Test your tactical skill
Svetushkin’s Winning Tactics

A treat for you today! The late grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin was one of the most feared tacticians in the world. Below are … Read the rest
Svetushkin’s Winning Tactics
A treat for you today! The late grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin was one of the most feared tacticians in the world. Below are … Read the rest
Part I
What chessplayer has never heard of the great Paul Keres? June 5th will be the 45th anniversary of Keres’ untimely death, and to … Read the rest
Winning 5-second tactics!
The spring season is a time of renewed inspiration, coronavirus or no coronavirus. It is human nature! Try your skill at solving … Read the rest
Staying Focused
A tactic can be considered any unexpected blow designed to (temporarily) cripple the opponent or leave him vulnerable to a follow up attack.… Read the rest
Attacking Genius
Part II
Following up on Part I of the games of Gennady Kuzmin, here I present a small sample of his tactical genius. … Read the rest
The Winner Takes All
How are you today? I trust your weekend was everything you wanted it to be and that you are now ready… Read the rest
“A thing of beauty…”
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” So wrote the English Romantic poet John Keats (1895-1921). … Read the rest
Most Surprising Double-Rook Sacrifice in History?
I recently had the good fortune to come across the following position from the 1978 game between Larry Christiansen … Read the rest
Winning Training
How are you today? Monday! The start of an other week…have a great one! Recently I got interested in solving mates in two … Read the rest
Capablanca’s Final Advice
Capablanca’s ”My Chess Career” was written in English and published shortly before the Cuban won the world title against Lasker in (1921). I … Read the rest
Winning 5-sec Tactics!
How are you today? So many interesting tournaments going on right now in the world and so I thought to myself that … Read the rest
Year end 5-sec tactics!
How are you today? To celebrate the end of 2018 I present some dozen (12) examples of tactical skill from recent … Read the rest
Monday’s Winning Tactics!
How are you today? Here follow some 6 tactics from recent events. As it is Monday – and maybe your weekend antics … Read the rest
Monday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics!
How are you today? I trust your weekend was super! Here are 6 tactics, all from the Isle of Man International, … Read the rest
Games & Tactics
One of the year’s strongest open tournaments began Saturday on the Isle of Man. A huge prize fund of 144k british pounds … Read the rest