We are reaching the point from which there is no going back. After the rook’s networking idea, the remaining two pieces have yet to set their stories in motion. The queen marches next, setting the first shift. Confidential Chess Files...
After wrapping up minor pieces with the bishop last time, we now turn our attention to the so-called major pieces – traditionally considered more valuable. Confidential Chess Files are a set of fictional stories meant to show the inte...
Following our two-week schedule, we meet again to continue the personified stories of each chess piece. After uncovering the knight’s code in the last blog, we now approach the halfway point, as the bishop is about to take center stage....
After the pawn’s entry diary, we continue our series exploring the true stars of the chessboard and highlighting their unique roles. The piece narrative format follows the same structure of personified stories, each telling us about their jo...
I’ll start this post by thanking the Chess.com staff for upgrading me to Top Blogger last week. As a chronic non-chaser, ironically, my list of “titles” keeps widening, but that doesn’t lessen my appreciation for the new on...
Today’s topic will be far from academic and closer to vibrant. Occasionally coherent, but I can’t promise too much. We will go over imaginary chess letters that carry deep questions and require spirited answers. When loose meets profou...
You are sitting at the board, clenched like a statue, working on the fantastic variation that will teleport you high on the rating ladder, as that is the noble dream of too many. While the plan is bordering on extraterrestrial intelligence, your a...
Endings force clarity. Perhaps this is why many people don’t enjoy studying or entering endgames, as the blunt truth about the stakes on the board is not an all-time favorite job for those hiding behind complexity. Fewer pieces on the board,...
Controlling the center often paints a target. The importance of occupying central squares is an undeniably heroic idea in chess, yet profoundly different in how we relate to it in practice. There is more space, more visibility, more room for piece...
