Dictionary of a serious chess player

It always surprised me how many chess players are unfamiliar with chess terminology.  I was recently talking with a player whose rating will hit the master’s level very shortly. We went over the game which was just played between two of us and I mentioned the word “Skewer” while analyzing...

Chess at a glance

CHESS IN ANCIENT HISTORY The game of Chess has been attributed to the Indians both by the Persian people and by the Arabs. However, the origin of the game remains lost in antiquity. The words for chess in Old Persian and Arabic are chatrang and shatranj respectively - terms derived from chaturanga ...

Chess novels: Non-reality show

Part I As for me I always wanted to learn play chess. What a game! All those units standing in a row - bishops, knights, rooks and pawns and of course - King and Queen - the authority and power united on central squares! All seems so clear, so geometric, so waiting just for my signal to step forwar...

Chess around the world

INDIA Krishna and Radha playing chaturanga on an 8x8 Ashtapada.The earliest precursor of modern chess is a game called Chaturanga, which flourished in India by the 6th century, and is the earliest known game to have two essential features found in all later chess variations - different pieces ha...

What is Blindfold Chess?

What is blindfold chess (BF)? According to Wikipedia it is a way to play chess, when play is conducted without players having sight of the position of pieces nor physical contact with them.  How many times have you been amazed by somebody’s ability to easily and effortlessly calculate lo...

27 Most Powerful Quotes That Describe Chess

This is a list of 27 most important chess traits represented in form of quotes from the greatest chess players of all times: Kaparov, Fischer, Karpov, Lasker, Tarrasch and many others. To be good at something we need to understand what and how the greatest think about the subject. That applies...

How complex is the game of chess?

What is chess? According to the Oxford dictionary “a board game for two players, the object of which is to put the opponent’s king under a direct attack, leading to checkmate”. In other words chess is a board game in which the main idea is to destroy your opponents army and finally to...

All truth about ELO rating system

ELO is the most popular rating system which is used to calculate chess strength of players in FIDE, USCF and the majority of chess federations and online chess websites (like ICC or Yahoo! chess). The higher ELO rating is the stronger a player is. In ELO system, a player moves from one class to anot...

The World Chess Champions (1886-2007)

Wilhelm Steinitz 1886-1894 Austria-Hungary United States Emanuel Lasker 1894-1921 Germany José Raúl Capablanca 1921-1927 Cuba Alexander Alekhine 1927-1935 Soviet Union/France Max Euwe 1935-1937 Netherlands Alexander Alekhine 1937-1946 Soviet Union/France Mikhail Bo...

Introduction to chess: how it all begins

How it all begins… Chess is very old and wise game which was invented in India about 2000 years ago. In the very beginning, only Indian kings played this game. Instead of going to war two Indian shahs (kings) just set down with the chess board between them and decided whose land is whose and who ...

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Knight and Bishop Checkmate PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 21:21

chess knight and bishop checkmateToday I will discuss the Knight + Bishop endgame checkmate.  This endgame was well analyzed by Philidor long time ago, in 1749. It is not the most common mate you will see, it occurs once at every 5000 games, but it is definitely important to know how to use the Knight and a Bishop together.

I have seen many guides that are trying to explain how to actually checkmate a lone King with Knight and Bishop, but they’re very often failing to teach. They show moves, give some explanation and it even seems like you understand how to do it yourself at first, but… when trying to do it, it just doesn’t work.

The problem is that there is no exact guide for this mate available; at least I wasn’t able to find it.  This is a main reason why I’m writing and you’re (hopefully) reading this. I will systematically present the well known information and form an algorithm, how to do it.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 23:11
 
Chess is not only about winning PDF Print E-mail
Written by Natalia Pogonina   
Monday, 01 February 2010 12:50

pogonina imageTheChessWorld begins to publish articles written by WGM Natalia Pogonina as a part of TheChessWorld.com & Pogonina.com cooperation. Natalia Pogonina is three-times European champion (U16, twice U18), bronze prize winner at the World Championship (U18) and European Women Championship, winner of the gold medal at the 1st International Mind Sports Games, co-winner of the 2008 Student World Championship, and #1 at multiple prestigious international tournaments. Her current elo is over 2500.

Continuing last week's story about the '09 Russian Superfinal, I would like to share with you my game from round 3 against the experienced 2-time vice-World Champion IM Alisa Galliamova, who also happens to be the ex-wife of GM Vassilii Ivanchuk.  We have played before twice: I won one game and drew one.


Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 20:04
 
Dictionary of a serious chess player PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Thursday, 28 January 2010 22:48

chess players analyzeIt always surprised me how many chess players are unfamiliar with chess terminology.  I was recently talking with a player whose rating will hit the master’s level very shortly. We went over the game which was just played between two of us and I mentioned the word “Skewer” while analyzing.  He obviously did not know the term and looked puzzled; I gladly explained that a Skewer is just a reversed pin, with a more valuable piece up front.  We laughed.

I’ve decided to compose these commonly used chess terms and phrases and to form into a single writing in order to let chess players all around speak the same “chess language”.

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:59
 
13 Checkmates You Must Know PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Sunday, 17 January 2010 16:51

checkmate in chessAs we all know, the ultimate goal of chess is to deliver a checkmate.  Fortunately not all checkmates in chess are as complicated as the one discussed here. Today we’ll focus on 13 most common checkmates in chess. You should always look to setup one while playing a game and also be aware of these structures in order to avoid nasty surprises prepared by your opponents.

By looking at this positions you will learn basic checkmating patterns and will train your ming to  create and find similar position in your own games.

White to move  in each position.


Last Updated on Sunday, 17 January 2010 17:22
 
Improve your endgame play PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:43

endgames guideHave you ever found yourself in a position when you think, you should win this endgame but don’t know how, even though it looks so simple? Many players did. In fact they failed to win these dead won endgames and end up with a draw or even a “0” right next to their name.

It feels very disappointing to draw one of these “almost won” endgames. It feels even worth to lose one.

If you’re curious to know how to win them, read on.

Last Updated on Sunday, 31 January 2010 23:55
 
Chess diet: eat or play? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Thursday, 21 January 2010 22:19

chess dietChess is a very complex sport requiring a player to be in great mental and physical shape in order to perform well in rough competition. Many factors influence player's performance, but food intake before and during the competition plays significant role in any chess event. Food intake before and during chess tournament significantly affects player's performance. In particular, nutrition impacts player's psychological state, alertness, memory recall and overall brain performance - the most crucial characteristics for chess. Therefore, chess players should develop individual diet to fit their needs.

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 January 2010 22:33
 
Famous Queen vs Rook endgame PDF Print E-mail
Written by Yury Markushin   
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 23:54

queen-rook endgameI have written multiple articles over chess strategy and the middle game, but for some reason I have avoided writing on the endgame theme.  I was scanning through the “Lazy Person’s Guide to Endgame” by GM Ian Rogers published in January 2010 Chess Life Magazine and decided to write my own thing.The first endgame analyzed by GM Rogers is the famous Queen vs. Rook ending.  He claims that it is an easy win for the side with the queen.  I decided to go ahead and test this Q vs. R endgame against the Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition, setting the Queen for myself and a Rook for the engine. After about 20 tries I found this task to be impossible.


Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 00:41
 
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