Book Review: Chess 101 by Dave SchlossHello chess fans. I am here to discuss the text "Chess 101" by Dave Schloss which I have just read through the review copy I recently received from the author. Let me first break down the contents and structur...
Chess Exam: Matches against Chess Legends, You vs. Bobby Fischer IM Igor Khmelnitsky 2009 IamCoach Press 190 pages http://www.chessexam.com Hello chess enthusiasts and readers! I have just finished working through my copy of C...
Here is a game from the 2009 Copper State Open, IM Ginsburg - WFM Cardona with full annotations and commentary: This was a nice game to observe as it shows a common theme in chess. The b7 and b2 squares for both sides can be a sens...
Here is a game from the 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup, GM Movsesian - GM Tregubov with full annotations and commentary: I believe this is a very instructive game which can change the mind set of playing against the Sicilian Defense. Many...
Here is the recent vote chess game between GM Becerra and the Chess.com members with full annotations and commentary: Thanks to GM Julio Becerra for the very entertaining and hard fought game! And keep your eyes open Chess....
Here is a game from the recent GM rapid match, GM Akobian - GM Shulman with full annotations and commentary: As we see with this game the Benko Gambit opening can be explosive and have a big payoff. Here Black quickly gam...
Here is a game from the 16th Asian Cities Team Championship, GM Ghaem Maghami - IM Eid with full annotations and commentary: This game was very interesting as it featured two important points where both sides made questio...
Here is a game from the 2009 Foxwoods Open, FM Mandizha - IM Robson with full annotations and commentary: In this game we see the Black player choose the very sharp anti-Moscow gambit against his much lower rated oppone...
Here is a game from the 2009 Reykjavik Open, FM Thorfinnsson - FM Lucaroni with full commentary and annotations: I was very interested in first seeing this game. The Dutch defense has been a bit suspect at the highest levels of...
Here is a game from the 2009 Reykjavik Open, GM Oleksienko - IM Grandelius with full annotations and commentary: This game was a very instructive lesson about pawn play, especially flank pawns. When you advance your flank pawns as ...
Here is a game from the 4NCL, WIM Winkelmann - GM King with full annotations and commentary: In this game we saw a dramatic rating difference between the two players. It was white at the disadvantage and black as the much higher ...
Here is a game from the 10th EICC, WIM Drljevic - IM Maksimovic with full annotations and commentary: This game was a very sound strategical effort by black. The first part of the plan was to force open lines on the kingside with h7-...
Here is a game from the 2008-2009 Bundesliga, GM Golod - FM Deglmann with full commentary and annotations: In this game we see the move 6. b4!? which is a very aggressive and interesting choice to combat the Dutch defense. Wh...
Here is a game from the 2009 Aeroflot Open, GM Ragger - IM Salem with full annotations and commentary: This game is a good example of the dangers that lurk within the Panov Attack (4. c4). White does not get concerned w...
Here is a game from the 2009 German Championship, IM Beikert - IM Wippermann with full commentary and annotations: In this game we saw white take a quiet approach in combating the Sicilian which is known to be a very dangerous op...
Here is a game from the 2009 Moscow Open, IM Zubov - IM Krylov with full annotations and commentary: This was a very nice game to show the power of the discovery tactical motif in chess. In this game white was able to suc...
Here is a game from the 2008-2009 German Schachbundesliga, IM Lauber - GM Naumann with full annotations and commentary: This game was a very entertaining game to view with two different approaches out of the opening. Blac...
Here is a game from the 71st Corus Tournament Group C, IM Pruijssers - IM Bitalzadeh with full annotations and commentary: In this game we saw a quick end after 23 moves due to a blunder by black on the 19th move. This shows th...
Here is a game from the 71st Corus Tournament, GM Iturrizaga - GM Leon Hoyos with full annotations and commentary: This is a great game to show how to properly defend against a speculative sacrifice. You must not lose your ...
Here is a game from the 2009 Australian Open Chess Championships, FM Sales - IM Xie with full annotations and commentary: In this game we saw the Slav Defence employed by black. This choice proved o be a solid one in which ...
Here is a game from the 2008-2009 Hastings Chess Congress, IM Aikhoje - IM Bates with full annotations and commentary: Sometimes in chess you must throw caution to the wind and play for the win without fear of losing. In this game ...
Here is a game from the 51st Reggio Emilia Tournament, GM Marin - IM Shytaj with full annotations and commentary: In this game we saw good execution of the reversed Sicilian starting out of the English opening. This...
Here is a game from the 2008 Pearl Spring Invitational, GM Ivanchuk - GM Bu with full annotations and commentary: In this game we see two high level masters playing an opening which is considered to be a "scholastic" level open...
Here is a game from the 2008 Bundesliga, GM Mainka - GM Buhmann with full annotations and commentary: This was a very instructive game to observe, especially with some of the pawn play. White started off with the unusual ca...
Here is a game from the 2008 US Chess League final tie-break, NM Esserman - FM Schneider with full annotations and commentary: This game was played with a 5 5 time control in the US Chess League championship match, in a series ...
