Dutch Defense (History)
The Dutch defense in chess, which is characterized by 1.d4 f5, was first described in 1789 by the Dutch chess player Stein in his work: Nouvel essai sur le jeu des Echecs.
20-20
Recently I realized something peculiar. In chess there are 20 possible opening moves; to each move there are 20 possible answers. --> 20x20 Thus we have in total 400 possible variations on move 1.
Beno-English
There is a variation in the English-Opening: 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 which in many books is called: the Anti-Benoni. I never liked this definition, because it is actually a separate opening with a lot of interesting theory. In my note...
Endgame position/study
Based on an old idea from a game between Capablanca and Lasker I framed an endgame position/study. In the following position it's black to move. Since the black king ist trapped at the edge of the board, his task is to reach a draw. He has 2 m...
Benjamin Franklin: The Morals of Chess
"The essay originally appeared in The Columbian Magazine in December 1786." Interesting aspects: chess.com/forum/view/general/benjamin-franklin-on-the-morals-of-chess
Endgame Queen vs Rook (Overview)
In the endgame King and Queen vs. King and Rook it is useful to know some general guidelines, which can help you to navigate this endgame. I will outline a general plan for winning this endgame. However let’s not forget, the difficulty lies in pe...
Simple yet difficult endgame Rook vs. Bishop
The endgame rook vs. bishop in the following diagram with black to move, appears to be simple. However, soon one may discover that black has some problems to draw.The square a8 is of the same colour as the squares that are controlled by...
An endgame position Rook+Bishop vs Two Knights
The following diagram shows a position from the very interesting and complicated endgame type Rook+Bishop vs two Knights. Black to move is winning in less than 50 moves... White is trying to build a fortress. The two knights are connect...
A short Blitz game a long time ago
Recently I've found an interesting blitz game between R. Fischer and R. Fine played a long time ago in 1963 in New York.
