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…
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…
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…
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…
Review: Playing the Stonewall Dutch
Book Review: Playing the Stonewall Dutch by Nikola Sedlak “Not a Dutch surely? That would be fine by me! … So it is a Dutch Defense. One of the openings…
Review: Study Chess with Matthew Sadler
Book Review of Study Chess with Matthew Sadler “I suppose you could call this book a collection of my personal 'Eureka!' experiences, those wonderful moments when something complicated suddenly feels…
Review: Playing the English
Book Review: Playing the English by Nikolaos Ntirlis “Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory…
Latest Book Highlight: Ding Liren’s Best Games
Ding Liren, the current World Chess Champion, remains an enigmatic character, despite attempts to shed a considerable amount of light on him after his success in the title match against…
Review: Say No to Chess Principles!
Book Review of Say No to Chess Principles! “It is the aim of the modern school not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the…
Review: The Complete Chess Swindler
Book Review of The Complete Chess Swindler by David Smerdon “Chess is in the last resort a battle of wits, not an exercise in mathematics. Theory helps you; but you…