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Many chess players complain that they don’t have enough time to work on chess and play chess because of their other responsibilities such as school, work, family, relationship and so on. In fact, the time constraint is the number one factor that prevents most adult players from improving their game.
Is it possible to work on chess more efficiently and to get the results you want by spending less time? If you want to know how this article is for you.
Not to disappoint those who prefer a Knight to a Bishop, we are now going to investigate what are the elements that make this minor piece a better weapon. As we mentioned in the previous article, there are no fixed rules to tell us when to keep a Knight and get rid of the Bishop.
Today we will talk about 15 most important laws of chess training. We will discuss how you should approach chess training, how to prevent common problems and how not to become an average chess player.
Here it is.
Continuing our series of strategical elements, we are now going to discuss those positions in which we must choose between keeping a bishop or a knight on the board. There is no established rule that can tell us that a bishop is better than a knight or vice versa. It all depends on the characteristics of each position and the functions that each of these pieces can develop. However, there are a few concepts that can help us identify when one minor piece is superior to the other.
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In this column our columnist dwells on the Berlin at the recent world championship and on a more cheerful note, some jolly gambits at ChessPublishing.com.
Today we want to give you some practice material to work with. Tactics is something that most chess players cannot get enough of. Solving hard chess problems is something that might make a difference in your games between a draw and a lose or a draw and a win. Try solving the following 5 problems and don’t forget to comment with your solutions.
Scattered Pawns will be our focus this time. They occur in chess games of players of any level from 500 to 2900 Elo.
Also, we will continue our discussion of common pawn structures.
Previously we have covered the following pawn formations: the pawn triangle and the protected passed pawn.
The 2014 was a great year for chess. There were many memorable chess events including Candidates Tournament, Zurich Chess Challenge, Norway Chess Olympiad, Sinquefield Cup, and of course World Chess Championship in Sochi. We have compiled a list of 10 best chess games played in 2014. Here it is.
ChessBase Magazine #163
December 2014/January 2015
Editor: Rainer Knaak
(DVD+Booklet)
Dear reader,
the 2014 is almost over and it was a great year for chess and for TheChessWorld.com. I wish you all Happy Holidays and a very successful New Year!
