Jul 25, 20222 minWinning against the ScandinavianI am going to present a powerful system with White to fight against the main old line of the Scandinavian Defence. Me!- riga1960...
Jun 16, 20221 minPower to imaginationRealising that my position (White) is nothing to be proud of, I played Qf4 with the hope to target the only weakness in Black's position:...
May 28, 20221 minFIDE Mastering part IIA positional exercise for you! Black is a pawn up but White's pieces are better placed. White moves, what would you play? ............
May 21, 20221 minFIDE Mastering a bitToday's post is just a tactical exercise and the proof that I can still calculate something! Black moves and wins. .......... .............
May 7, 20222 minPlay a storyWhat I realised after many years of playing, is that the best chess games I played were the ones that looked so "easy" from the outside,...
Mar 12, 20223 minWhat is a weakness?How many times did you hear chess players talking about weaknesses? I had a weak pawn structure, he had a weak castle, the weaknesses on...
Feb 19, 20222 minThe opening is not everythingIndeed! And you can beat strong players virtually with any opening. Do not beat yourself because you don't know X and Y openings, and do...
Feb 1, 20222 minShowing off!I have played an interesting game using my regular off-beat openings (basically rubbish but good enough for a rapid game!). There was a...
Jan 29, 20223 minGreedGreed. What a horrible, horrible thing when you play a chess game. When we learn the game, we are taught that gaining material is good...