Latest Book Highlight: Oops! I Resigned One More Time!
Into the New Year we go, with all of our usual chess resolutions.Study more, avoid bullet chess, read more books, work on the endgame, drop the chess openings that are…
Play Like a Champion by Jennifer Shahade
In the world of chess, few names resonate with as much insight and inspiration as Jennifer Shahade. A two-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion, Shahade has been a beacon of brilliance…
Latest Book Highlight: Endgame Labyrinths
Following hard on the heels of Jacob Aagaard’s very popular A Matter of Endgame Technique, which won the 2023 English Chess Federation’s Book of the Year Award, comes another endgame tome with a…
Latest Book Highlight: Basman’s Folly
We all like to play something a little different from time to time. Basman's Folly: Embracing Chaos with 1.g4!?, by the prolific duo of Cyrus Lakdawala & Carsten Hansen, will certainly tempt…
New Release: Endgame Labyrinths
We all know that studying endgames is fundamental to chess improvement, but staring at an endgame study for hours and needing to remember all your calculated moves in a million-move…
The Art of The Endgame by Jan Timman
The Art of The Endgame Growing up, I personally found endgame study to be so boring. Fewer pieces on the board means fewer complicated variations to calculate, right? Wrong! The…
August Highlight: The London Files
Oh, no! Not the London System! I am sure most players feel the same when the opponent bypasses so much mainline theory by opting for what is often classed as…
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How would you feel playing White in the following positions? 2b1r1k1/pp4pp/1npq1p2/2N5/7P/1PQ1P1P1/P4PB1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1 Ntirlis - Elyoseph, ICCF 2020 White is ready to play b4-b5! Black managed to…
Playing the English by Nikolaos Ntirlis
The English is a classic chess opening that is a flexible and strategic choice for White, beginning with 1.c4. It focuses on controlling the center and offers interesting pawn structures,…
Spassky’s Best Games
A look at the legendary 10th World Champion and Russian Grandmaster Boris Spassky, and the new release Spassky's Best Games. Boris Spassky The name Boris Spassky is well known not…