Baden-Baden 1870 The six games picked for this instalment are from the famous Baden-Baden tournament of 1870. The tournament is famous for several reason, but not for any of the six games I will present here. There is, however, a justification fo...
Part 1: H-Pawn Attack William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz, May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first official World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential write...
Master Games Week 1 "When AlmaroOckert asked me to contribute to his blog I was, at first, not altogether sure what to write. Having considered his existing blog entries, I was impressed with his willingness to start at the beginning, so to speak...
Tarrasch's Method: Planning Siegbert Tarrasch was a German chess grandmaster. Tarrasch is considered to have been among the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th and early 20th century. In this blog we wil...
Pillsbury Method: Breakthrough Another week another article! This week we are having a look at one of my favorite grandmasters. This article alongside the Zukertort article flows intertwined in a manner that the typical structures that arise are...
Zukertort Method: Zukertort Setup Johannes Hermann Zukertort was a leading Polish-German-British chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, and lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1...
Charles de Labourdonnais Method: Mobile Pawn Duo Charles de Labourdonnais was a strong attacking chess player. This French player especially understood the advantage of having a strong mobile pawn duo ,especially the central mobile pawn duo. In ...
Louis Paulsen Method: Paulsen Pawns Today we shall be looking at a strong GM from the 1800's. Louis Paulsen was amongst the strongest chess players of his time. Paulsen was one of the first players to challenge the notion that an attack could be c...
Adolf Anderssen Method: Anderssen has been called the first modern chess master. He was also crowned unofficial world champion. He was one of the strongest attacking players of his time. He held "The World's Best Chess Player" title until Paul ...
We start off this year with a new beginning. My first project this year will be to analyze one grandmaster from history every week. Preferably I'll try and go according to timelines where a can. However I shall at the start of each month look at a...
