chess moves - tag

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.29.2019
1
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
03.29.2019

Unexpected Moves: “I can’t play this move because my opponent can capture it” – How many times have you heard a chess player say this? How many times have you said it yourself? There are many positions where we believe a move is not possible by default though. Our subconscious tells us that it is […]

Chessbibliophile
Chessbibliophile
10.22.2013
6
Chessbibliophile
10.22.2013

It was a mystery that I had not been able to unravel for decades. Way back in 1990s I had found the following position in a wonderful book, Chess Wizardy, ABC of Chess Problems (Batsford.1996) by John Rice. The author happened to mention the following position from a game, Keres-Bronstein, Zürich 1965. But I had […]

John Herron
John Herron
07.26.2012
4
John Herron
07.26.2012

Pawn Maneuvers Pawns are the weakest pieces on the chess board. They are slow moving and unable to retreat because they cannot move backward. They can be easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is no wonder that many beginners completely ignore their pawns and concentrate on their more valuable pieces. Yet, pawns are […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
02.17.2012
0
Yury Markushin
02.17.2012

I have written multiple articles about analyzing chess positions and about playing strategies in losing, drawish and winning positions. However, I did not specifically emphasized how to think during the game of chess in general. I understand, that each player is different and things that one uses may not work for the other or vice […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
07.29.2011
5
Yury Markushin
07.29.2011

A lot of players ask how to make good decisions at chess. It seems to be an easy question to answer but, actually it isn’t. What is very obvious for one player may be very subtle for the other one. One chess player asked me recently how do I look at the board and how […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
07.07.2011
6
Yury Markushin
07.07.2011

Chess is a very complex game. Playing high quality moves is a very difficult task to achieve and the ability to pick the best moves is art, which requires many hours to master. Have you ever find yourself in a position, while playing a game of chess, when it seems like you don’t know at […]