We’ve all done it. We miss the blindingly obvious; a checkmate, piece capture or just a general positioning move, all too often, at our expense. Particularly during online Blitz, the obvious move is often spotted right after the mouse trigger has...
A popular opening, the Reti offers White great flexibility and can transpose into numerous other openings, including the English, Kings Indian and the normal Kings Pawn game. If the book lines are followed, White can have a strong push for the ...
I like playing the Scandinavian. Its simple to learn, not bogged down with theory, and, if played carefully, can equalise comfortably for Black. Although questions are raised over its strength and popularity, I have tended to find the opening...
When looking at basic opening guides and chess principles, I stumbled over this theory game, where White mates Black in the opening sequence, via a Queen sacrifice. It is an entertaining game, and although is probably very rarely seen in ac...
For me, there is nothing more annoying in the game, than intrinsically planning a move sequence that can win the game, or capture the Queen for a Knight; only for the opponent to selfishly play an unexpected move, ruining my intentions. Wheth...
