According to orthodox theory, the Knight Attack in the Italian game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5...) has been thought ridiculous by some in the past, others have pointed out that it wins a pawn regardless. This is not what one might call...
As an intermediate player, I have reached that point in the game where study has become essential to further development. This is to say that I have reached the level of my incompetence. If I am now to increase my Elo, I will have to spend more ti...
Having now decided to set our hand to the plough with the Caro-Kann, we have to be aware of the dangers a good white response poses to our defence. Gotham Chess on YouTube offers a number of instruments to 'crush with the Caro-Kann,' while in repl...
The obvious benefit of the Caro-Kann, responding to [1. e4 ...], is that it avoids getting stuck in another awful Fried Liver. Rather than playing the symmetric game, the Caro-Kann is immediately defensive and offers an inexperienced white player ...
What I would really like to use this blog for is to chart my own progress in the game of chess, and if it ends up being of some use to others then all the better. As this is me just starting out, then we ought to begin somewhere and there is no be...
