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In our review of ChessBase Magazine #159 we set a little challenge for our readers. It appears that many have missed it. In the following position Jan Timman, veteran GM missed a beautiful combination that would have crowned his play (he won the game anyway). He did find the combination thereafter and published it to […]
You probably heard many times, from different chess players and coaches that if you want to improve your chess you need to do this, this and that. What if you tried all that and it did not work? Should you get disappointed and give up chess forever? Probably not, and if you’re reading this you’ve […]
Rook vs Knight Endgame is today’s topic. It is one of the most fundamental endings every chess player must know. Is it a win or a draw for the stronger side? Let’s find out! Also, today we will continue talking about chess endgames. Previously we have covered some of the most important endgames including Knight […]
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Delay tactics do not occur immediately, but happen some time after the initial move. They all come from the German word ‘zug’ (pronounced ‘tsook’) meaning to pull or to tug. See the rest reading the article:
I have discussed a few famous chess traps previously (Legal Trap, Elephant Trap, Lasker Trap, Mortimer Trap). Today we will continue this topic with less known, but not-less-powerful traps that you can learn from and even use in your own games. Want to win your games quickly using some of those powerful chess traps? Here […]
Dear readers, it is heartening to note the overwhelming reception to our list of Top 25 Books. Note that it is updated from time to time. On this site we are guided by standards of excellence and there is room only for the very best books. In this column we draw your attention to important […]
We are presenting the 2nd round report of Women’s FIDE Grand Prix 2014. If you’ve missed the round 1 report you may see it here. Hou Yifan is in sole possession of first with a perfect 2-0 score. White’s mastery of black was lessened in round two as both Yifan andKosintseva won with black pieces.
One of a series of six events over a two year period. Round one of the Khanty-Mansiysk Grand Prix event started with a bang. White won 5 of the 6 games played.The only board where white did not win was in the game of Kosteniuk and Stefanova. Kosteniuk came from a large disadvantage to get […]
We’re excited to announce that we are holding a tactics solving contest here on TheChessWorld.com for a chance to win one of 3 VIP tickets to the International Chessboxing: Season Opener event in London, U.K., April 12th 2014! To enter the contest you just need to solve all 3 tactics problems below and comment with […]
