Giannis Slav defense is a beautiful and durable opening that is important for any player to know. If you want to become better in chess you should study Slav and Semi Slav Defense in order to improve your aggression and make very good openings. Nowadays, many top players use Slav Defense and it’s one of the … Read more
The King’s Gambit is one of the most important openings a player should know. The reason is that this opening exposes many weaknesses on both sides and players are obligated to play aggressively if they want to win. So, if a person plays too safely then, from all aggressive chess openings, King’s Gambit is the … Read more
In order to become a good player in chess you need to try hard and a lot of practice. During the early stages of my training in chess, I came against two basic difficulties. The players that I was playing against were not experienced enough to teach me new things in chess. Though I had … Read more
Nimzo-Indian Defense is probably one of the best chess openings that players use. Aron Nimzowitsch worked on and researched in-depth this opening (since 1920) and it is fair enough that it took his name in the repertoire of the top chess players worldwide. It’s amazing that the popularity of this opening has increased over time … Read more
If someone asked me which player could dominate in chess on the next decade then, I would definitely mention Sergey Karjakin. Currently, he is one of the quickest Grandmasters in the world. Winning the first position in Blitz Tal Memorial, in Moscow (10 points in 14 games), is a solid evidence on that, while, in … Read more
If you have studied many games of chess then, you should have studied some games played by Levon Aronian. The Armenian Grandmaster has many admirers around the world. What distinguishes him from his opponents? His elegant quality during his games, not only in victory but in defeat as well. His chess skills and fighting spirit … Read more
For many reasons, chess is a very particular game, entertaining millions of fans. In my opinion, it is an excellent way to spend your time, given that it teaches you lessons for your everyday life, in addition to the joy it offers during the game. One who plays regularly for many years has noticed for … Read more
I have been playing chess for decades and one of my favorite chess openings is Pirc defense. I have won many games using this opening and I decided to talk about it. You might have heard this opening with a different name like Yugoslav Defense or Ufimtsev Defence. Anyway, I think Pirc defense is an … Read more
This article is the second part of the analysis of the Queen’s Gambit. On the first one, I wrote about Queen’s Gambit Declined. On this article, I will write about the Queen’s Gambit Accepted which is one of the oldest and most solid openings in all of chess. Players like Tal, Rubinstein, Karpov and the … Read more
When I play chess, I like to make an aggressive chess opening and one of my favorite openings is the Queen’s Gambit. However, this topic is extremely big and I decided to talk about only the Queen’s Gambit Declined in this article. The second part of this article is the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. Great chess … Read more