Imagine if there was a “magic” strategy that lets you win your games… The bad news is… there is no ONE strategy that could do all that (or at least I’m not aware of it). The good news is, there is the next best thing. It will help you win a lot more… Without months […]
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Time is important when playing chess. The time that the players have on the clock, but also the dynamic pieces and pawns develop during the game and that dictates whether to play fast or slow. Jan Markos knows how to use such dynamics to your advantage…
The much anticipated Tata Steel Chess Tournament finished on Sunday in Wijk aan Zee. GM Karsten Müller, our in-house endgame expert, found plenty of instructive positions from the event in the Netherlands and shared his analyses with us. Find six such …
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Pawn endings must be calculated very precisely. In the diagram position it is Black to move, and with precise calculation he could have saved the draw. What should he do?
Las tablas en ajedrez son un resultado común en juegos de ajedrez y significan un empate. Esto ocurre cuando ninguno de los jugadores tiene posibilidades de ganar y la partida continúa en un patrón repetitivo sin posibilidades de victoria. Hay …
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Los ejemplos de la historia del ajedrez demuestran que un «comienzo» tardío o una edad madura no son un obstáculo para alcanzar los más altos logros ajedrecísticos. Siempre, claro está, que el proceso de formación esté bien organizado, que haya …
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¡Tienes suerte! El GM Igor Smirnov ha encontrado una apertura perfecta para ti ―para jugar con las negras contra 1.e4―. … Leer más
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I was looking through some of the games played in last weekend’s 4NCL congress when I came across this rook ending. It was played in Round 2 between Julian Cast (2015) and Arjun Pyda (1780). We’ll pick up the game after White’s 56th move. With his active king, Black has what should be a winning … Continue reading “Lucky Lucena”
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Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 110th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman continues to exp…
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In the diagram position White can win a piece after 18.Nxc6! Bxc6. Can you calculate the lines in your head?
The much anticipated Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway in Wijk aan Zee. GM Karsten Müller, our in-house endgame expert, continues to find instructive positions from the event in the Netherlands and shares his analyses with us. Find five such mini…
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Last week, we played through a game in which a tactic called the fork played a decisive role. We briefly talked about the creation of combinations, a sequence of moves that sets up the tactic. Were going to go into greater detail regarding the process of creating combinations because that is the heart of all … Continue reading “A Foundation for Beginners Eighty One”
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