Boris Spassky was born on the 30th of December 1937 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. He became a GM in 1955, aged 18, which back then, was a feat. Spassky made his international debut at just the age of 16 when he played in a nineteen game long...
Lets first look at one of the most common Hypermoderns, the King's Indian. Often the King's Indian Defense leads to decisive results. Sometimes Black gets strong attacks on the kingside, especially with blocked centres. If d5 is played by White ...
Before, opening repertoires weren't easy to form. Not only did it take a long time to understand your opening, but sometimes an opening you are taught to play just doesn't feel right, so when you play it you get worse positions, or positions that ...
In this article many amateur players will (I hope) learn a quick and efficient way to calculate. Step One: Identify where on the board there is action and where there isn't. This may not seem very important, but your brain automatically focuses ...
