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Owen’s Defense: 10 Reasons to Play It

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
05.28.2021
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Owen’s Defense: 10 Reasons to Play It
IM Zaur Tekeyev
05.28.2021

Owen’s Defense starts with the moves 1.e4 b6 or 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 when Black is going to fianchetto the light-squared bishop. This is a bit slow and allows White to occupy the center but Black is hoping to attack it later with pieces and pawns. This system is not going to equalize any quickly, […]

Minor Piece Mastery with IM Vangjel Buli [TCW Academy]

Daniel Noon
Daniel Noon
09.27.2020
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Minor Piece Mastery with IM Vangjel Buli [TCW Academy]
Daniel Noon
09.27.2020

Do you struggle in middlegame/endgame play? Have you ever wished you could convert your advantages more seamlessly in your games? If so, have you considered engaging in the middlegame and minor-piece endgame study? We at TheChessWorld.com want to introduce you to Minor Piece Mastery. This 3-hour course will show you how to recognize good and […]

Bishop vs. Knight with IM Mat Kolosowski [TCW Academy]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.31.2020
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Bishop vs. Knight with IM Mat Kolosowski [TCW Academy]
Yury Markushin
05.31.2020

Chess is a very complex game. Not only you need to calculate very precisely, but also you need to understand the strategy of the game. And when it comes down to strategy, one of the most important issues is to understand the “active value of pieces”. At the very beginning, everyone learns the so-called “static […]

Rook and Bishop vs. Rook and Knight Endgames

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
10.23.2019
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Rook and Bishop vs. Rook and Knight Endgames
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
10.23.2019

Endgames: Which minor piece is better, the bishop or the knight? Rook and Bishop or Rook and Knight? This is an endless debate; from a very early age, we tend to choose our favorite, a choice that’s not necessarily based on facts, but rather on feelings. Our preferences may change with the years and we […]

The “Good” Bad Bishop

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
10.28.2017
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The “Good” Bad Bishop
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
10.28.2017

When it comes to minor pieces, we know that there are a number of principles that can help us determine which one is good and which one is bad in a specific position. Thus we can properly decide which one to change and which one to keep. Since the bishops are the main subject of […]

Rook vs Bishop and Pawns: Surviving Lost Endgames

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.19.2017
rook and bishop endgames
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Rook vs Bishop and Pawns: Surviving Lost Endgames
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.19.2017

There are certain things in chess that we only learn through experience at the chessboard, or as they say, “the hard way”. This is the case for typical endgames in which we fall by accident and have to work our own way out to survive. If you are already a skilled player then you should […]

Burying the Enemy's Bishop

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.23.2016
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Burying the Enemy's Bishop
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
05.23.2016

One of the main strategies in chess is not only to achieve a goal through a plan but also to prevent your opponent from achieving his goal, whatever it might be. The same goes when it comes to the pieces on the board; we should always try to drive our opponent’s pieces into bad squares […]

When a Knight is Better Than a Bishop

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.13.2015
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When a Knight is Better Than a Bishop
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.13.2015

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.

When a Bishop is Better Than a Knight

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.08.2015
bishop better than knight
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When a Bishop is Better Than a Knight
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
01.08.2015

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 […]

Total Chess: chess piece's maneuvers

John Herron
John Herron
07.26.2012
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Total Chess: chess piece's maneuvers
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 […]

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