Thought for the day
“Some part of a mistake is always correct” Xsawery (Saveilly) Tartakower
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U14 Jamboree games 2020
U14: Benny | Aarv | Niranjana | Suhayl | Charlie | Nathan | Caleb | Toby | Alfie | Tom | Josh | Roman | U18: Nicky | Isaac | James | Bradley | Evan | Oliver | Click […] for the other rounds Benny Aarv Niranjana Suhayl Charlie Nathan Caleb Toby Alfie Tom Josh…
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bind
A bind is a limit on what a player can do, because the opponent controls some important bit of the position. White’s control of the d-file in Short-Timman left Black powerless. The most famous bind in chess is that of Maroczy in the Sicilian Defence. Black’s counterplay in the Sicilian often depends on White’s backward…
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A plug for Jessica
A book for young people who want to play chess My First Chess Book: 35 easy and fun chess-based activities for children aged 7 years + [You can find this book as written by Jessica Prescott or Jessica Martin.] Most players attending our events have got the hang of playing chess. But there’s quite a…
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Reuben Fine’s 30 Rules of Chess
OPENING RULES 1. Open with a centre pawn.2. Develop with threats.3. Play knights before bishops.4. Castle as soon as possible.5. Avoid developing the queen too early.6. Do not move the same piece twice without a good reason.7. Use your minor pieces to fight for the centre.8. Maintain at least one pawn in the centre.9. Make…
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Crash! Bang! Wallop! Sacrifices on the King’s-side
An old Greek Gift sacrifice on h7 from El Greco A checklist: Bxh7 is possible Nf3 can get to g5 Q can get to h5 No knight on f6 and …Bf5 not possible Is there another piece if you need it? Let’s try a harder one: Greek gift sacrifice on h7 A Greek gift that…
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Bad things happen to players who don’t DuCK
DuCK or grouse… Opening tasks (first level) 1. Develop your pieces towards the centre 2. Get at least a pawn stake in the centre 3. Castle King’s-side DCK = Develop, Centre, King If you don’t duck, you will get punched! 1. Fell behind in development Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Game https://lichess.org/study/T5MuJ9Eo 2. Lost the centre 3. Got King…
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Bad Bishop
A Bad Bishop is a Bishop hampered by its own pawns. If it’s your only piece, or one of a few pieces remaining, it can lose you the game (Bernstein-Mieses) If your position overall is good, you can tolerate a poor Bishop in the mix. Several defences ask Black to put up with a bad…
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Good and bad traps
There are good traps and bad traps. A good trap is a trap you set with a good move A bad trap is a trap you set with a bad move If your opponent plays a good move against your bad move, you will have a worse position! So don’t play a bad trap, but…
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Games to learn by heart?
[p]I was intrigued to see this on Twitter: #chesspunks #chess Hey everyone I'm trying to find 10 classic games to remember by heart. Ideally below 30 moves. The first one that comes to mind is the Opera Game played by Morphy. Which would you recommend? — The Chess Parlor (@ChessParlor) November 3, 2022 [p]Now, I…