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02 July. 2018
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Link 01
Fundamental Pawn Structures. Hanging Pawns
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/fundamental-pawn-structures-hanging-pawns/
Link 02
7 Basic Pawn Structures you must know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-basic-pawn-structure-you-must-know/
1. Passed pawn
2. Isolated pawns
3. Connected pawns
6. Hanging pawns
7. Pawn majority. (King side or Queen side)
Article 2 (about pawns)
https://thechessworld.com/articles/total-chess/total-chess-strong-pawns-vs-weak-pawns/
Link 03
15 Must Know Opening Pawn Formations
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/15-must-know-chess-pawn-formations/
Link 04
7 Simple and powerful middle game ideas
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/7-simple-yet-powerful-middle-game-ideas-that-win-games/
Link 05
3 Reasons for chess stagnation
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/top-3-reasons-for-chess-stagnation/
Link 06
7 Most important opening principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/7-most-important-opening-principles/
Link 07
Backward pawn. 5 things to remember
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/backward-pawn-5-things-to-remember/
Link 08
7 Most important middlegame principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/7-most-important-middlegame-principles/
Link 09
7 Most important endgame principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-most-important-endgame-principles/
Link 10
Vizualization chess training
https://thechessworld.com/articles/training-techniques/vizualization-chess-training/
Link 11
Biggest psychological blocks that prevent you from improving at chess
https://thechessworld.com/articles/training-techniques/3-biggest-psychological-blocks-that-prevent-you-from-improving-at-chess/
Link 12
5 Most Important Principles of Chess Thinking
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/5-key-principles-of-chess-thinking/
Link 13
7 Most Important Principles of Positional Chess
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/7-most-important-principles-of-positional-chess/
Link 14
Top 5 Endgame Mistakes Most Players Are Still Making
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/top-5-endgame-mistakes-most-players-are-still-making/
Link 15
Dynamic Structures: Hanging Pawns + Bishop Pair
http://www.thechessworld.com/learn-chess/1-openings/646-dynamic-structures-hanging-pawns-bishop-pair
The above link was served with 404 error on 2 july, 2018. This link alone is invalid.
Link 16
25 Middlegame Concepts Every Chess Player Must Know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/25-middlegame-concepts-every-chess-player-must-know/
Link 17
7 ways to improve your endgame play
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-ways-to-improve-your-endgame-play/
Link 18
Starting an attack: 5 Things to know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/starting-attack-5-things-know/
Link 19
The isolated queen’s pawn vs the c3/c6 pawn
https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/isolated-queens-pawn-vs-c3c6-pawn/
Link 20
Planning in accordance with the pawn structure
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/planning-accordance-pawn-structure/
Link 21
The capablanca pawn structure
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/the-capablanca-pawn-structure/
Link 22
Pawn structures and attacks
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/pawn-structures-and-attacks/
Link 23
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/principle-two-weaknesses/
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
Link 24
Prophylaxis
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/prophylaxis/
Link 25
Typical Endgame Structures: KID – Benoni
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/typical-endgame-structures-kid-benoni/
Chess Tactics | 38 Definitions and Examples
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-tactics
Link 02
Pawn endgames
https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-endgames-easy-yet-difficult
Link 03
Pawn endgames
https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-endgames-a-practical-guide
Link 04
Good Bishop, bad knight
https://www.chess.com/article/view/good-bishop-bad-knight
Link 05
Rook endgame principles
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-the-principles
Link 06
Imbalanced forces
https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalanced-forces-part-1
https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalanced-forces-part-2
Link 07
Rook endgame essentials
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-1
philidor position, lucena position, long side short side principle, too short rook
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-2
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-3
Link 08
Basic Fortresses. Lonely king able to survive a bigger army of opponent
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-build-a-chess-fortress
Link 09
Lucena position
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chess-endgame-every-beginner-should-know
Link 10
Philidor position, Lucena position
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-rook-endings-you-must-know
Link 11
https://www.chess.com/article/view/dont-do-this-in-your-chess-games
Link 12
https://www.chess.com/article/view/going-back-to-square-one-in-chess
Link 13
https://www.chess.com/article/view/king-of-the-hill-on-g3
Link 14
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-indian-roots-of-modern-chess
Link 15
Welcome to Chess
Beginner Basics
HOW TO SET UP A CHESS BOARD AND PIECES
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-set-up-a-chessboard
Link 16
https://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparovs-brilliancy-prizes
Link 17
https://www.chess.com/article/view/deep-blue-kasparov-chess
Link 18
https://www.chess.com/article/view/what-can-we-learn-from-this-horrible-game
Link 19
https://www.chess.com/article/view/attacking-f7-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
Link 20
Interference
https://www.chess.com/article/view/do-you-know-this-rare-chess-tactic
Link 21
Positional player vs Tactical player
https://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-player-vs-tactical-player
Link 22
2000+ rated player blog - Lot of links
https://www.chess.com/blog/UAArtur/15-sec-and-you-are-dead-my-immortal-bullet
LOT OF LINKS ON SIDE
Link 23
How to play positional chess
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-positional-chess
Link 24
Six brilliancy prize chess puzzles
https://www.chess.com/article/view/history-brilliant-chess-tactics-and-you
Link 25
Poisoned Rook
https://www.chess.com/blog/MidnasLament/standard-37-the-poison-rook-smith-morra-declined
Link 26
Chess bond 007
From "Russia with Love" movie link
https://www.chess.com/article/view/bond-chess-bond
Link 27
https://www.chess.com/article/view/computer-chess-engines
Link 28
For beginners
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-games-can-end-8-ways-explained
Link 29
Chess clocks - white dial chess clocks of 20th century - digital clocks - online chess - clock problems (network lag, disconnections etc)
When playing online chess at chesscube.com and chess.com, I had often observed my opponent's clock time increase seconds as if he had increment but mine would decrease as if it had some sort of decrement system. On one game, my opponent did not make move for a long time and I was waiting for his clock to zero. It did become zero but the software considered me as lost. The person who lost on time was considered won and his rating points increased. I had complained but nothing happened. I thought he probably was an computer expert who could do tricks with online clocks at server level and that the tech team of chesscube.com would look into what happened and find out loopholes. Seems that the problems i encountered are some kind of network lag or some factors beyond common players knowledge. This page throws light on problems with clock time when playing online chess.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-introduction-to-chess-clocks
Link 30
https://www.chess.com/article/view/links-to-the-past-iv
Link 31
King's gambit
Eisenberg's Strange Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/eisenberg-s-strange-gambit
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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nh3
This opening seems to defy established chess axioms such as A Knight on the Rim in Dim, as well as gambiting a pawn for no real development, but it's hard to find a real refutation. Then again, possibly because of it's oddness and superficial dysfunctionality, it doesn't seem to have been analyzed properly to find the refutation.
M. Eisenberg gives three moves in reply to this, which are the result of tests in the shape of club play in Odessa. He gives (a) 3...g5, (b) 3...d5, and 3...Qh4+
Link 32
King's gambit
The Villemson gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/villemsons-gambit1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3. d4 isn't often played
One of the most prolific practioners of this opening is Kamran Shirazi, the Iranian born, American/French IM who is known for embacing the unusual (In individual games, Shirazi has beaten players such as Lev Alburt, Nick deFirmian, Bent Larsen, Gata Kamsky, Anatoly Lein, Max Dlugy, John Peters, Gary Lane, Joel Benjamin, Jeremy Silman, Susan Polgar, Eric Schiller and Mark Ginsberg).
Link 33
King's gambit classically declined
Falkbeer counter gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/the-kings-gambit-classically-declined
Link 34
King's gambit accepted. Cunningham defence. Bertin gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/bertin-gambit-what-would-you-give-for-an-attack
The Cunningham Defense in the King's Gambit Accepted begins 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7. White moves the Bishop to give his King a place to go with 4. Bc4. If Black continues with the threatened 4... Bh4+ and White replies with 5. g3, he has just initiated the Bertin Gambit.
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A quick look will show that Black has all 8 pawns while White has only 5 and that White has compromised his King somewhat. A second look will reveal that White has developed astonishingly well and has established many potential threats against Black's King, while Black has been gobbling up the three pawns (equivalent in value to an entire minor piece). The question each side is left to answer is whether or not White is adequately compensated.
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GA - An incident at a FIDE rated tournament off boards.
Year 2010. I played my first rated tournament as an unrated player. My FIDE rating was confirmed by the end of 5th round itself. 2 draws against two 1800+ players and 2 wins against two 1600+ players made me reach required 3 points for rating. Seemed that FATE switched "on" the green signal light for me to obtain rating number...... Away from tournament hall, friendly games were played. One north indian player about 1700+ rating was playing a game with his friend. He lost a pawn - I thought it must be a gambit type of approach. He lost his second pawn - I thought a 1700+ rated player losing a "second pawn" is not appreciable. He lost his third pawn ?? Now it was too much for me. I complained " arre yaar. you lost 3 pawns". He told "that is what you think"
And he won that game !!
Sometimes, a player can lose 3 pawns and win
Link 35
King's gambit
Muzio madness
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness
The Muzio, as most folks know, is a gambit involving the sacrifice or one or more entire pieces in the opening. There is both the Muzio and the Double (or Wild) Muzio. Most theorists consider the Double-Muzio refutable and Muzio itself rather tame at high level play, since, as David Bronstein put it in his book on the 1953 Zurich International, "after a short fight in the center, the pawn structure simplifies, and the fight which follows becomes flat and featureless." But, at the same time, Bronstein always encouraged the practice of playing gambits to improve ones' understanding of sharp positions and the interplay of material vs. time. Concerning the Double Muzio, Bronstein, in his book, 200 Open Games, maintained that "If one was to pick out at random only one variation from the multifarious King's Gambit (giving the main line of the Double Muzio), that in itself would be sufficient to earn for the opening the eternal gratitude of chess-players."
Whether or not such openings as the Muzio are suitable for high-class tournament play, they do help train chess players in certain aspects of the game while providing canvases for the creation of artistic and interesting games.
Salvio Gambit
Mac Donnell Gambit
Ghulam Khassim Gambit
Muzio Gambit
Link 36
Muzio madness part II
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness-pt-ii
"One of the most beautiful openings. It involves the sacrifice of the King's Knight, but is not considered safe, as it is believed to admit of a perfectly satisfactory defence, and therefore to be disadvantageous to the attacking player, on account ol his having a piece less than his adversary. Nevertheless he usually gains two Pawns, a two-thirds value of the Knight given up, and the attack is very formidable, and requires great care in answering." —Henry Bird
"We could easily, and in an interesting manner, fill up a treatise on the Muzio Gambit, and even then, perhaps, we should not have said the last word. For our own part, we should just as soon play this Gambit as any other." -Isidor Gunsberg
"This brilliant Gambit was first noticed by Dr. Salvio, who states that ' the game was sent to him by Signor Muzio, who commonly won it of his adversary Don Geronimo Cascio.' The attack obtained by the sacrifice of the Knight was until recently considered irresistible." —William Cook
""The Muzio has been traced to Polerio (1590) or thereabouts. White may give up the Bishop instead of the Knight. There is nothing better for White than 5 Castles—playing for attack at all costs." —James Mason
"The surrender of the Knight at move 5 and its acceptance constitutes a variation of the King's Gambit about as favourable as any other to the first player. It is the most brilliant of all the openings, a Gambit within a Gambit, yielding an intense attack, but one which in the nature of things is unsound. The time gained is not equivalent to the force surrendered." —James Mason
"Sound or not, the Muzio Gambit will always hold a place of honour in the theory of the openings." —Saveliĭ Tartakover
Link 37
King's gambit
Muzio madness - part III
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness-pt-iii
The Double, or wild, muzio
There happens to be several openings or variations that fall unter the umbrella of either "Double Muzio" or "Wild Muzio." They all involve the sac of two pieces in the opening.
Link 38
King's Gambit
The Dreaded Cunningham
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/the-dreadful-cunningham
Link 39
Danish Gambit
The Northern Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-northern-gambit
Link 40
The Northern Gambit part 2
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-northern-gambit-ii
Link 41
Traxler Counter Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-walk-on-the-wild-side
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6, 4.Ng5 poses some serious difficulties for Black.
However the most exciting, poetic (and probably sound) response, the one that answers White audacity with an audacity of its own, is the seemingly suicidal 4. . . Bc5. This is the beginning to the Traxler or the Wilkes-Barre.
Nick DeFirmian wrote: "the Wilkes-Barre Variation 4...Bc5!? looks crazy—Black ignores White's threat to f7—yet there is no known refutation of it. In Europe, it is known as the Traxler Variation.
"While Alex Dunne wrote: "The logic behind 4. ... Bc5 is simple and bloodthirsty: the attack belongs to the better developed side. By branding 4. Ng5 a "beginner's move," moving a piece twice in the opening, Black prepares his own systematic attack on f2, backed up with an extra developing move or two. If a pawn or two, a rook, or even a few pieces go into the box, what does it matter when a king is at stake?."
Link 42
Traxler Counter Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-walk-on-the-wild-side-part-ii
Link 43
The 10 Best Chess Traps
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-best-chess-traps
1. Noah's Ark Trap
2. Legal Trap
3. Cambridge Springs Trap
4. Lasker Trap
5. Rubinstein Trap
6. Siberian Trap
7. Fajarowicz Trap
8. Blackburne Shilling Trap
9. Englund Gambit Trap
10. Fishing Pole Trap
Link 44
Living Chess - The Golden Age
https://www.chess.com/article/view/living-chess-the-golden-age
Link 45
Why you should muddy the waters in chess
https://www.chess.com/video/player/why-you-should-muddy-the-waters-in-chess
When playing against a human opponent, sometimes it pays off to create uncertainty and complications on the chessboard. Learn how to muddy the waters the right way in this lesson, and you just might save a few games.
Link 46
Dutch Defence
https://www.chess.com/blog/FangBo/classical-dutch-strategy-1-e5-f4-closed-centre
Link 47
New Mastery Course: Learn The Trompowsky Attack
https://www.chess.com/article/view/new-mastery-course-trompowsky-attack
Link 48
The Belgrade Gambit
https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-belgrade-gambit
Link 49
The Complete English Defense
https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-complete-english-defense
Link 50
Secrets of the English Attack
https://www.chess.com/lessons/secrets-of-the-english-attack
Link 51
Pirc Defense for White
https://www.chess.com/lessons/pirc-defense-for-white
Link 52
https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-pawn-structures
IM Silman says : From my online glossary, I define it as “the positioning of the whole pawn mass. Also referred to as the pawn skeleton. This positioning of the pawns is what usually dictates the types of plans available in a given position due to open files, space, pawn weaknesses, etc.”
Link 53
https://www.chess.com/article/view/your-pawn-structure-is-your-friend
Link 54
Learning pawn structure for players under 2000
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-pawn-structure-for-chess-players-under-2000
Link 55
Adams - a fantastic player
https://www.chess.com/blog/michechess89/a-deflection-puzzle-you-wont-forget-video
Link 56
8 tips to play better in endgames
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/8-tips-to-play-better-in-endgames
Link 57
King, bishop and rook pawn vs King
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/king-bishop-and-rook-pawn-vs-king-almost-all-you-need-to-know-video
Link 58
King and Queen vs King and pawn
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/king-and-queen-vs-king-and-pawn-almost-all-you-need-to-know
Link 59
Mined squares
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/mined-squares
Link 60
Fortress
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/fortress
Link 62
The Top 10 Chess Books Every Chess Player Should Read
https://www.chess.com/article/view/top-10-chess-books
01. Bobby Fischer teaches chess
02. How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
03. My System by Aron Nimzowitsch
6. Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
7. Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master by Jeremy Silman
8. Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal
9. Karpov's Strategic Wins (two volumes) by Tibor Karolyi
10. My Great Predecessors (series) by Garry Kasparov
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http://chess.geniusprophecy.com/
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/kramnik-and-kasparov-the-end-of-an-era
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https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/best-chess-games-anands-sacrificial-miniature-anand-vs-gelfand-1996
At the end of 15th move, Anand had 6 pawns against Gelfand's 7 pawns. He says "taking out Gelfand loose pawn to make the numbers even, a mistake" 16.Nxc5?
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Chess Masterpieces: Anand Crushes The Sicilian - Anand vs. Sokolov, 1992
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/chess-masterpieces-anand-crushes-the-sicilian-anand-vs-sokolov-1992
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Best Chess Games: Anand Defeats Kasparov in the World Championship - Anand vs. Kasparov, 1995
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/best-chess-games-anand-defeats-kasparov-in-the-world-championship-anand-vs-kasparov-1995
02 July. 2018
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Fundamental Pawn Structures. Hanging Pawns
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/fundamental-pawn-structures-hanging-pawns/
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7 Basic Pawn Structures you must know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-basic-pawn-structure-you-must-know/
1. Passed pawn
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3. Connected pawns
4. Backward pawn
5. Doubled pawns
7. Pawn majority. (King side or Queen side)
Article 2 (about pawns)
https://thechessworld.com/articles/total-chess/total-chess-strong-pawns-vs-weak-pawns/
Link 03
15 Must Know Opening Pawn Formations
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/15-must-know-chess-pawn-formations/
Link 04
7 Simple and powerful middle game ideas
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/7-simple-yet-powerful-middle-game-ideas-that-win-games/
Link 05
3 Reasons for chess stagnation
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/top-3-reasons-for-chess-stagnation/
Link 06
7 Most important opening principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/7-most-important-opening-principles/
Link 07
Backward pawn. 5 things to remember
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/backward-pawn-5-things-to-remember/
Link 08
7 Most important middlegame principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/7-most-important-middlegame-principles/
Link 09
7 Most important endgame principles
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-most-important-endgame-principles/
Link 10
Vizualization chess training
https://thechessworld.com/articles/training-techniques/vizualization-chess-training/
Link 11
Biggest psychological blocks that prevent you from improving at chess
https://thechessworld.com/articles/training-techniques/3-biggest-psychological-blocks-that-prevent-you-from-improving-at-chess/
Link 12
5 Most Important Principles of Chess Thinking
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/5-key-principles-of-chess-thinking/
Link 13
7 Most Important Principles of Positional Chess
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/7-most-important-principles-of-positional-chess/
Link 14
Top 5 Endgame Mistakes Most Players Are Still Making
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/top-5-endgame-mistakes-most-players-are-still-making/
Link 15
Dynamic Structures: Hanging Pawns + Bishop Pair
http://www.thechessworld.com/learn-chess/1-openings/646-dynamic-structures-hanging-pawns-bishop-pair
The above link was served with 404 error on 2 july, 2018. This link alone is invalid.
Link 16
25 Middlegame Concepts Every Chess Player Must Know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/25-middlegame-concepts-every-chess-player-must-know/
Link 17
7 ways to improve your endgame play
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/7-ways-to-improve-your-endgame-play/
Link 18
Starting an attack: 5 Things to know
https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/starting-attack-5-things-know/
Link 19
The isolated queen’s pawn vs the c3/c6 pawn
https://thechessworld.com/articles/openings/isolated-queens-pawn-vs-c3c6-pawn/
Link 20
Planning in accordance with the pawn structure
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/planning-accordance-pawn-structure/
Link 21
The capablanca pawn structure
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/the-capablanca-pawn-structure/
Link 22
Pawn structures and attacks
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/pawn-structures-and-attacks/
Link 23
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/principle-two-weaknesses/
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
Link 24
Prophylaxis
https://thechessworld.com/articles/middle-game/prophylaxis/
Link 25
Typical Endgame Structures: KID – Benoni
https://thechessworld.com/articles/endgame/typical-endgame-structures-kid-benoni/
Chess.com links
Link 01Chess Tactics | 38 Definitions and Examples
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-tactics
Pawn endgames
https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-endgames-easy-yet-difficult
Link 03
Pawn endgames
https://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-endgames-a-practical-guide
Link 04
Good Bishop, bad knight
https://www.chess.com/article/view/good-bishop-bad-knight
Link 05
Rook endgame principles
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-the-principles
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Imbalanced forces
https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalanced-forces-part-1
https://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalanced-forces-part-2
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Rook endgame essentials
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-1
philidor position, lucena position, long side short side principle, too short rook
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-2
https://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-endgame-essentials-part-3
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Basic Fortresses. Lonely king able to survive a bigger army of opponent
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-build-a-chess-fortress
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Lucena position
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chess-endgame-every-beginner-should-know
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Philidor position, Lucena position
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-rook-endings-you-must-know
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/dont-do-this-in-your-chess-games
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/going-back-to-square-one-in-chess
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/king-of-the-hill-on-g3
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-indian-roots-of-modern-chess
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Welcome to Chess
Beginner Basics
HOW TO SET UP A CHESS BOARD AND PIECES
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-set-up-a-chessboard
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparovs-brilliancy-prizes
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/deep-blue-kasparov-chess
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/what-can-we-learn-from-this-horrible-game
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/attacking-f7-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly
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Interference
https://www.chess.com/article/view/do-you-know-this-rare-chess-tactic
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Positional player vs Tactical player
https://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-player-vs-tactical-player
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2000+ rated player blog - Lot of links
https://www.chess.com/blog/UAArtur/15-sec-and-you-are-dead-my-immortal-bullet
LOT OF LINKS ON SIDE
How to play positional chess
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Six brilliancy prize chess puzzles
https://www.chess.com/article/view/history-brilliant-chess-tactics-and-you
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Poisoned Rook
https://www.chess.com/blog/MidnasLament/standard-37-the-poison-rook-smith-morra-declined
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Chess bond 007
From "Russia with Love" movie link
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/computer-chess-engines
For beginners
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-chess-games-can-end-8-ways-explained
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Chess clocks - white dial chess clocks of 20th century - digital clocks - online chess - clock problems (network lag, disconnections etc)
When playing online chess at chesscube.com and chess.com, I had often observed my opponent's clock time increase seconds as if he had increment but mine would decrease as if it had some sort of decrement system. On one game, my opponent did not make move for a long time and I was waiting for his clock to zero. It did become zero but the software considered me as lost. The person who lost on time was considered won and his rating points increased. I had complained but nothing happened. I thought he probably was an computer expert who could do tricks with online clocks at server level and that the tech team of chesscube.com would look into what happened and find out loopholes. Seems that the problems i encountered are some kind of network lag or some factors beyond common players knowledge. This page throws light on problems with clock time when playing online chess.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-introduction-to-chess-clocks
https://www.chess.com/article/view/links-to-the-past-iv
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King's gambit
Eisenberg's Strange Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/eisenberg-s-strange-gambit
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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nh3
This opening seems to defy established chess axioms such as A Knight on the Rim in Dim, as well as gambiting a pawn for no real development, but it's hard to find a real refutation. Then again, possibly because of it's oddness and superficial dysfunctionality, it doesn't seem to have been analyzed properly to find the refutation.
M. Eisenberg gives three moves in reply to this, which are the result of tests in the shape of club play in Odessa. He gives (a) 3...g5, (b) 3...d5, and 3...Qh4+
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King's gambit
The Villemson gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/villemsons-gambit1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3. d4 isn't often played
One of the most prolific practioners of this opening is Kamran Shirazi, the Iranian born, American/French IM who is known for embacing the unusual (In individual games, Shirazi has beaten players such as Lev Alburt, Nick deFirmian, Bent Larsen, Gata Kamsky, Anatoly Lein, Max Dlugy, John Peters, Gary Lane, Joel Benjamin, Jeremy Silman, Susan Polgar, Eric Schiller and Mark Ginsberg).
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King's gambit classically declined
Falkbeer counter gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/the-kings-gambit-classically-declined
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King's gambit accepted. Cunningham defence. Bertin gambit
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/bertin-gambit-what-would-you-give-for-an-attack
The Cunningham Defense in the King's Gambit Accepted begins 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7. White moves the Bishop to give his King a place to go with 4. Bc4. If Black continues with the threatened 4... Bh4+ and White replies with 5. g3, he has just initiated the Bertin Gambit.
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A quick look will show that Black has all 8 pawns while White has only 5 and that White has compromised his King somewhat. A second look will reveal that White has developed astonishingly well and has established many potential threats against Black's King, while Black has been gobbling up the three pawns (equivalent in value to an entire minor piece). The question each side is left to answer is whether or not White is adequately compensated.
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GA - An incident at a FIDE rated tournament off boards.
Year 2010. I played my first rated tournament as an unrated player. My FIDE rating was confirmed by the end of 5th round itself. 2 draws against two 1800+ players and 2 wins against two 1600+ players made me reach required 3 points for rating. Seemed that FATE switched "on" the green signal light for me to obtain rating number...... Away from tournament hall, friendly games were played. One north indian player about 1700+ rating was playing a game with his friend. He lost a pawn - I thought it must be a gambit type of approach. He lost his second pawn - I thought a 1700+ rated player losing a "second pawn" is not appreciable. He lost his third pawn ?? Now it was too much for me. I complained " arre yaar. you lost 3 pawns". He told "that is what you think"
And he won that game !!
Sometimes, a player can lose 3 pawns and win
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King's gambit
Muzio madness
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness
The Muzio, as most folks know, is a gambit involving the sacrifice or one or more entire pieces in the opening. There is both the Muzio and the Double (or Wild) Muzio. Most theorists consider the Double-Muzio refutable and Muzio itself rather tame at high level play, since, as David Bronstein put it in his book on the 1953 Zurich International, "after a short fight in the center, the pawn structure simplifies, and the fight which follows becomes flat and featureless." But, at the same time, Bronstein always encouraged the practice of playing gambits to improve ones' understanding of sharp positions and the interplay of material vs. time. Concerning the Double Muzio, Bronstein, in his book, 200 Open Games, maintained that "If one was to pick out at random only one variation from the multifarious King's Gambit (giving the main line of the Double Muzio), that in itself would be sufficient to earn for the opening the eternal gratitude of chess-players."
Whether or not such openings as the Muzio are suitable for high-class tournament play, they do help train chess players in certain aspects of the game while providing canvases for the creation of artistic and interesting games.
Salvio Gambit
Mac Donnell Gambit
Ghulam Khassim Gambit
Muzio Gambit
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Muzio madness part II
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness-pt-ii
"One of the most beautiful openings. It involves the sacrifice of the King's Knight, but is not considered safe, as it is believed to admit of a perfectly satisfactory defence, and therefore to be disadvantageous to the attacking player, on account ol his having a piece less than his adversary. Nevertheless he usually gains two Pawns, a two-thirds value of the Knight given up, and the attack is very formidable, and requires great care in answering." —Henry Bird
"We could easily, and in an interesting manner, fill up a treatise on the Muzio Gambit, and even then, perhaps, we should not have said the last word. For our own part, we should just as soon play this Gambit as any other." -Isidor Gunsberg
"This brilliant Gambit was first noticed by Dr. Salvio, who states that ' the game was sent to him by Signor Muzio, who commonly won it of his adversary Don Geronimo Cascio.' The attack obtained by the sacrifice of the Knight was until recently considered irresistible." —William Cook
""The Muzio has been traced to Polerio (1590) or thereabouts. White may give up the Bishop instead of the Knight. There is nothing better for White than 5 Castles—playing for attack at all costs." —James Mason
"The surrender of the Knight at move 5 and its acceptance constitutes a variation of the King's Gambit about as favourable as any other to the first player. It is the most brilliant of all the openings, a Gambit within a Gambit, yielding an intense attack, but one which in the nature of things is unsound. The time gained is not equivalent to the force surrendered." —James Mason
"Sound or not, the Muzio Gambit will always hold a place of honour in the theory of the openings." —Saveliĭ Tartakover
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King's gambit
Muzio madness - part III
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/muzio-madness-pt-iii
The Double, or wild, muzio
There happens to be several openings or variations that fall unter the umbrella of either "Double Muzio" or "Wild Muzio." They all involve the sac of two pieces in the opening.
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King's Gambit
The Dreaded Cunningham
https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/the-dreadful-cunningham
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Danish Gambit
The Northern Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-northern-gambit
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The Northern Gambit part 2
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-northern-gambit-ii
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Traxler Counter Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-walk-on-the-wild-side
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6, 4.Ng5 poses some serious difficulties for Black.
However the most exciting, poetic (and probably sound) response, the one that answers White audacity with an audacity of its own, is the seemingly suicidal 4. . . Bc5. This is the beginning to the Traxler or the Wilkes-Barre.
Nick DeFirmian wrote: "the Wilkes-Barre Variation 4...Bc5!? looks crazy—Black ignores White's threat to f7—yet there is no known refutation of it. In Europe, it is known as the Traxler Variation.
"While Alex Dunne wrote: "The logic behind 4. ... Bc5 is simple and bloodthirsty: the attack belongs to the better developed side. By branding 4. Ng5 a "beginner's move," moving a piece twice in the opening, Black prepares his own systematic attack on f2, backed up with an extra developing move or two. If a pawn or two, a rook, or even a few pieces go into the box, what does it matter when a king is at stake?."
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Traxler Counter Gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/a-walk-on-the-wild-side-part-ii
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The 10 Best Chess Traps
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-best-chess-traps
2. Legal Trap
3. Cambridge Springs Trap
4. Lasker Trap
5. Rubinstein Trap
6. Siberian Trap
7. Fajarowicz Trap
8. Blackburne Shilling Trap
9. Englund Gambit Trap
10. Fishing Pole Trap
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Living Chess - The Golden Age
https://www.chess.com/article/view/living-chess-the-golden-age
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Why you should muddy the waters in chess
https://www.chess.com/video/player/why-you-should-muddy-the-waters-in-chess
When playing against a human opponent, sometimes it pays off to create uncertainty and complications on the chessboard. Learn how to muddy the waters the right way in this lesson, and you just might save a few games.
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Dutch Defence
https://www.chess.com/blog/FangBo/classical-dutch-strategy-1-e5-f4-closed-centre
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New Mastery Course: Learn The Trompowsky Attack
https://www.chess.com/article/view/new-mastery-course-trompowsky-attack
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The Belgrade Gambit
https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-belgrade-gambit
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The Complete English Defense
https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-complete-english-defense
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Secrets of the English Attack
https://www.chess.com/lessons/secrets-of-the-english-attack
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Pirc Defense for White
https://www.chess.com/lessons/pirc-defense-for-white
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/more-pawn-structures
IM Silman says : From my online glossary, I define it as “the positioning of the whole pawn mass. Also referred to as the pawn skeleton. This positioning of the pawns is what usually dictates the types of plans available in a given position due to open files, space, pawn weaknesses, etc.”
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/your-pawn-structure-is-your-friend
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Learning pawn structure for players under 2000
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-pawn-structure-for-chess-players-under-2000
Adams - a fantastic player
https://www.chess.com/blog/michechess89/a-deflection-puzzle-you-wont-forget-video
8 tips to play better in endgames
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/8-tips-to-play-better-in-endgames
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King, bishop and rook pawn vs King
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/king-bishop-and-rook-pawn-vs-king-almost-all-you-need-to-know-video
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King and Queen vs King and pawn
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/king-and-queen-vs-king-and-pawn-almost-all-you-need-to-know
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Mined squares
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/mined-squares
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Fortress
https://www.chess.com/blog/Michel2426/fortress
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Triangulation
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The Top 10 Chess Books Every Chess Player Should Read
https://www.chess.com/article/view/top-10-chess-books
01. Bobby Fischer teaches chess
02. How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
03. My System by Aron Nimzowitsch
4. Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein
5. My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer
7. Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master by Jeremy Silman
8. Life and Games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal
9. Karpov's Strategic Wins (two volumes) by Tibor Karolyi
10. My Great Predecessors (series) by Garry Kasparov
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The Ugly Castle
Dangers after king performs castling. Unsafe castle situations
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Capablanca Games
The games played by Jose Raul Capablanca have been analyzed in countless chess books, magazines and videos.
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Useless chess piece
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Prophylactic play
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Queen sacrifice
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The Positional Queen Sacrifice
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-positional-queen-sacrifice-1
1. Queen is just one piece. It cannot win the battle alone. Napoleon didn't conquer Europe by himself, his soldiers did.
2. Pieces at certain times can be worth more than their value. For example, Hou Yifan's light-squared bishop on f3 , Caruana's beautiful knights on d5 and f5, or black's knight on d4 in my game against Howell.
3. Such factors as piece coordination and domination should not be underestimated.
4. King, king, king! Chess game is all about delivering mate to your opponent's king. One can have even five extra queens, but as long as his/her king is in mating net, none cares. The above-mentioned examples illustrate this point nicely. Example #1 : White had problems due to the weakness of the back-rank. Example #2 : Nakamura's king was stuck in the center, then ran into a direct attack on the kingside after castling short. Example #3 : The White king was not feeling comfortable on g1.
5. Pawn structure. Beware of pawn moves, try not to give up squares. Otherwise your opponent might set up a long-term nest for his pieces.
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Chopping Down Goliath
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BILL WALL'S CHESS PAGEThe Positional Queen Sacrifice
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-positional-queen-sacrifice-1
1. Queen is just one piece. It cannot win the battle alone. Napoleon didn't conquer Europe by himself, his soldiers did.
2. Pieces at certain times can be worth more than their value. For example, Hou Yifan's light-squared bishop on f3 , Caruana's beautiful knights on d5 and f5, or black's knight on d4 in my game against Howell.
3. Such factors as piece coordination and domination should not be underestimated.
4. King, king, king! Chess game is all about delivering mate to your opponent's king. One can have even five extra queens, but as long as his/her king is in mating net, none cares. The above-mentioned examples illustrate this point nicely. Example #1 : White had problems due to the weakness of the back-rank. Example #2 : Nakamura's king was stuck in the center, then ran into a direct attack on the kingside after castling short. Example #3 : The White king was not feeling comfortable on g1.
5. Pawn structure. Beware of pawn moves, try not to give up squares. Otherwise your opponent might set up a long-term nest for his pieces.
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Chopping Down Goliath
In general, when a very strong player faces a lesser one, the result is usually easy to guess. However, once in a while the “victim” turns the tables and devours the giant. In this article I will give you six games where the little fish somehow eats the big fish. It’s up to you to see if you could have done the same.
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http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/
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http://chess.geniusprophecy.com/
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/kramnik-and-kasparov-the-end-of-an-era
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https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/best-chess-games-anands-sacrificial-miniature-anand-vs-gelfand-1996
At the end of 15th move, Anand had 6 pawns against Gelfand's 7 pawns. He says "taking out Gelfand loose pawn to make the numbers even, a mistake" 16.Nxc5?
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Chess Masterpieces: Anand Crushes The Sicilian - Anand vs. Sokolov, 1992
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/chess-masterpieces-anand-crushes-the-sicilian-anand-vs-sokolov-1992
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Best Chess Games: Anand Defeats Kasparov in the World Championship - Anand vs. Kasparov, 1995
https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/best-chess-games-anand-defeats-kasparov-in-the-world-championship-anand-vs-kasparov-1995
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