From personal coaching experiences to scientific research, the debate on the intelligence of chess players has always been a topic of intrigue. Does the skill of manoeuvring pawns, knights, and kings on a chessboard truly reflect the intelligence of the player? Chess players often showcase enhanced cognitive and problem-solving abilities. The intricate nature of the game has led many to…
Chess is obviously an activity that you cannot do alone. You need someone to play with, but in order to really hone your skills as a chess player, you need to have someone that can guide you or, at the very least, pose enough of a challenge to develop and harness your skills. Almost every chess master and legend had…
Finding the best chess sets on Amazon isn’t easy. You’ll likely need to look through hundreds of chess sets with different features. In some cases, the Amazon chess sets you get to see first may not be what you need. Do you want a foldable Amazon chess set for professional play? Or do you want a plain chess set with…
Richter-Rauzer is the most popular attack against the classical Sicilian, which starts with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5. This is a very aggressive and sharp line played often at top-level chess. 6…e6 is the main line here. But black can also play sidelines like 6…Qb6, 6…Bd7 and 6…a6 6…e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 is the…
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 is the Kalashnikov Sicilian. This line is very similar to Sveshnikov, with a difference that Nf6 and Nc3 have not been played. This way black avoids the pin that occurs in Sveshnikov after Bg5. 5.Nb5 is the best move here. Other moves allow black to equalize easily. For example, after 5.Nf5 d5…
1.e4 c5 is the Sicillian Defense. It is perhaps the most popular opening in chess. This aggressive opening leads to asymmetrical pawn structures and very exciting chess. There is a wide variety of variations that the game can go. In this post, we will take an overview of the possible variations. Black’s idea is to exchange his c pawn for…
