by Sean | Jul 24, 2018 | Blogs
World Champion Magnus Carlsen is currently playing in the Biel Grandmaster Tournament, which will serve as one of his last opportunities to play before he attempts to defend his crown in November’s title match against Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen is already in sole...
by Sean | Jul 9, 2018 | Blogs
Last time I left you with four positions from top-level chess and invited you try and find the best moves. Now is the time to see if your answers matched those of the world’s top players. Anand – Kramnik Anand played 1 Qd2+, forking Black’s king and...
by Sean | Jun 24, 2018 | Blogs
Most of the world’s best chess players are currently competing in the Paris Grand Chess Tour. Imagine you can step up to their tables and play for them at critical moments. Would your tactical ability be up to the mark? Can you find the winning moves in the...
by Sean | Jun 11, 2018 | Blogs
Once children discover how to play for the four-move checkmate they rarely want to do anything else in their games. We all know the moves; they spread like wildfire through our junior tournaments. There are slight variations, but typically the games begin like this. 1...
by Sean | Jun 7, 2018 | Blogs
Some games of chess end suddenly and with an unexpected result. Vidit – Gelfand Karpov Poikovsky Tournament, 2018 This position looks very good for White and one would expect him to go on to win, thanks to his material advantage very active pieces. Indeed, the...
