Have you ever sat down for a game of chess, and in the midst of a strategic battle, found a situation where your opponent's pieces prevent your pawns or other pieces from advancing? This tactical...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...