patterns, and defensive bughouse patterns, but all of ...
Here are some more bughouse tips. Since there are a lot of chess players who are now playing bughouse, I will discuss the main differences between chess and bughouse. The Importance of Time The biggest problem chess players encounter while playi...
I have been playing for several days here and I decided to start up this blog to give all bughouse players some practical bughouse tips. Glossary of Terms Sit: To “stall,” or to not move (almost always when you have more time) so that one’s part...
