Rock Solid Chess: Volume 2
When "Rock Solid Chess" entered the chess literature scene, it immediately made waves. Our Forward Chess users loved it (as we spoke about in our "Best of 2023" Blog Post),…
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."…
New Feature: Forward Chess Author Tool
We are happy to announce the beta release of a HIGHLY requested feature: a Forward Chess Author Tool for authors to create and edit their very own books on the…
Dvoretsky: World’s Best Chess Trainer
Mark Dvoretsky is known for many things; his success as a chess player, journalist, author, and most of all, as being the world's best chess trainer. In this post, we…
Drawing and Not Winning in Chess: Janowski vs Blackburne
Here's an old game between the Polish-born Dawid Janowski (1868-1927) and the Englishman known as "The Black Death," Joseph Blackburne (1841-1924). At the time of the game, the pair were…
The Hidden Laws of Chess
Have you ever wondered how strong chess players immediately grasp what is happening in complex positions? The secret is pawn structures. The pawn structure dictates the game's flow, and different…