by scribe | Apr 1, 2018 | endings, games, openings, people
Happy April Fool’s Day! I really am going to show you my game with Magnus, only it isn’t the Magnus you’re thinking about. In 1995 I played in the World Open, and for once it kind of lived up to its name. In round one, I played against Leonid...
by scribe | Mar 21, 2018 | current news, games, openings, PRO Chess League
The three most important things in playing winning chess are initiative, initiative, and initiative! That has been my philosophy for many years. Although there are some exceptions and some other ways to play, I still believe that many chess games boil down to who can...
by scribe | Mar 7, 2018 | games, openings, people, positions
I’ve learned one thing from watching kids play chess: the result of a game often depends not so much on the position on the board as on the position in their minds. Often I’ll see a kid lose a piece or more, but still stay resolute and continue making...
by scribe | Feb 28, 2018 | Chess Life, openings, people, positions, PRO Chess League
… of my favorite tactic. Position after 22. … Qd2. White to move. FEN: r2r2k1/2p2pp1/p6p/1p2R3/8/1PQ5/1PPq1PPP/R5K1 w – – 0 23 Black (Olav Sepp, 2436) has just played 22. … Qd2, obviously hoping for a queen trade with good drawing...
by scribe | Feb 3, 2018 | endings, games, openings, positions
Today we’ll see the conclusion of my three-part epic game against Jay Bonin from the 2005 HB Challenge. The first two parts show how we followed and finally deviated from a terrific GM battle, Polugaevsky-Tal from the 1969 Soviet Championship. I’ve really...
by scribe | Dec 18, 2017 | literature, openings
First let me explain the title of this post: I don’t really do book reviews in my blog. And I especially don’t do reviews of technical opening repertoire books. However, I have to make an exception when one of my friends has a new book published, a labor...
