Chess tactics 84 The example is taken from book written by I. A. Horowitz- Winning Chess Tactics Illustrated Click here for complete list of chess tactics
Ivan Šarić Interview
IVAN ŠARIĆ For almost a decade now, Ivan Šarić has been both the top-ranked and the strongest Croatian chess player. Already back in 2007, he introduced himself to the broader chess public by winning the…
Nona Gaprindashvili Birthday
On May the 3rd 1941, in the middle of the World War, less then two months before the start of Operation Barbarossa, in a small city of Zugdidi in Georgia (Soviet Union), legendary Nona Gaprindashvili…
Chess study 29 – Alexey Troitsky study
Chess study 29 Alexey Troitsky study
Chess tactics 83
Chess tactics 83 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Mikhail Botvinnik Best Games
The patriarch Mikhail Botvinnik, the sixth world champion, is widely regarded as the “most instructive chess player ever” (you heard it here first). And indeed, in a number of his games, he exerted his plans…
Croatian Junior Chess League 2018
Participants and regulations Croatian junior chess league 2018 took place between 2nd and 8th of April 2018. The Tournament was held in tourist settlement “Margarita Maris” in the small city of Sv. Filip and Jakov which has 4606 inhabitants (according…
Sven Tica Interview
Sven Tica is one of the youngest Croatian International Masters. Together with Plenča Jadranko and Leon Livaić, he is a member of the ‘holy trinity’ of the Croatian Youth. These three players are well in…
Lajos Portisch Birthday
There are many areas in which Hungarians have achieved outstanding results: – Classical music – Repelling Mongol invasions – Fence building However, nowhere have they achieved as outstanding results as in chess. Hungary is one…
Chess tactics 82
Chess tactics 82 The example is taken from book written by Yakov Neishtadt Improve Your Chess Tactics: 700 Practical Lessons & Exercises
Candidates Tournament 2018 – Round 14
In the end, there can be only one Aaaaaand, just like that the Candidates Tournament 2018 is over. 14 gruelling rounds have passed in a blink of an eye. The players have presented some marvellous,…
Candidates Tournament 2018 – Rounds 12 and 13
Drama at its peak as Caruana loses and wins to take the lead Dramatic final round is not something new for the modern Candidates tournament. In 2013, Carlsen lost with White pieces to Svidler and…