"It is an error to think, that rook endgames are easy to play!" Victor Kortschnoi 1. A basic rook endgame The following diagram is is a basic rook endgame, everyone should know. So we see: When the black king keeps moving betwee... Read more »
Please look at the following position. It is from a game of super grandmaster level. Shirov, the white player, showed here much creativity White has pushed very early his d-pawn till the seventh row. But now black threatens to interrupt t... Read more »
Please look at the following pawnstructure. It is a very popular pawnstructure, which can come up from several openings. For example from the Semi-Tarrasch and Queen`s gambit accepted, but also from the Greenfield opening (with pawn on g6) ... Read more »
After a sharp gambit in Slav defense white has a strong kingside attack. Black decides to give an exchange ( rook for minor piece) to stop the white initiative and go for a better endgame.- Why a better endgame? Because the pair of bishops and th... Read more »
In one of my free OTB - games came up following position: I had had for a long time the initiative and now I saw the chance to transpose into a better bishop endgame with an outside passed pawn 1. ... Bxg2 ! The bishop cannot be taken, b... Read more »
The underestimated pawns Philidor said in his famous chess book: " Th... Read more »
Some time ago I posted here in my blog A good bishop on b2! and praised that bishop. Here now two new examples with that theme. *** Last friday a friend showed me a position from one of his games. He had the ... Read more »
Presumely many of you know already the concept of a far distant passed pawn . Here is an illustrative example for it: Although the material is equal, white will win this pawnendgame easily.The reason for it is the distant passed pawn on ... Read more »
You know the four main elements in chess ? The first three are clear: 1. Space = the chessboard 2. Material = the pieces 3. Time = p... Read more »
I am a more positional player and most of the times I am not on search for dynamical possibilities.- But in modern chess the dynamical play and the fight for initiative have become to a very important weapon!. Here a position in the Catalan op... Read more »
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