Lets go over the variations. Do these move first 1. e4 c5 2. nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. nxd4 nf6 5.nc3. The most popular is the dragon, followed by 5. ...g6 planning the bishop to go to g7 to cause problems on the queenside. The c file is half open for...
I know @knight7412 posted the exact same opening, but lets go deeper in the opening. The move 1....c5 is controllng the center with a bishops pawn, instead of a centerpawn. This allows black to have a lot of options. There are many variations, lik...
Many people like tricking the other person. Have you known, that in some positions you can do a fork of the king and the queen if a pawn was not on a square. You can trick your opponent into using a piece to trick the pawn to not guard the forking...
In our last checkmate lesson, we learned more about back rank mates. we learned all about protection, attack, and moving different pieces. In this lesson, we will be talking about checkmating an opponent by protecting our attacking piece. For exam...
In some endgames, you might realize that you are ahead or behind material but there are no pawns. Knowing what to do in a endgame without pawns is very important in some circumstances, so learn then to be prepared. We will go over these endings wi...
As I said, there will be a news called basic checkmates part 2. In that article, we will review all of the minor piece checkmates, and very rare times where you can do a mate that only happens in about once every 50 years or even more. Hope you en...
The English Opening is where white plays 1.c4. It controls the center using a wing pawn instead of a center pawn, which allows white to have flexibility. After 1.c4 black usually follows by 1. ...e5. This opening is just as good as the Sicilian d...
1.e4 c5. Avery common response to 1.e4, the Sicilian defense is used by professionals around the world. It is an attacking opening for black that can take control of the center, however, white can meet the Sicilian in many ways, and can defend wit...
Obviously, the goal in chess is to checkmate your opponents king. Another goal is to force your opponent into resignation. However, in the endgame, when few pieces remain, you need to know these basic checkmates in order to win. We will go over th...
Since the goal in chess is to checkmate your opponents king, it is very important to learn proper checkmating theory. One of the best and most common checkmates is the back rank mate, often because of the castled king's restricted movement. We can...
Every day, there will be daily openings for you to enjoy and study. You could learn something you have never heard before, or even better, find it the perfect fit for yourself to play. Enjoy them!
The Nimzowitsch Defense, like the Alekhine's defense, develops a knight on the first move. 1.e4 Nc6 is probably because while developing a piece, controlling the center squares if you play 1. ...e5 but developing a piece. However, unlike Alekhines...
Many people use gambits to win. But which gambits are good against a 2000+ rated player? Good gambits: 1. Queens Gambit 2. Benko Gambit 3. Vienna Gambit 4. Scotch Gambit Bad gambits: 1. Englund Gambit 2. Danish Gambit 3. Kings Gambit
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