Chess is a game that you allows you to use many impressive moves. One of them is fianchetto which allows a player without unnecessary moves to cause significant problems to the opponent. However, few know the power and weaknesses of fianchetto and even fewer know how to use it properly. If you do not know what a fianchetto is then, …

One of the best pieces that you can use to create serious problems for your opponent is the Bishop. However, many players do not know how to use this piece. I think that the biggest problem is that players are unable to determine the true value of their pieces. When it comes to Bishops, you should be able to determine …

Writing about a very unique opening that I use a lot is a really pleasurable experience for me. I decided to write about the English Opening because this strategy offers great benefits to the player that are using it. That is the reason why in our days, it is a popular opening and many Grand Masters have it in their …

Today I have decided to write about a strategy that I use extremely often and it can significantly increase your winning ratio. The goal of this article is to show you how to use the passed pawn in a way that you will easily understand. Many times in games of chess you will get into positions that advancing a pawn in …

Ruy Lopez is one of the most popular openings in chess. Also known as the Spanish Opening, it’s one of the oldest openings in the game and many great players like Alekhine, Capablanca, Smyslov, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Shirov and Short included it in their repertoire. In this article, you will find the basic principles of this opening and the reason …

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 openings that I like to …

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 ideal one to practice. King’s …

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 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 and all the great players …

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 opening that you should study. …

This article is the second part of the analysis on 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 great Garry Kasparov used this …