Table Of Contents 1. Introduction 2. What Is A Pawn Structure? 3. What Makes Up A Pawn Structure? 4. Conclusion Introduction The pawn may be the smallest and weakest piece, but that is not all these petite fighters are. They have t...
Introduction Ever since Garry Kasparov lost to Deep Blue in 1997, chess computers have taken the world by storm. Today, the best engine, Stockfish, has 760 more Elo points than Magnus Carlsen's peak rating of 2882. They specialize in accurate, d...
The hardest chess puzzles, or studies, are some of the most deeply satisfying to solve. A study is a composed position, meaning it has not appeared in an actual game, that requires a very creative way to win or draw. The puzzles below are exampl...
It's safe to say that there is a huge difference between how humans and chess engines play the game. Not only do they have around 800 more Elo than the best human players in the world, but they can calculate billions of moves every second. That is...
Imagine, your opponent has just played 3.Bc4, entering the dull Italian Game. Do you really want another boring position where you wait until you or your opponent slips up? It doesn't have to be that way, and that is all thanks to the Rousseau Gam...
Chess engines have existed since the 1950s, but at the time a strong human could easily beat one. Yet after Garry Kasparov lost to Deep Blue in 1996, this time period ended and a new reign began, one of the computers. But how does an engin...
