If you are playing black, you likely want a good response prepared for 1.e4, white's most popular opening move. White has many reasonable options for their first move, and black has a host of responses after white plays e4. All 20 possible black ...
Is A Knight More Valuable Than A Bishop?This is a complicated problem. It’s way more complicated than assigning a value to the king. Many grandmasters refuse to discuss the issue outside of the upper echelons of the game because they feel that unl...
As a chess player, you have to know your openings. Not only is it possible to lose a game in less than 10 moves (think of Scholar’s Mate), but the moves you make in the opening set the course for the rest of the game. You don’t want to enter the ...
3 Check Chess Tips and Strats -A minor piece for 1 check is a *bad* trade:To initiate this one would usually have to sacrifice tempo/piece development, thus your opponent, having more developed pieces could expand and put pressure on your positio...
Bullet Chess Tips and Strategies1. Don’t Calculate Entire Lines. Trust your intuitionBullet is all about moving as quickly as possible. You don’t have time to think about “if he moves here, then I move there” while it’s your turn. Sometimes you ...
