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Puzzle challenge: July 7
by arunjchess on Jul 7, 2014   2902   7
Hello everyone, here's a challenge for you! There are two interesting puzzles below, one is an endgame puzzle and another is a studies. Let's have fun solving them! Looki...
Tactical Game Highlights: Episode 04
by Inopov on Jun 5, 2014   3809   0
Previously in TGH, we saw destructive tactical shots and counterblows in open positions. In this episode, we will examine tactical ideas that are more subtle or hidden in...
Tactical Game Highlights: Episode 03
by Inopov on May 30, 2014   2957   1
In this episode of TGH, I am featuring tactical motifs that happened and those that were missed by players from the recently concluded 23rd Annual Chicago Open which fiel...
How to Play Dynamic Middlegame Positions
by Inopov on May 28, 2014   4593   3
Early this month, the recent Capablanca Memorial super-tournament was held in La Havana, Cuba and it featured elite players such as Ivanchuk, Dominguez, So, Almasi, Valle...
6 Reasons to join the next tactic battle
by Janton on May 27, 2014   2372   0
Next Sunday the next World Chess tactics Battle will be played. I love to share some reasons why to join the battle! 1. Everyone will play the battle on his own playing ...
World Chess Tactics Battle
Chessity on May 27, 2014   1397   0
TweetFollow @Chessity Chess tactics battle with extra prizes! How good are your chess tactics during time pressure? You will know it after Chessity's next World Chess...
The Other Winner: Part 2
by Inopov on May 15, 2014   2437   0
In my previous post, I examined Pavel Eljanov's crucial win over Bacrot in the second half of the event. The game I'm about to show is Pavel's important victory over Pol...
Learn with mini-games
Chessity on May 15, 2014   1689   0
Learn chess with mini-games (updated) Have you ever wanted to play chess? Does learning chess seem boring to you, but the actual game play fascinates you and makes you w...
The Other Winner: Part 1
by Inopov on May 13, 2014   3827   1
In the recent super-tournament in Azerbaijan, 2014 Gashimov Memorial, everyone knows that Magnus was victorious. That is in the A event. In my upcoming blogs, I will be w...
Magnus strikes again: Part 3
by Erwin on May 8, 2014   3601   0
In my 3rd and final blogpost on Carlsen's tournament victory in the Gashimov Memorial we will have a look at the epic fight between Nakamura and Carlsen. I have expressed...
Magnus strikes again: Part 2
by Erwin on May 4, 2014   4829   0
In my previous post on Magnus Carlsen's tournament victory in the Gashimov Memorial we had a look at his first round win versus Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. This blog will be...
Magnus strikes again: Part 1
by Erwin on May 2, 2014   7084   2
In my upcoming blogs I am going to be analyzing yet another great tournament victory of World Champion Magnus Carlsen. What made his victory in the Gashimov Memorial even...
Tactical Game Highlights: Episode 02
by Inopov on Apr 28, 2014   2783   0
Previously in Tactical Game Highlights (TGH), I showed my game against Premkumar in which I successfully utilized my development advantage by creating threats and prepari...
Stop hanging pieces 1/2
by Janton on Apr 25, 2014   11486   5
If you lose games by hanging pieces, our new game ‘route planner V2.0’ is something for you! With this game you learn to have a better control of the potenti...
The Weak Pawn: Part II
by Inopov on Apr 24, 2014   3391   0
This week I would like to show another master game on the subject of weak pawns. After much data mining or rather “game-mining” on this subject from the recent 2014 D...
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