Almost every ending can be simplified and transpose to a pawns endgame. That’s why we consider this knowledge extremely important for players wanting to improve at Chess. Today we analyze some basic and essential positions, along with rules,...
Did you know that in the game of PlunderChess® a king has the capability of delivering checkmate or check to its opponent? How is this possible? First, we know from traditional chess that a king can never move itself into chec...
There's a new girl in the block. Her name is Beth Harmon and suddenly she got all the attention got really famous on social media. More famous than I ever was. How could I let this happen? <insert epic music here> There can only be one A...
Summary of Rules For PlunderChess®.... (For more detailed explanation of rules visit our website: www.plunderchess.com/rules) Let us know if you have any questions... and.... Take your game where no brain has gone! Play PlunderChess®...
Rule #3: Upon a capture and when plundering is elected (yes, plundering is optional, more on that later), a "color-coded vest" that corresponds to the moving capabilities being plundered from the captured piece, gets coupled to the...
Dear Chess Friends! Have you ever faced such a situation when you calculated a long combination but it failed because your opponent found how to improve? Usually, it happens because you overlook a certain oppon...
Yesterday I analyzed the games which I played the day before yesterday and had time to play just one game. My opponent played the Bogo-indian defense, which I play time to time myself too. He played the c5 line which I played also long time ago....
Hello chess friends!Here is a quick endgame study by Derdle, 1921, that will test your ability to apply the 'Distant Opposition', 'Outflanking' and other important endgame skills!White to play and win. What did you learn from this endgame st...
Greetings and welcome to my new PlunderChess® blog here on the Chess.com website! My name is Jeff, I am the creator/inventor of the game of PlunderChess®. (Yes, one word, no space in between, see app l...
After about 9 months of a rampaging Coronavirus, we've finally arrived at the last month of the year. My birthday is in this month, and it will be coming soon on December 17th. This is my official birthday post, and I'll share a few game...
I arrived home from the tourney on Sunday, but then after lunch I was teaching 6 hours until 10:00 pm. Yesterday, on Monday I was busy to catch up with other things than chess and only had time for 2 blitz games. Before sleeping I wanted to do at ...
In 2020, we can share the love of the game... over the Internet. Meeting friends and playing OTB is so much harder. And the wave of interest in the game is honestly bigger than anything I could imagine. Like twice as bigger as we could have imagin...
Slav Defense is a strong and popular variation against Queen’s Gambit (the opening in fashion these days ). I would say it is solid and easy to play and to learn. In this post, we are going to study the basics (and a little more) about how t...
Hay guys! Welcome back to another one of my blogs! Today I'll be looking at 3 viewer games that showcase why you should never give up in chess! After all, we've all felt that feeling before, that feeling of hopelessness, that feeling that the...
The Great Union was made on 1st December 1918 when all historical provinces were united in the same national state, Romania. Initially, I wanted to write 1918 interesting facts about chess and chess players. After some thoughts I considered there ...
Wouldn't it be nice if chess were as simple as hockey? We could just tell the beginner players "All you have to do is knock the king out of the board and that's it! You win!" But alas, chess is as complex as rocket science when it comes to idea...
Hi everyone! Today I would like to show you a common idea that you can apply in your next games, it’s important to mention that this is not a secret to anyone and you most had seen this strategy most probably before, however, it does not mea...
Blindfold chess exercises have countless unique merits. For one, they can significantly enhance your ability to visualise and calculate quickly. On top of that, at least for the ones that I am going to recommend, they can be done without the need ...
Back again, with another forgotten tournament. My friend - I am honoured to call him that - Andrey, recently posted an article https://www.chess.com/article/view/vera-menchik-the-real-life-beth-harmon In the comments I mentioned th...
In the final round I played with the Hungarian FIDE-master Tibor Bódi, who made an international Master norm in the tourney after 9 rounds. He played the Ben-oni defense. I did not remember how to play the lines where black sacrifice a pi...
Remember how I lost to that guy who literally didn't know the moves? But now this is a real story, sometimes I do win, even though it may take fifty years for this to happen. @nnnvlj and I went to the same High School. We went to the same colleg...
We’ve all been there: you’re dragging your piece across the board in online chess and it just doesn’t land on the square you were aiming for – the dreaded mouse slip has struck again! At best, it’s annoying and you lo...
In round 10 I played with The English Grandmaster Keith Arkell. I played the Slav defense. He played very solidly and started an attack on the queenside. I used a lot of time to find the right counter-play. Too much. Then I got a great...
The next installment of the Open Field Media Adoption match series takes place Tuesday, December 1 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time / 18:00 Central Europe and brings together the noted chess benefactor Nikola Stojsin and Russian grandmaster Sergey Kar...
Some months ago I was working on a series of posts I called Bullettime. The idea was to pick an interesting Bullet Game I had played and find some instructive moments to analyze and share. That’s exactly what I’m doing in this post. Th...