Most people think material is very important in chess. Obviously, if you have less pieces, in general you have a worse position. Especially if you are more than a queen down... But chess isn't just about material. It's also about how active the pi... Read more »
In a recent game I played, I encountered a French opening and answered it with the French Advance. After the inclusion of the moves a2-a3 and a7-a5, black was practically unable to accept the Milner-Barry gambit, which is very risky for black, but... Read more »
Last weekend I played in a chess tournament in my region, and in the first round I played against a player rated roughly 2050. After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 I was very frustrated when he played 2... Nf6 which should really be forbidden . Since I didn't li... Read more »
Below is a game I played a long time ago. At the time I surely wasn't a great player, but my opponent was even worse. In the opening I gambited a pawn to quickly get an attack against him (and hopefully crush him in less than 20 moves), and in... Read more »
Here's a game I played a few days ago, where my kingside attack worked very well. Black got in trouble after the unnecessary 15... Nxg7? where 15... Kxg7 made more sense. with 16. Qh6 I started making his life uncomfortable, and with 17. Bf1!... Read more »
Here's a game I played about a year ago in an over the board tournament, against a player rated 1900+. I was white, and after a somewhat weird opening I had a nice sacrifice on move 18, when my attack just devastated his king. Read more »
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