Chess Author of the Month: Wojciech Moranda
Get to know our Forward Chess author of the month for May 2023, Grandmaster Wojciech Moranda. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your chess career! I learned…
A Chess Biography of Szymon Winawer
Broaden your chess history knowledge through the chess biography of Szymon Winawer, a Polish-born world top-10 chess player, who played against some of the most well-known historical chess giants such…
Historic Chess Games: Tartakower vs Reshevsky
Today we are looking at a 1937 Stockholm Olympiad game between Saviely Tartakower and Samuel Reshevsky. These two players were on top board for their respective countries. Ironically, the one…
Squeeze Play by Cyrus Lakdawala
When a boa constrictor latches onto its prey, it starts squeezing. Then when the prey exhales, the snake squeezes even tighter until eventually, the battle is won. We can relate…
A Journey Back in Time: Chess World Champions Part 3
In this final article, we take a look at the modern World Champions all the way up to the newly crowned king, Ding Liren. Anatoly Karpov Garry Kasparov Vladimir Kramnik…
Forward Chess Highlights: April
The English Defense (1. c4 b6 or 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6) derives its name from the use and development of this unusual opening by Jonathan Speelman, Raymond Keene,…
A Journey Back in Time: Chess World Champions Part 2
In Part Two of learning about Chess World Champions, we take a look at the Soviet Dominance on the World Championship throne, starting with Mikhail Botvinnik up until its disruption…