Albert Whiting Fox from Boston (1881-1964) plays this famous game in 1901. He uses his opponent's greed to bring him down to his doom. White's 17.Ndc4!! places a knight in prise; very few of us would have been able... Read more »
In almost any game of Chess there comes a crisis that must be recognized. In one way or another, a player risks something; if he knows what he's doing, we call it a "calculated risk." If you understand the nature of the crisis; if yo... Read more »
Whoever said: "It's not over till it's over" was probably a Chess player. You can be winning a game and then your opponent makes one of those out-of-the-blue moves that forces your immediate resignation. Such moves... Read more »
The endgame is the special domain of the swindle, for it is in this final stage that players dream up last-minute expedients to save themselves from otherwise certain loss. Some of the cleverest gimmicks we know have been concocted in positions th... Read more »
Here is the shortest game on record from Master tournament play, according to "The Golden Treasury of Chess" by Al Horowitz. White has two choices: Losing his Queen or getting mated, he resigns. If you ever lost in such a fashion, don&#... Read more »
Here is a game where the seventeen-year-old Wizard of Brooklin defeats his New Yorker counterpart, International Master Raymond Weinstein. After the crushing 33.Qxh6!!, Black realizes he is busted, taking the Queen is out of the question and if th... Read more »
The following miniature features a curious surprising Mate. The game takes place around the early 1900's and it is a good one indeed. If anyone out there happens to know the date and location of this game, as well as information... Read more »
In the following game, Carl Schlechter sacrifices his Queen on move 10, he does it because he is a very confident tactician. If White doesn't take the sacrifice he is down a Knight, the fact is, after 10...gxf3, White doesn't stand a ... Read more »
The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF) These southern boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been given only the following facts abou... Read more »
Here is a game where Tarrasch gives the odds of a Rook. Ironically, he goes out of "generosity", and sacrifice his Queen on move 15, and to finish off his eager opponent he immolates his remaining Rook on move 19. This game shows th... Read more »
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