I'm sure many here are familiar with Troitsky's beautiful stalemate in his game with Vogt. It's not only stylish, but a visual marvel as despite there being a good number of pieces on the board, White has no legal moves following the forced stalem...
Series 2 of my Anderssen Opening theory blogs. Last time, we talked about the Prussian Gambit, which goes 1. a3 d5 2. e4. This time, we're going to be focusing on the more common response to the opening, 2... e5. When Black plays 2... e5, the to...
The Anderssen Opening, 1. a3, is an uncommon move that first gained prominence when Adolf Anderssen famously played the move against Paul Morphy. While it isn't considered the top move for white, it is far from the worst. Since the And...
