Members enjoy access to all archived content, including thousands of PDFs and hundreds of Ebooks – all free! To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted … [Read more...]
Play Like Anatoly Karpov!
Trial by Tactics is our member-only Daily Chess Puzzle. Members enjoy access to all archived content, including thousands of PDFs and hundreds of Ebooks - all free! To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. These puzzles can also be used as test questions in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN … [Read more...]
Kasparov vs Karpov 1986-1987
Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 3 Kasparov vs Karpov 1986-1987 The day of the final trial arrived. That morning grandmaster Milunka Lazarevic phoned my mother from Switzerland and said: ‘Clara, tell Garry that only two people could win a decisive game to order: Alekhine, who failed to do this, and Fischer, who didn't need to. Tell Garry that he has to do it.’ But my mother didn't tell me this until after the game. Evidently, even she did not really believe in a miracle... On the way to the 24th game I saw an enormous crowd outside the Lope de Vega Theatre. Even on ordinary days the match drew big crowds, but never so many people as on that day. I said sadly to Litvinov: ‘I expect … [Read more...]
Chess Tables
Chess Tables by Geurt Gijssen Regarding chess tables, the FIDE Handbook sets forth the following in the Tournament Regulations: The size of a table should have a minimum length of twice the length of the chessboard and a width of 15 – 20 cm more than the chessboard. It is recommended to use tables with a minimum size of 120 x 80 cm for top level FIDE tournaments. The height of a table and the chairs should be comfortable for the players. Any noise when moving the chairs should be avoided. During the meeting of the Technical Commission in Tromsö it was discussed to change this Article as follows: For all official FIDE Tournaments the length of the table is 110 cm (with 15% tolerance). … [Read more...]
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System by Damian Lemos Introduction Dealing with dynamic and aggressive defences like the Grünfeld or King’s Indian is not an easy task for White players. Over the years, I’ve tried several variations against both openings, usually choosing lines in which White establishes a strong centre, although Black had lot of resources against those lines too. When I was fourteen years old, I analysed Karpov-Polgar, Las Palmas 1994 (see Chapter 4, Game 25), and was impressed with the former World Champion’s play with White. Then, I realized that the Fianchetto System works well for White for the following reasons: 1. After playing g2-g3 and Bg2, White is … [Read more...]