First, a simple question: does it matter how we dress? Yes, it does. Dressing appropriately is one of the many basic etiquettes not only in chess but in many other fields in life such as work, school, and religion. In top chess tournaments, players are required to observe some type of a dress code, usually business casual or smart casual. World championship contenders usually follow the business or informal dress code.
International Master Vitaly Neimer looks at historical games, significant for the brilliant final move in each one. Vitaly finishes with a game of his own.
International Master Vitaly Neimer takes two game submissions. George from Greece sends an accurately-played online game. Ken West learns what went wrong against Matthew Manley.
2017.09.21
sergosreseli vs. Georgios Tsirvoulis, 2017: B40 Sicilian defence
Matthew R Manley (1672) vs. Ken West (1402), 2017: A05 Reti opening
International Master Vitaly Neimer challenges you with knight and pawn endgames. Failing to stop pawn promotions in time will result in Knightmares for you!
2017.09.19
National Master Julian Proleiko goes over the Budapest Gambit, a defense against 1.d4. Lines are explored from least to most popular.
International Master Vitaly Neimer challenges you with pawn studies. He starts very basic, but then advances to difficult compositions. Learn the rule of the king in the pawn's "Square." Underpromotion and opposition are also seen.
2017.09.05
If you are among those who expect this article to have a miraculous way of teaching you how to turn the events from lost to glory, I am sorry to disappoint. I haven’t been able to find such a way just yet. However, I keep trying every single game to change the odds in my favor and I hope you are too!
Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor shows two hypermodern opening games you should learn. Richard Réti plays the opening that was named for him and Judit Polgar wins against Alexey Shirov in a more recent game.
Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor analyzes viewer submissions. The first game is a beautiful 12-move mate against a whimsical opening. The second game is a fun blunder-fest where White had to salvage a draw.
2017.08.31
Brad vs. kingcoymac: C00 Lengfellner system
Anisse_Alwethar vs. catgirljourney: A00 Benko's opening
Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor looks at endgames with a zugzwang theme for a second time, as well as stalemate. Zugzwang describes a situation where a player is forced to make an unsavory move, when they would rather not move at all.
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