From May 11th-14th, 2017, the largest chess tournament in the world took place. SuperNationals VI brought 5,577 chess players from across the United States t…
Analyzing games were GM Ben Finegold and GM Elshan Moradiabadi.
Learn everything about the Benoni Defense, a common opening for Black.
The other one is to play a6 and then b5 to expand on the queenside.
The following is an unusual miniature played by a young Alexander Alekhine in Paris in 1913. It’s unusual because most of the time capturing more stuff…
He is looking at the pawn on f7 and the pawn on b7. A fork!
This is the follow-up article to How To Handle Large Chess Clubs. Before, I discussed the importance of utilizing the resources at your school to make s…
Make sure that everyone knows that the purpose is to determine the best groups —
Disco Dancing with Double Checks, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Today we will learn how to duke it out over the chessboard with the discovered doubl…
So after the white bishop moves to either b4 or g3, the king has to escape from danger
Hello! Today we will be learning how best exploit a space advantage. After following opening principles, there is a good chance that you will have been able …
kingside and center, I was able to open up a second front on the queenside with b4
A lot of kids don’t like seeing their opponents play 1. d4 when they are black. Why? It’s slower and less exciting than 1. e4, plus it’s less common, so most…
If white tries to play b3 and Ba3 to trade it off, stop them with Qe7! 3.
Dear Chess Coaches, There are different kinds of pins – some are
knight would be illegal, since it would leave the king in check to the bishop on b5
FM Tani Adewumi has earned his second IM Norm, coming one step closer to becoming an international master!
threatens both the bishop on e4 and opens the diagonal leading to a possible mate on b2
Hello chesskids! Today we will learn about holding off the opponent’s attack. Sometimes it is necessary to weaken your king position to improve other aspects…
I then reorganized my queen and bishop to threaten checkmate on b2, which was at
