Review: The Royal Chess Couple in Action
Book Review of The Royal Chess Couple in Action “No one will pretend that solving problems is going to help over-the-board play, but there is more to chess than going…
Book Review of The Royal Chess Couple in Action “No one will pretend that solving problems is going to help over-the-board play, but there is more to chess than going…
Book review of The Secret Ingredient “In short, this book wants to teach you how to win at chess.” – The author, Jan Markos. The Secret Ingredient complements Under the Surface,…
The art of the exchange sacrifice is a difficult one to master. Chess players are happy enough to sacrifice pawns left, right, and center in the opening and think nothing…
Book review of The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever “Almost whoever you are, these games will stretch and expand your vision of what is possible on the chess board.” –…
Book Review of Countering the Queen's Gambit “As a result of the minority attack, Black will be left with at least one weak pawn. If he is not to sink…
Book Review of 100 Endgame Patterns You Must Know “Akiba, if you had lived in the Middle Ages you would have been burnt at the stake. What you do in…
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,…