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 Sarah Hegarty | Jun 27, 2018 | Blogs
With the Gigafinals approaching fast this weekend I thought it would be useful to post some pointers for players – especially players for whom this is their first Gigafinal. This post contains some general advice about the day and also some chess advice. Though...
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...
by Sean | May 28, 2018 | Blogs
World Champion Magnus Carlsen has won many games thanks to his legendary endgame technique, enabling him to steer a very slim path to victory even at the very highest level. Indeed, a forthcoming book (due out in July) called Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen will deal...
