Forward Chess Highlights: May
Who was ‘the Last Knight of the King’s Gambit?’ Such a romantic description, yet the name of the player, who was at the height of his powers during one of…
Who was ‘the Last Knight of the King’s Gambit?’ Such a romantic description, yet the name of the player, who was at the height of his powers during one of…
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,…
It is possible to put together an opening repertoire based on gambits, tricks and traps. The games may be fun, but the openings have a limited shelf-life and sooner or…
There is an abundance of instructive chess games and positions in Chess Parallels 1: Strategy and Tactics and Chess Parallels 2: Endgames, the new brace of books celebrating the life,…
Given the bad news about the death at the end of 2022 of Mike Basman, the great English chess maverick, it seems timely to see a new book featuring one…
‘Study endgames!’ How many times have we heard that piece of advice? Far more often than we have followed it, that is for sure. Now that the New Year is…
The Immortal Games of Capablanca by Fred Reinfeld has just been given a new lease of life, in a ‘21st century edition’ which ‘has been revised and reformatted to meet…
Much has been made recently of the top-level game Hans Neimann – Magnus Carlsen, played at the Julius Baer Generation Cup, which ended abruptly after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4…
The Exchange Sacrifice according to Tigran Petrosian by Vassilios Kotronias (Russell Enterprises) The ninth World Champion’s unique style has never been replicated, even though he died 38 years ago. There…
Forward Chess (July 2022) Smyslov Time Studying the games of strong players is always a good way to improve one’s understanding of chess. Some of the most instructive games to…