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King and Pawn Endgames: Part-3 Triangulation

King and Pawn Endgames: Part-3 Triangulation

ChessPhoenix13
| Aug 19, 2023
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Hello!   Continuing the King and pawn endgame series, We are going to examine the concept of triangulation. What is Triangulation? Triangulation is a tactic used in chess to put one's opponent in zugzwang (a position when it is a disadvantage t...

Just Judit Things

Just Judit Things

ChessPhoenix13
| Aug 3, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends In this blog we are going to look into the games of Judit Polgar. The games are very amazing with beautiful combinations and attacking ideas . Let us start examining them! The Games We Will Examine: Judit vs. Berke...

Anderssen's Opening: How Playable Is It ?

Anderssen's Opening: How Playable Is It ?

ChessPhoenix13
| Aug 1, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends I've brought an interesting topic today, The Anderssen's Opening . Some of you might have come across this unusual first move while some may not. So, today we are going to discuss about this opening, it's popularity , ...

King and Pawn Endgames: Part-2 The Opposition

King and Pawn Endgames: Part-2 The Opposition

ChessPhoenix13
| Aug 1, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends Welcome to the second part of our King and Pawn endgame blog series. In this blog we are going to discuss the concept of Opposition in the endgame. What is Opposition?           In simple words, opposition refers to t...

King and Pawn Endgames: Part-1 The Introduction

King and Pawn Endgames: Part-1 The Introduction

ChessPhoenix13
| Jul 31, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends Hope you are doing fantastic! In this blog we are going to discuss the major concepts that arise in a King and Pawn endgame. Let's take a look into them... Opposition  Triangulation Out-Flanking Square Rule Passed Paw...

The Pearl of Zandvoort

The Pearl of Zandvoort

ChessPhoenix13
| Jul 30, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends Today, we are going to discuss the game between Euwe,M vs. Alekhine,A played in the year 1935 in Netherlands, Zandvoort.  Let's get started . Before going into the game try to evaluate these positions that arose in th...

Happy Pieces Part - 2: The Bishop

Happy Pieces Part - 2: The Bishop

ChessPhoenix13
| Jul 20, 2023
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Hello! my dear chess.com friends Hope you all are doing fantastic! Welcome! to the second part of our Happy Pieces blog series. (If you have not read the first part here it is.) In this blog we are going to examine our happy piece: the bishop. ...

Happy Pieces Part - 1: The Knight

Happy Pieces Part - 1: The Knight

ChessPhoenix13
| May 28, 2023
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Hello! everyone , Hope you guys are doing fantastic . I have planned to write a series of blog on the theme of "Happy Pieces", where we would be studying about each and every piece, their potential, amazing games and games saved using them. In th...

Chess Middlegames: Open Files

Chess Middlegames: Open Files

ChessPhoenix13
| May 26, 2023
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Hello! chess.com friends! Hope you are doing fantastic Today, we are going to discuss about the open files. So, what are open files?  According to Nimzowitsch, "A file is said to be open for the Rook when no pawn of his [own color] is in it." ...

Chess Masterpieces - Part I

Chess Masterpieces - Part I

ChessPhoenix13
| May 19, 2023
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Hello! Everyone. I welcome you all to my blog. Today, I am going to share some of the wonderful chess compositions that I have always admired. Let's begin without a delay... Let's make this blog in the try and train format, that is first, you t...

Game Of The Day - 05/05/2023

Game Of The Day - 05/05/2023

ChessPhoenix13
| May 5, 2023
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Hello! friends, Hope you are doing fantastic! Welcome to the Game Of The Day section. Today we are going to look into the game between Carl Schlechter and Siegbert Tarrasch  from Monte Carlo MNC, 1903. And we have reached the end of our bl...

Opening System For Black Against 1.e4 Part - I

Opening System For Black Against 1.e4 Part - I

ChessPhoenix13
| Apr 29, 2023
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Hello! Everyone, Hope you guys are having a great time! In this blog we will be working with an opening system against white's 1.e4.  Let us begin... #1    The idea behind 2...a6 : The first question that arises to many players is that, why do...

Simple Opening System For White

Simple Opening System For White

ChessPhoenix13
| Apr 25, 2023
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Hello! friends, I hope you guys are doing fantastic. Let's begin... Today we are going to look into a very effective and at the same time an easy-to-learn system for white. "The Zukertort System" : Let us now look into some sample games, G...

Top 5 Reasons To Play Daily Chess Games

Top 5 Reasons To Play Daily Chess Games

ChessPhoenix13
| Jan 4, 2023
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Hello! my dear chess friends, Wishing You all a very Happy and a Wonderful New Year 2023! The Daily Chess Championship has just begun and I am playing in Group-508. The Games are going on and I thought of sharing the most important reasons to pl...

Simple French : Advance variation

Simple French : Advance variation

ChessPhoenix13
| Nov 22, 2022
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Hello Chess Friends, I welcome you all to the blog where we are going to look into the French defense without much theory but with more enjoyment. Let's start with the advance variation... Theory this is a small version of the opening but und...

Endgames Patterns To Know: Square Rule

Endgames Patterns To Know: Square Rule

ChessPhoenix13
| Aug 8, 2022
| 63
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Hello My Dear chess.com friends, I Gladly welcome you to the article in which you would be able to learn (if you are new!) and revise (if you are a tournament player) the basic chess endings and endgame patterns. Let's get into the topic... Posi...

Exchange Sacrifices Part-1 : French Defense

Exchange Sacrifices Part-1 : French Defense

ChessPhoenix13
| Jun 28, 2022
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hello! chess.com friends, I welcome you all to the lesson on exchange sacrifices. In this article, we will discuss the exchange sacrifices that arise in the French defense. In the next part, we will discuss the sacrifices in the Sicilian defense....

Fascinating Five - Tactics And Patterns

Fascinating Five - Tactics And Patterns

ChessPhoenix13
| Jun 26, 2022
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Hello! Chess.com Friends, I welcome you all to the Fascinating Five Series - Tactics section. In this article, we will discuss five tactical positions with their pattern. Pattern 1: Windmill tactical motif The above position is said to b...

Lessons from the Legends - Part 2

Lessons from the Legends - Part 2

ChessPhoenix13
| Jun 24, 2022
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| 1

Hello! My Dear Chess.com friends, In this article, we are gonna discuss the games that were played during the '70s and '80s by players who are considered to be the strongest and the most innovative of their time. Analyzing and studying master gam...

Middlegame Lessons  - Part 1 Prophylaxis

Middlegame Lessons - Part 1 Prophylaxis

ChessPhoenix13
| Jun 23, 2022
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Hello Everyone! In Today's, blog we are gonna discuss the middlegame strategies that are useful in formulating plans in the middlegame. Different types of middlegame structures : There are many types of pawn structures, for example, we have clo...

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