Here is part two in my series on how to play the Philidor Defense, my favorite opening of all time. Some people call it passive. Some people call it slow. But I call it an opening with lots of potential... with one misstep by white, and black is i...
Too many people come to me asking me what type of plan they should go for in a chess game, and show me a game that they recently played in which they said there was nothing in the position to help them find a plan! Now, that's just rubbish. Every...
You have all heard of pawn storms. It's simply the process of moving up pawns in the hopes of attacking the opponent's king! While that may be partially true, like most truths, it doesn't cover the full story. In today's blog post, I will be show...
It's a common question in chess, especially for beginner and intermediate players, to wonder, "When should I trade pieces. When should I not trade pieces?" It can be difficult sometimes, especially without the guidance and knowledge of when to d...
Imagine you have just one hour before your next game. You're 4/4 so far in the tournament and winning your next game would get you first prize in the five-round tournament so you're pumped. Unfortunately for you, you see who your opponent actuall...
So I've been seeing this question a lot on the forums lately, or at least some variation of it. "Can someone help me analyze this game? I don't seem to understand what went wrong?" or "How do I analyze my own chess games?" Thus, I decided to m...
Today's episode of the #AskAChessMaster show is all about the infamous zugzwang in chess. What is zugzwang and how do we apply it in our own games? Zugzwang, by definition, is a position in which the player whose turn it is, has to make ...
Hello everyone, this series I have today is called the "Quick Tips in Chess" series, which, as the name implies, is a list of very quick tips in contrast to my other blog posts under the series the #askachessmaster show where you ask your question...
For the seventh episode of the #AskAChessMaster show, the question given was, "How bad are double pawn structures?" This is an important answer to be addressed, and I would like to thank user Mahee_Islam for such a great question. Doub...
Do you find yourself unable to improve your chess skills as an intermediate chess player? Today I teach you some tips that can help improve your chess skills and rating to, hopefully, eventually become a chess master. Becoming a good chess playe...
Controversial answer to a question from one of my viewers for the fourth episode of the #AskAChessMaster show. The question is, "as a beginner/intermediate player, should I play the Caro-Kann defence?" My answer, through...
Chess computer versus human... the everlasting debate in chess. Will chess be solved and what happens when it does? This is today's entertaining question for the third episode of the #AskAChessMasterShow. Now, my answer today might surprise y...
It's the second episode of the #AskAChessMaster show, where you ask your chess questions, and I answer them. Today's question comes from TaylorD as his question was, "I have trouble winning won games at my level. How would you suggest I improve ...
Hello, everyone! This is my first blog post on chess.com and I am proud to present you this new series I will be creating called the #AskAChessMaster show, in which you guys give me your questions, and I will answer them! Today's question comes ...
