In the King's indian defense we exchanged the d-pawns and the queens early to get a small edge for white, because of black's double isolated c-pawns. 1. How can black win the quickest? 2. How did my opponent win the game? 3...
Do you struggle in endgames? GM Avetik Grigoryan shares his compass with 9 chess endgame strategies that’ll helped an improver raise 100 points!“They offered me funding, connections, and a promise of fast growth. I asked them to teach ...
Today's 10 exercises are from a game I played against a Grandmaster in the Pirc Defense. I let him block my attack, but still had a chance for a nice drawing idea. 1. How can black finish the attack? 2. I missed this beautiful saving i...
Richard Réti’s Modern Ideas in Chess was one of the first chess books I ever read. It’s a classic of hypermodernism, and a slim, economical work, so it was a real surprise to me when, in the middle of it, Réti embarked on...
I created 10 exercises from 3 King's indian games from the last week's Titled Tuesday Tourney. I was happy to be able to win against a young talent in a long endgame. 1. How did I checkmate him? 2. How can black press? 3. How can black w...
Today I want to discuss the role of approval/recognition in our chess improvement journey.โฃโฃThe fundamental process of how we improve at chess is to:โฃโฃ1. Do somethingโฃโฃ2. Get feedbackโฃโฃ3. Adapt or reinforce a pattern based on that feedback. โฃโฃHowe...
Welcome to my blog! Back to tournament recaps, as I've been playing a bunch over the summer. So it's important that I don't fall behind! Nothing hurts more than running into someone at a tournament, and they say "nice blog", and I'm behind by 3-4...
In today's 10 exercises are 8 pawn endgames. The key ideas are opposition, zugzwand and triangulation. 1. How can white win material? 2. How to punish black's bad opening play? 3. How can white win a pawn and the game? ...
Afternoon everyone. Small world! last week I posted a game from a Blackburne blindfold simultaneous, and a couple of days later Tim Harding posted another such game over on the ecforums site. That got me to dig out Blackburne's own games col...
“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”โ John Dewey, Democracy and Education It's been a while since I've posted anything in here and the best laid, or less than best laid plans don't always work out....
Today I got 10 endgame positions from 2 games. One long Catalan game and the other is a King's indian with early queen trade. 1. What is the fastest way to win? 2. How should black react for the new queen? 3. How can white save the game?...
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Today's 10 exercises created from a Benko-gambit and 2 King's indian games. I got an interesting endgame playing against the pair of bishops. 1. How can black finish the game? 2. How can white force the equal position? Please take 10-15 minu...
Analyzing blitz games is the best way to fix your most common and costly mistakes! This article shows you exactly how to do it... Most chess players don't analyze their blitz games.The majority don’t do that because they play blitz game...
Today's 10 exercises were created from 3 losses against strong players. 2 white games against the King's indian defense and 1 game against the Benko-gambit. Black is ok! 1. How can black improve his position? 2. How should black react to e...
Yes, I hate falling for Knight forks too! And even though this is part of the process, there are things we can do to avoid such a painful mistake. So, when my friend, Enrique, asked for tips on this matter, I quickly shared what I do to stay clear...
I analysed 2 games to create today's 10 exercises. In the first game I played the Pirc defense and after highs and lows he force a draw by perpetual checks. In the other game I played the Catalan opening and got a strong attack o his king. 1. Ho...
Today's 10 exercises were created from 2 King's indian and a Catalan game. One I played with white and the other with black. The Black game turned to be like a Benko-gambit by a pawn sacrifice. 1. How can white give a checkmate? 2. White has...
Multiplying your good results can mean raising hundreds of points, winning tournaments in a row and much more. Find out how you can maximize your good results.In the previous article, I have shared 5 important steps to stop bad results. Now let&...
Imagine a jolly, little girl living peacefully in Kyiv, Ukraine. She enjoys school, frolicking with her friends, and going to the chess club. Early in 2022, she competes in her first chess tournament where she gets her first Ukrainian norm and sho...
My opponent played the english opening. I was able to sacrifice my e-pawn on e3 to create an attack. Later He was able to get 2 pieces for a rook by a nice combination. How can black finish the attack? How can black get an advantage? ...
Looking at it from a broad perspective, I consider the greatest significance of chess to be as a model for effective decision-making in life.โฃโฃIn fact, this significance - of simulating life in a way where the constraints of the game give us a sys...
The True Power of the ElephantWhat is the original movement of the elephant?The origin of this incredible piece begins in India where it has the name of hasty or gaja. This piece should be one of the originals in the game, as it is found in the ol...
In the 2nd round of this week's Titled Tuesday my opponent played the Bogo-indian. I built up a strong center, but he got counterplay by piece activity. This is a nice finish: How should white increase the advantage? How can blac...
