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These days, I don't know what's up with the 2. Bc4 sicilian. Everyone seems to be playing it, and I have no idea about what to do against it. I won one game against it, but any ideas on better responses?
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Finally, we arrive at algebraic notation. It is 1745 and the book is Stamma's Noble Game of Chess. This is called "Pawns-Close Game".
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Now we move onto 1656 in Greco's The Royall Game of Chesse-Play.
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These are just a few ancient games to stell you about early notation.
This will be in a few sections, moving on through the years.
This is 1562 and the book is The Pleasaunt and Wittie Playe of the Cheasts renewed by Damiano, the same guy who ... | Read More
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The Nimzowitsch variation (2. Nf3 Nf6) does not occur often in modern practice. Here is a trap that Nimzowitsch himself fell for and didn't even realize it. While annotating the game he described his 'blunder' move as "a concept of hypermodern bol... | Read More
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One of Britain's strongest players has fallen for this trap, but I am not naming names.
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Philidor's legacy is a simple checkmating idea. It runs a bit like this:
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The Englund (Yes, that's how you spell it, not England!) Gambit (1.d4 e5) is an extremely odd gambit related to the Budapest Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5). In one of the main lines there is a devious trap, but I haven't heard of anyone ... | Read More
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Here is a miraculous example of <blog post title here> by Fritz as black against an anonymous grandmaster. | Read More
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You may wonder why I say never castle too quickly. Well, you're about to find out. The game does not necessarily have to go like this but the whole point is to give Black doubled f-pawns and an open g-file to attack from. | Read More