Carlsbad Formation is one of the most common pawn structures that appears in the Queen's Gambit and the Caro-Kann Defense. The name comes from the town where very strong and famous chess tournaments were played around 100 years ago and that struct...
I want to introduce you, one of the most solid (and personally one of my favorites) lines for Black. If you are looking for an extremely solid variation with some good counterattacking chances, you have to read that article and watch the video bel...
You play well the whole game, even get the advantage. But in one moment, you miss the opponent's threat and lose a free piece. From winning to losing. Does it sound familiar? Every chess player has to find his or her way how to deal with blunder...
From time to time it happens to every player to be surprised by your opponent in the opening. In the video below, you will learn how to deal with such a situation. You will learn some theoretical base and I will show you how to use it in practice....
The French Defense is one of the most popular openings for Black after the e4-move. However, there is one line that is a real nightmare for Black - the Exchange Variation. Positions that happen from that variation are usually very symmetrical and ...
I have played the Catalan Opening since 1997. It has been my main opening for White, as the Queen's Gambit is a very common Black's answer against 1.d4. By developing the light-squared Bishop to the g2-square White gets the strong piece that att...
Positions with opposite side castles are nothing new in chess. They happen quite often, especially for players with a sharp style of playing. Below you will find a couple of principles and puzzles on how to attack and defend when you will get one....
If you are looking for a very universal opening for Black, you should definitely check the Tartakower Defense, one of the lines in the Queen's Gambit. Originally that line happens after 1.d4 but the pattern is so universal that you can use it agai...
Last week I had a lecture where I explained Basic Rook Endgames. You can watch it here: In my last blog post, I also put a couple of puzzles from Rook Endgames to solve, so you can check when do you learn from that video. It is available here...
On Thursday at 12 PM CEST on my Twitch channel, I am going to make a lecture about Basic Rook Endgames. Statistically, this is the most common type of endgames, so every player should know at least some basic ideas. Later the lecture is going to b...
One of the most important things in chess is to find the right plan. During the game, every player faces that challenge. The first time to evaluate is right after the opening and usually 2-3 times later on. There is even a saying, “better to...
After a couple of month's break, I am back to streaming. My schedule is available here: https://www.twitch.tv/matbobula/schedule Below you can also watch my first stream this year:
A couple of days ago in the blitz game and I got a position with minor pieces only. I did not expect that suddenly some checkmates opportunities will appear out of the blue. Can you find the best way of playing for White? You can also ch...
A couple of weeks ago I have played the game with a pretty nice attack. Despite the fact, that I haven't picked the most accurate way of playing, I managed to make a smothered checkmate.Check out can you find the best way of attacking for Black fr...
I created a Daily Chess Tournament for all those who want to practice the Sicilian Pin Variation.Every game starts from the position after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4You can join it here: https://www.chess.com/tournament/k...
One of the basic endgames that every player should know is a minor piece against pawn and the King. When it comes to the Bishop, usually it is very easy. Bishop has to attack any square in front of the pawn and there is no way that pawn will promo...
One of the most popular openings for White after 1.d4, especially in the last couple of years, was the London System (d4 & Bf4, without playing c4). But it looks that it is a victim of its success - Black has to play against it that many times...
One of the most typical of all pawn structures is the isolated pawn. This is the pawn that has got no friendly pawns on the sides. It can appear after a lot of openings f.e. The Tarrasch Defense, Queens Gambit Accepted or Caro-Kann Panov's Attack....
Queen Endgames are quite rare but they are one of the most complicated endgames. Most of the Queen Endgames are very long with a lot of possible checks and require a lot of calculation. But a couple of principle helps to play them: Create checkm...
In this game, I played one of the sharpest lines in the French Defense and my opponent got lost. You can also watch a game with a live commentary______________________________________________________________________________________________...
I created a Daily Chess Tournament for all those who want to practice the Catalan Opening.Every game starts from the position after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3I will analyze the most interesting games on my Twitch streamYou can join it...
Lately, on my Twitch channel, I have decided to start running Webinars. On Friday (January 10th) the first one took place, titled Mastering Pawn Endgames Below you can find a couple of puzzles and check how good are you at the Pawn End...
If you are looking for an active answer against 1.d4 (and almost everything except 1. e4) - you should watch the video course that explains most important ideas of the Tarrasch Defense. 1) Introductionhttps://www.chess.com/video/player/lear...
If you are looking for a tricky answer against the open sicilian - you should watch the video course that explains most important ideas of the Pin Variation. 1) Introductionhttps://www.chess.com/video/player/bobula-pin-variation-ep1 2) Li...
A couple of days ago I saw on From 2100 to International Master - Andrzej Krzywda nice picture that shows a really beautiful trap against the London System.For those who do not watch my Twitch stream - I am not a big fan of that ope...
