Today’s Chess Corner
White to play and win! How?
How are you doing today? There is so much great chess going on right now that I felt that … Read the rest
Category: tactics
Thursday’s Winning Chess Tactics!
Are you up to the challenge?
How are you today? Now that over-the-board play has resumed, I have plenty of material to choose from for … Read the rest
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
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
