ADAMS “HAMMERS” HAMMER, GRISCHUK AND JAKOVENKO ALSO WIN For the third time in the last couple of days, my favourite GM Michael Adams will be the star of the Sharjah Grand Prix round report. Because…
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When I am not writing about chess, I make bad positional moves and display horrendous endgame technique.
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 4
MAMEDYAROV JOINS MVL ON TOP, LI CHAO BEATS THE OUT OF FORM “PROFESSOR” During the weekend I played for my chess club Polet Buševec in a local team event. Luckily I am fortunately enough to…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 3
QUICK DRAWS, MISSED CHANCES AND RAPPORT LOSING AGAIN If you ever wondered whether I try my luck in sports betting, this post might give you a concrete answer. Because during the round one report I predicted more…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 2
THREE DECISIVE GAMES AS MVL LEADS THE PACK AFTER ROUND TWO The second round of the Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 once again resulted with three decisive games out of nine. Some of the better matematicians will…
What Was I Thinking #2 – Vjekoslav Nemec
Preface In this edition of the What Was I Thinking, I will be brave enough to put one of my own games. This weekend I have participated in a team rapid event in which the best team…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 1
NEW CYCLE, NEW FORMAT, OLD IDOLS Today, the new edition of the Fide Grand Prix has started with the first of the four legs, taking place in Sharjah. The third largest city in the United…
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Chess tactics 29
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Chess tactics 28
Chess study 8 – Bukhuti Gurgenidze study
CHESS STUDY #8 BUKHUTI GURGENIDZE STUDY We have already met the part of the legacy of the brilliant composer Bukhuti Gurgenidze in previously examined study. This week we will look at another one of his…
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Chess tactics 27
Best chess endgame books
Chess endgame Bibles After assembling a list of best chess tactical books in the previous post and after writing a first post in the “endgame domain”, we thought that the next logical step is making…
Chess endgames – Pawn endgames principles
“ENDGAMES TEACH YOU CHESS” Last year I have had the pleasure of playing in the 2016 edition of the Zalakaros Chess tournament. In the first round I have had the opportunity to play the Israeli…