Today’s winning 5-second tactics!
Some 5-sec Tactics!
Good day, Sunshine! I present some tactical exercises for my readers to solve. All taken from tournaments played or being played this … Read the rest
Category: Training
Today’s winning 5-sec tactics!
Winning 5-sec Tactics!
Practice makes perfect! It does not matter what is your game, sport or pleasure: the same principle applies equally. Today I present … Read the rest
European Individual Championship
2017 Championship of Europe
(Part I)
Without a doubt the strongest open tournament of its kind in the world, the European Individual Chess Championship also … Read the rest
Viktor Kupreichik RIP July,3 1949 to May 22, 2017
Uncompromising ‘Master of Attack’ dies at age 67
FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title at age 30 (1980) but Kupreichik could have achieved it much … Read the rest
Today’s winning 5-second tactics
Winning with style and elegance!
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever” – John Keats (1795 – 1821)
What follows is all from games … Read the rest
Tuesday’s winning 5-second tactics
Winning 5-sec tactics
Today’s selection of quick tactics is taken from the Reykjavik Open, taking place as I write. Each solution can be seen … Read the rest
Sunday chess
Sunday Chess
There are a lot of tournaments at play this week! Grenke and the European Individual Championship (women) finished just yesterday. Reykjavik, Karpov and … Read the rest
Korchnoi Open finishes in 5-way tie
5-way tie for 1st place
The first ever Korchnoi-memorial tournament, organized in Zurich Switzerland, came to a close yesterday. The 7-round Swiss Open was … Read the rest
Chess from La Roda (2017)
La Roda International Open
La Roda is a smallish, traditional city in southern Spain. During the past 44 years – always close to Easter – … Read the rest
Thursday…some interesting chess
Some interesting moves…
Wayne Lazorik (b.1939) is an American photographer and teacher. His art, though provocative, is very respected and shown at only the classiest … Read the rest
Thursday: more interesting chess!
Chess potpourri
How do you engage effectively with the internet while avoiding the trap of letting the internet become a part of … Read the rest
Tuesday’s winning 5-sec tactics
Winning 5-second tactics!
The spring season always sees a flurry of tournament activity as players are more inclined to travel abroad. This year is no … Read the rest
Some games to look at
Some games to look at
Today I take a look at some recent games from tournaments still in play. As well, some tactical exercises. A … Read the rest
Tuesday’s winning 5-sec tactics
Winning 5-second tactics!
Today’s selection is from this weekend’s German bundesliga. I also give a few complete games at the very end, all very quick … Read the rest
Saturday winning 5-sec tactics
Winning 5-second tactics
Today’s examples are from the recently finished HD Bank tournament in Vietnam, the German Bundesliga as well as from the St.Louis Winter … Read the rest
Some interesting chess
Some interesting chess
An assortment of games from recent (and not so recent) tournaments that I was taking a look at earlier today, each with … Read the rest
Thursday’s winning 5-sec tactics
Winning 5-second tactics!
Good morning, Thursday! Today’s tactical challenge consists of games taken from recent events, in particular the China – India Summit match as … Read the rest
Monday’s winning 5-sec tactics!
Winning 5-second tactics
Good day, readers! Today's selection of tactics are from recent high-level tournaments that have either finished or are still in progress. As
Tuesday’s winning 5-sec tactics!
Winning 5-second tactics
Good morning, Tuesday! Here follow some 9 examples of pure, 100% tactical pleasure taken from recent tournaments...this weekend's German Bundesliga and Bunratty
