Can you win a game if you are 2 rooks down in material? The answer is "yes!" if you have some skill like Adolf Anderssen performed in his game or if you have some luck I had in my game.This craziness happened in a super-blitz Live chess game with ...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The following diagram displays the initial position of the Birmingham Gambitin the 1. b4 opening, a rare choice for Black: Unfortunately it is unclear which Bir...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< After 1. b4 Black can answer symmetrically with 1... b5blocking White's b-pawn and preparing to fianchetto his light-squared bishop. The Symmetrical Variat...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The following diagram shows the initial set-up of the Ware Defense in the 1. b4 opening - a relatively unpopular continuation for Black: Black immediately atta...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Grigorian Variation in the Sokolsky opening distantly resembles the Alekhine Defense in the 1. e4 opening (an immediate attack on an unprotected pawn with a k...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The following diagram displays the initial set-up of the Advance Variation, a rare line of the Sokolsky Opening: Sometimes it can be played by an unprepared p...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Outflank Variation is a frequent defense by Black at high level. In the following diagram you can see the initial set-up of this variation: Another "refuta...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The diagram below displays the starting position of the Dutch Defense in the 1. b4 opening. This is a fairly rare defense which Black uses in high level games. ...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The German Defense is not a very frequent continuation where Black develops his Queen as early as on move two. This early Queen move seems unreasonable. Do you ...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< In the Queens's Indian Variation Black plays 1... Nf6 with the following e6, b6 and fianchetto of the light-squared bishop. You won't meet this variation very oft...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The King's Indian Variation is a popular defense against the 1. b4 opening. Black plays 1... Nf6 followed by g6 and fianchettoing of the dark-squared bishop. So...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Baltic Defense is a variation of the Sokolsky opening where Black develops his light-squared bishop outside the pawn chain to f5. Sometimes Black plays 2.....
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The following diagram displays the initial set-up of the Czech Defense in the Sokolsky opening: Black avoids the Exchange variation (2... Bxb4) and chooses a fl...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< After 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 White can choose to avoid the Gambit Variation (3. e4) and advance the b-pawn to 3. b5. This line is known as Bugayev Advance Variation. ...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Main line (term by Alexey Sokolsky) is a very frequent variation of the 1. b4 opening where Black uses d5 supported by Nf6 and e6.There are two fundamental ...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< After 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 (the Sokolsky Gambit) Black can decline the gambit and play one of the following continuations: 3... d5 (more popular), 3... Ne7,...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Sokolsky Gambit (also known as the Tartakower Gambit) is the most theoretical and complicated line in the 1. b4 opening as well as the sharpest one!The initia...
>>Main article: Sokolsky/Polish Opening (1.b4). Basic Opening Theory.<< The Exchange variation is the most frequent line you'll face in the 1.b4 opening (according to database). Some hotheads even call this variation a refutation of t...
Recently I have played a rather boring game against the computer. This game would not even worth mentioning if it wasn't my best win so far (not in terms of style or strategy but considering my opponent's rating). It was the highest rating adversa...
Here is a questionnaire suggested by SonofPearl. I also decided to follow the example of Ryan and Chessiq and have completed it. 1. How long have you been playing chess? Have you played it consistently since you started, or were there lulls in you...
Sometimes (though very, very seldom) chess can be quite uninteresting (sorry for saying that). You'll say: "it depends on players who play chess" and you will be absolutely right. But there are so many amateur players including me wh...
One day when you begin to believe in yourself like never before after a successful game against a weaker opponent, you feel you can manage more and you feel strong enough to challeng...
I would like to share with you my favourite chess puzzle. It is black to move and mate in a few moves (the number of moves depends on how white would reply). Anyway there is no chance for white in this position. When I first faced this puzzle I co...
I would like to submit my recent game with computer. The computer game is Chessmaster 10. My oponent is Josh age 12 (rating in the game - 2100). Josh is a very strong player. Of course I am weaker. Playing w...
