Chess Books for Beginners: Endgames
Chess endgames are one of the most crucial phases of the game. Once most of the pieces are off the board, it's the endgame techniques that can make the difference…
Chess endgames are one of the most crucial phases of the game. Once most of the pieces are off the board, it's the endgame techniques that can make the difference…
Book Review of Small Steps 2 Success “The passed pawn is a criminal, which belongs under lock and key.” – Aron Nimzowitsch in “My System” (Quality Chess edition, 2007) It’s…
Review of The Road to Reykjavik and Fischer – Spassky 1972 “When I was eleven, I just got good.” – Bobby Fischer. The year 2022 was the 50th anniversary of…
Yakov Neishtadt is a name fondly remembered in the chess community, and on this day - what would have been his 100th birthday, we take a look at his life…
Book Review of The Fully-Fledged French “I have never in my life played the French Defense, which is the dullest of all openings.” - Wilhelm Steinitz. While former World Champion…
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…
Book Review of Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide “Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position.” –…
Embarking on your chess journey and wondering where to start? Or have you found yourself captivated by the game, but are struggling to improve? Welcome to our "Chess Books for…
Review of Spassky's Best Games “Boris Spassky was my first chess idol.” – Former World Champion, Garry Kasparov. Former World Champion Boris Spassky is arguably now best known for losing…
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…