Daily Puzzle #1
Tips for crazy house-knight > bishop (most of the time)-queen trades are super risky -pawns are better than you think -don't attack until you have enough pieces -forks, pins, and skewers are VERY important -2 pawns = 1 bishop (sometimes)
Was down 4 points and won. Don't give up, and don't get greedy!
Basically I yoinked this guy's pawns
The Noah Ark Trap is a trap that results from the Ruy Lopez opening, specifically the Morphy Defense, Columbus, Modern Steinitz variation. It allows black to trap white's light squared bishop with a pawn. The moves are 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a...
Hint: it is not a checkmate puzzle also black to move
Spoiler alert: this shows the solution to the puzzle i posted Variation one: variation 2:
Mate in 2, white to move
DO NOT TRY AT HOME WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION. THIS TRAP IS NOT RELIABLE AND ONLY A NEOPHYTE WOULD FALL FOR IT. USE THIS TRICK AT YOUR OWN RISK.
The Fajarowicz Trap occurs in the Budapest Defense which allows black to win white's queen by sacrificing two minor pieces. The move order is: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe4 Ne4 (the Fajarowicz variation) 4. Nf3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. g3?? (this blunder a...
With the help of Ashsoko, we finally beat Isabel without using assisted mode. Heres the game:
Disclaimer, I have not beaten Isabel bot myself, so I used an engine to demonstrate. Isabel bot, also known as the greediest computer engine known to man, can be beaten with a few nasty strategies. Step One: Expand your center Exp...
Today I will be sharing with you guys a pro tip in atomic. If your opponent blunders, you can win in 4 turns. The sequence is 1. Nf3 1... d5 2. Ne5(threatens Nf7 mate) 2. f6 (defending), 3. Nd7(the bishop is trapped and black will now lose) 3...an...
As you guys may already know, chess.com recently released a game called atomic. You win by exploding your opponents king by capturing a piece that is within the king's movement. I definitely recommend this game mode because it is very different th...
I finally beat David bot, but Lorenzo bot is just too hard to beat.... I'm black btw.
Happy Halloween! Today I will be sharing with you the Halloween Gambit. The line is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5. It was called the Halloween Gambit because when people played it, their opponent would be spooked. The point of the gambit is t...
This is the Polish opening. The main reason to play it is to prevent the knight from jumping to the e6 square. Unfortunately, this strategy has many flaws and is overall not a great opening. You're better off pushing your central pawns and what no...
Today I will be sharing to you guys the Polerio Defense. This is considered to be one of the best ways to play against the Knight Attack, especially you do not want to get Fried-Liver attacked. the line is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.ex...
Today I will be sharing some tips for defending in 3 check. One of the first things you want to do is to play e3 if you are white or e6 if you are black. This opens lines for your bishop and queen while not allowing for opponents bishop to hit f7 ...
3 Check is a game where you have to check your opponents king 3 times to win or checkmate the enemy king. Today, I will be sharing someone tips to help you guys out. One of the first things you want to do is to use your bishop and knight to target...
If you are playing white in Horde, I have some tips you guys will hopefully find useful. The first thing you want to know is that you should not open your position too much or else the opposing side will get a major piece onto your back rank, and ...
Today, I will be discussing the best way to win Horde if you are black. You want to break open the enemy position with pawns and trade them off. It is also a good idea to sacrifice knights and bishops to open lines, especially files. After lines h...
When playing horde, the pawns are much more difficult to play so the black pieces are preferred. Black strategy: Bishops and knights are expendable and should aways be traded for a couple pawns. The only viable strategy is to sack almost all y...
If you have not played variants in chess.com yet you definitely should. My personal recommendations are: Chaturanga: Interesting to say the least..... Fog of war: Stay away from this game mode. For hardcore players only Blindfold: Fog of wa...