The King's Indian defense is the most popular opening for black out of the queen's pawn opening. Black likes to develop rapidly and attack white's center. The King's Indian defense is an aggressive opening for black, and usually ends with black ch...
The Grand Prix attack is an aggressive opening out of the Sicilian defense for white. White wants to develop aggressively, swing the queen over to the g and h files, bust open black's king side, and checkmate them. The Grand Prix attack starts...
The French defense is a solid opening for black out of the King's pawn opening. It can lead to both open and closed positions, normally depending on if black pushes c4 or if white plays the exchange variation. Today we'll look at the opening theo...
The Danish Gambit is an opening where white sacrifices two pawns for a development advantage and aggressive attacking chances. This gambit can only be used against 1.e5 by black in the King's pawn opening. This article fill show the fully accep...
The Greek Gift sacrifice is a risky sacrifice, but when executed correctly, it can win material or even force a checkmate. The Greek Gift sacrifice is a bishop sacrifice used to expose your opponent's king. This sacrifice is rather easy to lear...
The Accelerated Dragon chess opening is a sped up approach to the Sicilian dragon. The article will cover main ideas of the accelerated dragon, as well as the move order. One key difference between the accelerated dragon and the Sicilian dragon is...
There is no doubt chess books and videos come in a variety of languages throughout the world. But does being able to read or comprehend several languages help you become a stronger chess player? You may be curious as to why Bobby Fischer's ima...
Ever wish there was a way to crush the french defense easily? This article doesn't show an instant victory, however it does show a way to take all the opening theory your opponent knows, and burn it to a crisp. You can convert the French Defense i...
Are you bored of the same old Ruy Lopez lines? If so, your in the right place. I play the Ruy Lopez exchange variation but I play it a bit differently than most. I like to trade queens(if possible) and go more or less into the endgame. This vari...
Hello! This is my first blog post. I'm not a grand master but I've studied my fair share of endgames. I've used many ideas in which I'll show to draw seemingly lost positions or win difficult endgames. For this emission I would like to start with ...
