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In the following position Black has just played ..Rh6. But White is a pawn up and still stands better. He could have maintained pressure with one or two good moves. With the clock ticking by and only seconds left he went on to lose. White to move Here is your little challenge. Take a hard […]

In the following position both kings are on the edge of precipice. Should White play for a win or go for a draw? In the game he made the wrong decision. Perhaps you can do better. White to move Scherbakov– Arlazarov USSR1972  

The recently concluded 9th World Chess Composition Tournament (2012-2013) held by WFCC* was a marathon event. 257 composers from 37 countries participated and as many as 553 entries in 7 individual sections were submitted for prize selection. Russia was first, followed by Ukraine and Israel in this prestigious tournament. The following award winner is for […]

In the following position, White is already a rook and knight down. Should he seek a win or try to find a draw? This is a position arising out of Kasparov’s analysis of The Immortal Game (Anderssen-Kieseritzky 1851) in Vol. I of My Great Predecessors (Everyman Chess.2003)

Here are they come, the week 3 tactical studies. You can find week 1 and week 2 studies and try to solve them in case you didn’t yet do it. If you have any difficulties finding solutions, I strongly recommend reviewing how to solve tactics problems guide. Most tactics problems presented here have various ways […]

I have written previously that tactics is a very important part of chess. In fact many chess games are being resolved due to some form of tactics: sacrifice, fork, pin, double attack, skewer, etc. Therefore, regularly practicing tactics will not only allow you to play better attacking chess, but will also make you see things […]