1. e4 c6 and against virtually any move other than 2. Nf3 black can transpose to a King’s Pawn Game.
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Tactical Analysis 5
This is problem 156 from The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Memorizing Chess Positions
This is a position from the Achutti vs Teixeria, Rio de Janeiro, 2000. Take 60 seconds to study the position and then try to set it up on a board or on the computer from memory…
Strategy on the First Move
You may recognize this position. Suppose you are playing this position as white. What do you do? First, forget about your opening preparation and get focused on the game by…
Tactical Analysis 4
This is problem 24 from The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Overlooking Responses to Threats
It is easy to overlook critical responses to a threat. Having a disciplined approach for the assessment of possible responses can go a long way to ensure that you play your best…
Tactical Analysis 3
This position is based on problem 17 from The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Tactical Analysis 2
This is problem 3 in The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Tactical Analysis 1
This is problem 1 in The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Tactical Analysis
This is problem 671 in The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book: 1001 Original Chess Puzzles to Challenge All Standards of Player, from Beginner to Grandmaster, by John Emms…
Master Game Analysis, Suba vs Raicevic Part 2
We continue our analysis of the game Suba vs Raicevic, played in Bela Crkva in 1985. In the last post we focused on the last few moves of the game. Here we focus on the opening…
Master Game Analysis, Suba vs Raicevic Part 1
Below we analyze the game Suba vs Raicevic played in Bela Crkva in 1985. But first some thoughts I have about game analysis…
Counting Material Quickly
If you are in the midst of a chess game, you are very well aware of the material that is on the board. But when analyzing a position presented to you, whether it’s during a break in a tournament or while assessing a chess position in a book, it can be helpful to have a system to quickly count the material that is on the board. This may seem like a minor point, but it can save a second or two of time and reduces the risk that counting material will distract you from more important considerations…
Chess Tactics: Move Transpositions
Training the mind is essential in chess. You must instill all the mental habits that are necessary to ensure that you play at a consistent strength. One area for which training is needed is chess tactics. Chess tactics can be defined as sequences of forcing moves for which your opponent has only one or a few logical responses and any other legal moves will clearly be sub-optimal.