Dark Mode is now live on Web Reader
At Forward Chess, our tech-team has been busy cooking a much-requested feature. We developed, tested, squished some bugs and polished it just for you! Our web reader now has a…
Book Review: Tal Botvinnik 1960
A masterful review of the meteoric book Tal Botvinnik (1960) by none other than the magician of Riga himself, Mikhail Tal. “You must take your opponent into a deep dark…
Is it time for a Modern Benoni revival
The Benoni Defence or simply Benoni, is reached after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5. It is one of the typical defenses available to counter white's solid 1. d4. The…
New Release: Chess Analysis – Reloaded
Author Daniel (Danny) Gormally is known for telling it how it is, and in this post, he does exactly that - but in the context of his latest book release…
Book Highlight: DragonMasters, Volume 1
There are some chess openings – such as the Grob and the Black Lion - which gain a cult following at club level. This is because they appeal to maverick…
Rock Solid Chess: Volume 2
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Unsung Heroes of Chess
Chess history is replete with legends whose names echo through time, like Fischer, Kasparov, and Carlsen. Yet, there are also lesser-known masters in the game, each contributing uniquely to the…
Review: The Art of The Endgame – Revised Edition
Book Review of The Art of The Endgame - Revised Edition by Jan Timman “Closer to the game than problems, but distant enough to maintain elevated aesthetic criteria, endgame studies…
Build Up Your Chess: The Fundamentals
Chess training just got a major upgrade! The highly acclaimed Yusupov series, winner of the FIDE Boleslavsky Medal, lands on Forward Chess, starting with the foundational "Build Up Your Chess."…
Latest Book Highlight: The Life and Games of Dragoljub Velimirovic
There was a time when Bobby Fischer, the future champion of the world, specialized in racking up an extraordinary amount of points with his favorite Sozin Attack against the Najdorf…