The next person to post a detailed explanation or guide about the Trompowsky Attack will get 5 points. I am curious in playing it but am not sure how it works. We need more people to explain openings because there is so much to cover. This means w...
The Caro-Kann attacks the center by pushing the C pawn first to reinforce the D pawn that will be pushed later. A more detailed explanation will be released in the future.
The Nimzo-Indian Defense is a queen pawns opening named after a great player called Aron Nimzowitsch. It uses pieces to gain influence over the center (knight and bishop) rather than the pawns. The line is: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4. White gai...
The London system is a chess opening which involves the knight, dark bishop and pawn to all attack and control the E square. It is mega annoying if you play it correctly. I will show you how the common variation of the London System. As you can...
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This is the first daily game I won I made a bunch of extra moves, and this is a pretty short game.
Today, I will be sharing how to checkmate a lone king with a king and queen. The basic principle is to box the opposing king in with the queen and not allow it to escape. You limit its movement with the queen and king by covering more and more squ...
To be honest, I don't not know how to do this so the computer did it instead.Â
Basically, pin the king to down while your rook delivers checkmate. Make sure you pin the king against the side or corner of the chessboard.
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Today, I will be sharing how to counter the Blackburne-Shilling Gambit. The line is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4. This is a very tricky line by black that hopes white will be greedy and snatch pawns. The result is either a massive loss in material ...
If you are playing against beginners who are bullying with the fried liver, this is the gambit for you. This gambit is accepted when the white knight takes on e5. Once the gambit is accepted, black can start attacking white immediately. Variati...
The Hungarian Defense originates from the Italian Game. This opening is great for people who are getting trolled through f7. Though a little rarer, it serves its purpose well. The Line goes: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. White is threatening Ng5 and...
The Anti-Fried Liver Defense originates from the Italian Game. This opening is great for beginners who are getting trolled through f7. The Line goes: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. White is threatening Ng5 and attack f7 and landing a knight fork ther...
The Fried liver attack is a great opening for beginners and even some intermediate players. As you can see white sacrifices his knight to cripple black's position.
This needs no explanation. For beginners only.
The monkey's bum is a bad gambit. It does have some compensation, but it is not proven to be good. Here it is.
Are you a beginner or an adventurous chess player. If you are, be sure to try the birds opening. The main point of it is to control the central dark squares and to confuse those who have never seen it before. It is hard to counter the birds if you...
Are you having troubles with the queen's gambit?? Well here is a solution. Black sacrifice a pawn which leads to a deadly trap. Afterwards, whites position is crippled and black is going to have a nice game.😉 👌
This is the elephant trap. It takes advantage of the pinned knight and turns it into a deadly trap. As you can see, black is up in material.
Today I will be sharing with you another trap in the Petrov's Defense. It is easy to spring on those just starting chess. This trap is a nasty discovered check that wins knight for queen. It can occur on both sides. The line goes: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf...
Today, I will be posting an article on a simple trap in the Petrov's Defense that catches many beginners. The line goes: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2. This is known as the Cozio Attack of the classical varation of the Petrov. ...
As you know, King of the Hill is a chess variant, where one wins by getting their king to the center of the board or checkmates the opponent. Today, I will be giving people some tips how to better play King of the Hill. First of all, you want to...
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