The number of possible moves in chess is overwhelming and players have a variety of openings and strategies to choose from because of this fact. However, there are few chess strategies that are so effective and full of paradoxes as the Fried Liver Attack. Some players love this attack and I decided to dedicate an … Read more
Chess is a game that you allows you to use many impressive moves. One of them is fianchetto which allows a player without unnecessary moves to cause significant problems to the opponent. However, few know the power and weaknesses of fianchetto and even fewer know how to use it properly. If you do not know … Read more
One of the best pieces that you can use to create serious problems for your opponent is the Bishop. However, many players do not know how to use this piece. I think that the biggest problem is that players are unable to determine the true value of their pieces. When it comes to Bishops, you … Read more
Writing about a very unique opening that I use a lot is a really pleasurable experience for me. I decided to write about the English Opening because this strategy offers great benefits to the player that are using it. That is the reason why in our days, it is a popular opening and many Grand … Read more
Today I have decided to write about a strategy that I use extremely often and it can significantly increase your winning ratio. The goal of this article is to show you how to use the passed pawn in a way that you will easily understand. Many times in games of chess you will get into … Read more
Ruy Lopez is one of the most popular openings in chess. Also known as the Spanish Opening, it’s one of the oldest openings in the game and many great players like Alekhine, Capablanca, Smyslov, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Shirov and Short included it in their repertoire. In this article, you will find the basic principles of … Read more
Slav defense is a beautiful and durable opening that is important for any player to know. If you want to become better in chess you should study Slav and Semi Slav Defense in order to improve your aggression and make very good openings. Nowadays, many top players use Slav Defense and it’s one of the … Read more
The King’s Gambit is one of the most important openings a player should know. The reason is that this opening exposes many weaknesses on both sides and players are obligated to play aggressively if they want to win. So, if a person plays too safely then, from all aggressive chess openings, King’s Gambit is the … Read more
Nimzo-Indian Defense is probably one of the best chess openings that players use. Aron Nimzowitsch worked on and researched in-depth this opening (since 1920) and it is fair enough that it took his name in the repertoire of the top chess players worldwide. It’s amazing that the popularity of this opening has increased over time … Read more
I have been playing chess for decades and one of my favorite chess openings is Pirc defense. I have won many games using this opening and I decided to talk about it. You might have heard this opening with a different name like Yugoslav Defense or Ufimtsev Defence. Anyway, I think Pirc defense is an … Read more