Boris Spassky turns 84 years young !!
Spassky turns 84 years old today!
Happy Birthday, Boris!
Boris Vasilievich Spassky was born January 30, 1937 in Leningrad Boris was the tenth World Chess
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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
Paul Keres’ winning 5-sec tactics
Part II
Below you will find a dozen tactics from the games of the legendary Paul Keres. Some may be straight forward, others not. But … Read the rest
Paul Keres’ winning 5-sec tactics!
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
Today’s Winning 5-second Tactics
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
Today’s Winning 5-second Tactics!
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
Today’s Winning 5-second Tactics!
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
Monday’s Winning 5-second Tactics
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
Tuesday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics!
“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
On discovered-check…
The Discovered-check Revisited
We are taught to avoid the opponent’s dreaded discovered-check almost from day one of us learning to play the game. And with … Read the rest
Friday’s Winning 5-second Tactics
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
How good are your tactics?
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 5-second Tactics
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-second Tactics
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
2018 Isle of Man tournament begins
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
