Chess study 18 B. Sidorov study This beautiful study was taken from the book Dvoretsky, Pervakov, Studies for the practical player. White to play and win
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When I am not writing about chess, I make bad positional moves and display horrendous endgame technique.
Best chess players never to become World Champion – part two – Paul Keres
Friend Paul If it weren’t for the greatness of Viktor Korchnoi, examined in the first part of this series, the Estonian Paul Keres would have easily taken the number one spot on the “greatest player never…
Chess tactics 61
Chess tactics 61 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Chess tactics 60
Chess tactics 60 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Chess tactics 59
Chess tactics 59 This position is taken from the 10th game of the Kasparov – Anand World Championship match. In that game Kasparov displayed one of the most devastating pieces of opening preparation in chess…
Chess tactics 58
Chess tactics 58 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Chess study 17 – Vasily Platov study
Chess study 17 Vasily Platov study A beautiful study on a familiar theme – the chase and the fork of the Black King and Queen. Can you spot it? White to play and win
Chess tactics 57
Chess tactics 57 BLACK TO PLAY
Chess tactics 56
Chess tactics 56 BLACK TO PLAY
Funny chess stories
Funny chess stories? Since I have started answering chess related questions on Quora, I have tried covering a broad variety of chess topics. So far, my most upvoted answers have included some chess anecdotes from my own…
Chess study 16 – Oleg Pervakov study
Chess study 16 Oleg Pervakov study We have already found out that Yochanan Afek is highly respected author in the chess composing community (see his studies here and here). Apart from being a composer himself, he…
Chess tactics 55
Chess tactics 55 BLACK TO PLAY