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With the advance of technology and the improvement of the chess engines, more and more chess players have started to focus a lot on the opening and slightly disregard the other phases of the game, especially the endgame. While knowing your theory well is very important, you should find the right balance in your preparation […]
In a game of chess, we are usually confronted with many critical moments where we need to find the right plan to getting or even maintaining an advantage. It is very comfortable to play when we find the right answer in such situations or our opponent simply makes a mistake that we are able to […]
Attacking chess and the tactical combinations are perhaps some of the most important topics a club player should learn. There are plenty of resources available to improve, from tactics trainers to books and video courses. Nevertheless, it seems like club players cannot get enough of it and always strive to improve further. And that’s understandable […]
Scotch Opening Game is a very interesting opening, especially for those club players’ strength [meaning under 2200]. It is a pretty rare opening that may either be used as a surprise or as a weapon of choice. White challenges the black center right away and ends up in an aggressive-looking position. Black has his own […]
The middlegame is something that many club players are struggling with because there is no clear way to improve it. You can work on tactics, memorize openings and drill the endgames, but the middlegame understanding is something that comes only with experience. In order to get that experience, you need to both study the classics […]
The first super tournament of the year has started in Wijk aan Zee and has brought us many interesting and fighting games and a few surprises as well. For this week’s article, we have selected all three games from this tournament and we hope that you will enjoy them as much as we did!
Endgame Plays are one of the most important and at the same time complicated parts of chess. It appears simpler than the Middlegame or the opening, but it is very misleading. Every tiny mistake may be decisive and instantly lose the game. Every pawn, square, and tempi is something to look out for. The calculation […]
One of the most frequently asked questions from amateurs to masters is the simple “what is better – 1.e4 or 1.d4?” However, the answer to this question is not that trivial and it depends on many factors. In this article, we will try to give you our views and some explanations that will hopefully help […]
Dutch Defense is a great attacking opening choice where black prepares the king’s side attack from move one. In order to avoid complications in the center black usually locks it up early in the game. Dutch was never a super popular opening, especially on the top level. Nevertheless, many strong players including Alexander Alekhine, Bent […]
Making mistakes is a big part of chess. Chess games are won or lost solely because of mistakes. It is literally impossible to play “perfect game” because evaluation changes as theory progresses. There are different types of mistakes. Some are slight positional inaccuracies and some are serious tactics oversights. The second type usually loses immediately. […]
