Review: Learn from Bent Larsen
Book review of Learn from Bent Larsen “Of the many chess masters I have met, Bent is the most original.” – Former World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. The great Danish champion…
Book review of Learn from Bent Larsen “Of the many chess masters I have met, Bent is the most original.” – Former World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. The great Danish champion…
How time flies! Suddenly, we have a new version of Viktor Moskalenko’s The Perfect Pirc-Modern, flagged as ‘New Edition – 10 Years Later.’ View Book What is new to this…
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,…
Review of The Immortal Games of Capablanca “I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius – Capablanca!” – Former World Champion, Emanuel Lasker.…
The French Defense is an opening for Black characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6 and creates a solid pawn structure and aims for counterattacking opportunities. In this exploration, we'll delve…
Review of Oops! I Resigned Again “After a tense fight, with the whole world watching, I resigned a technically drawn position. This was surely the most humiliating moment of my…
Get to know our Forward Chess author of the month for August 2023, Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and his colorful career as a player and author. Matthew Sadler My career as…
The London System has seen a huge increase in popularity in recent times, from the club to the World Championship level, most likely because it's an easy opening to learn…
The Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening) is one of the oldest and most theorized chess openings in the world, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. Let's take a…
Book review of Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin. As the title indicates, this book is devoted…