Turning the Disadvantage of Doubled Pawns
Posted on November 28,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, Beginner’s Corner. Doubled pawns are two pawns of the same color that reside on the same file. When viewed strategically, doubled pawns is a weakness. They have limited flexibility and can’t defend each other. Furthermore, it is impossible to make a breakthrough with doubled pawns in order to get a passed pawn. The problems are even more serious if the doubled pawns are isolated. In this case, an opponent gets a great square for his pieces in front of the doubled[…]
Training Program to Reach Master Level
Posted on November 27,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. It is possible to reach a successful result only by hard work and training. I would like to reveal a master training program, a more or less complete list of the most important themes that should be developed in order to become a professional chess player. Endgame Technique You need to explore special positions with various material ratios in order to develop your endgame technique. This knowledge will become your landmark in many different situa[…]
Dzindzichashvili on Chess Openings – GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Posted on November 26,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. In this video we observe traps, instruction and chess openings, Roman explains that these should only be played ‘with good moves’ so as to not risk damaging you own position – just in case your opponent sees the trap, Roman is very keen on accentuating that a trap should not be played without fully considering positional considerations. This analysis features a number of chess opening traps. Roman includes an examination of the concepts of traps[…]
Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs 6 – NM Dana Mackenzie
Posted on November 24,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. The Leningrad in the Nimzo! Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs 6 – NM Dana Mackenzie, from the ChessLecture series. This game features the Nimzo Indian, Leningrad variation middlegame! The Nimzo Indian late middlegame seems very good for Black, and Dana proves this beyond reasonable doubt. Black will eventually pressure the weak ‘c’ file with a double or triple battery. Although Black may have to fend off some early initiative, with no weaknesses it[…]
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Good lessons.