Submitted by on Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:30am.
In this game, Jose Capablanca faces off against Angel Arnal in Barcelona, 1935. I want to take the time to analyze the position right after White plays 12. d5 which offers up a free Pawn for Black. What is the great Capablanca thinking? Well, Whit... Read more »
Submitted by on Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:00pm.
In this game, Johannes Zukertort faces off against Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championships, 1886. In the Opening, Black has a very weak King, but a solid center. Which one do you think will be the first to go: Black's King or White's def... Read more »
Submitted by on Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:00am.
In this game, Paul Keres faces off against A Karu in corr, 1931, where Black shows a strong dominance early on in the game. Upon analyzing this position, the reader may notice how Keres is coordinating both his Bishop and his Knight towards Karu's... Read more »
Submitted by on Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:35pm.
In this game, Siegbert Tarrasch faed off against Aron Nimzowitsch in St. Petersburg, 1914. "To redress the balance to a great chess teacher, here is a brilliant win by Tarrasch."--Raymond Keene. As Keene implies, the reader can only imagine the ma... Read more »
Submitted by on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:00am.
In this game, Alexander Alekhine faced off against P Potemkin in St. Petersburg, 1912, where the reader can see Black already stationed with a duo of Knights. What could he be thinking? Well, here is some basic analysis from me: On 12...Qa5+, an e... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:51pm.
Well, here is a little information about Jay Stallings before I tell you about the game. Jay Stallings was ranked 3rd best in the United States in 1977 and he works for a non-profit organization to teach kids around our local schools about chess. ... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:38pm.
The windmill tactic is defined as a combination of discovered checks that can win a great amount of material or even win the game. A notable example would be Bobby Fischer's Game of the Century wherein Black offers up his Queen for positional adva... Read more »
Submitted by on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:28am.
In this game, the immortal, Joao Vianna, faces off against A Silvestre de Barros in the game we call the Brazilian Immortal. It's name comes from a series of stunning moves that leaves Black's defective position vulnerable to a hurricane of possib... Read more »
Submitted by on Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:09pm.
Here are all of my videos that I have posted. (newest to oldest)
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Submitted by on Sun Mar 8, 2009 11:20am.
If I was Predrag Ostojic, I would not have played 5...g6 in Sicilian Defence against Robert Fischer. Ooops, too late. Fischer quickly exploits that risky continuation with 14. Bxg8 removing the defender of f6 14...Rxg8 15. Qxf6 d5 16. Re2 Ba6 17. ... Read more »