We have a new initiative! Let's try to hold a weekly Blitz tournament, with the test time on Saturday at 10am (New York). The idea is for you to have a place to practice, with players with similar goals to yours. Hope you like it!This is the tournament link, and registration opens one hour before the start: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/4336506
White has all the pieces in attack. But and now? How to open black king?
There are many pieces out there, but there is a typical pattern in these positions. Can you find it?
The idea below is often used in attacks, but it was marked by an Emanuel Lasker game. Can you find the idea of a withering attack for White?
SoniaPLX Oct 3, 2023
The Speed Chess Championship recently ended, with the winner being GM Magnus Carlsen. But the final was very competitive, and Nakamura managed to fight until the end. How would you play as black?
This is a typical position in the Queen's Gambit Accepted, where Black lost a lot of time trying to keep the extra pawn. How can White take advantage of this?