Chess Openings: Open Sicilians
The Sicilian Defense, known for its complexity and richness, is a favorite among chess players seeking an aggressive response to 1.e4. In his book Starting Out: The Sicilian, 2nd edition,…
The Best Books of 2023
2023 was a big year for chess - we got a new World Chess Champion, a reigning Women's World Champion, and many amazing chess books that will be cemented in…
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…
Chess Openings: King’s Indian Defense
We recently looked at what a "fianchetto" is in chess. Today we will explore an opening that is well known for its use of a kingside fianchetto: the King's Indian…
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…
What is a Fianchetto?
The fianchetto. a classic strategy that sees the development of a bishop on the longest diagonal of the board, is a cornerstone of many openings and enables the game to…
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…
The Most Aggressive Chess Openings
Chess, a game of infinite complexity, offers so many openings to choose from. Among these, aggressive openings hold a special allure, promising dynamic play, and quick advantages. Today we will…
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…