Complex Endgames – GM Bryan Smith
Annoying d-Pawn Openings – IM Andrew Martin
Posted on October 03,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Trompowsky Tamed! Andy starts out giving us an overview of the ‘Annoying d-Pawn Openings’ and classifies them as Tropowsky, Torres, Stonewall, Colle, London System and the Veresov Attack. Starting with ‘The Trompowsky’, Andy examines the 2.Bg5 fearsome weapon and gives a nice antidote to its venom by producing a weird French Defense style position based on 1.d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6! 3e4 h6! 4.Bxf6 when Black finds a way to use the two bishops and fend[…]
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
Posted on October 02,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. This is one of the most important principles of chess strategy, and it has been successfully used by all the great players. Sometimes, we have a clear advantage (passed pawn, extra pawn, opponent’s bad bishop, etc.), but still can’t find the way to convert it into victory; the opponent is still able to resist. In such situations we need to create a second weakness or problem for the opponent. I prefer to call it “the second problem” because it ma[…]
Complex Endgames – GM Bryan Smith
Posted on October 01,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Try this if your final phase needs help. Complex Endgames by GM Bryan Smith, from The ChessLecture series. This lecture follows a game between two strong Russian Grandmasters, which features the Sicilian Richter Rauzer a sharp sub-opening of the Sicilian. Bryan examines the consequences of moving your king twice in the early stages of the game and then analyzes the ”pre-endgame factors”, including the ‘better placed bishop to help with winning c[…]
How Passed Pawns Can Affect the Game
Posted on September 30,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. Passed pawns are pawns that do not have opposing pawns in front of them on adjacent files. A passed pawn can become a serious advantage as it is quite hard to block. The opponent has to involve his pieces to prevent a passed pawn from promoting. This tactic has obvious weakness, as blocking pieces would become passive and limited to the defensive job. Passed Pawns in the Middle Game A passed pawn may give a very solid advantage in the middle game[…]
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