Slav Defense: How To Play The Exchange Variation
The Slav defense is one of the most popular defenses to the Queen’s gambit and this defense can arise after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 2… e6 leads to the Queen’s gambit declined. By…
Top 10 Popular Chess Gambits To Try Out
As chess players, our styles of play, sometimes, depend on our mood and of course, the importance of the game. There are times when we feel the need to close up the game to test…
Know Your Chess Openings: The King’s Gambit
So we all know about The Queen’s Gambit—huge thanks to the hit Netflix miniseries. But what about that of the King? King’s Gambit is a movie that talks about a man who possesses a journal…
Know Your Chess Openings: The Dutch Defense
The Netherlands is one of the most popular nations on the globe, thanks to its illustrious citizens. The Dutch have legends in popular sports such as Johan Cruyff for football, Richard Krajicek for Tennis and…
Know Your Chess Openings: The Pirc Defense
The Pirc Defense is one of the most popular openings in chess. The opening which can be aggressive sometimes can lead to a very complex game. If you want to improve your knowledge of this…
Squeezing the Win Out of a Drawn Endgame: Mamedyarov – Carlsen 2018
[Event “World Blitz Championship”][Date “2018”][White “Shakhriyar Mamedyarov”][Black “Magnus Carlsen”][Result “0-1”][ECO “D31”][Opening “QGD: Janowski variation”] d4 d5 2. c4 e6 The Queen’s gambit declined Nc3 a6 The Janowski variation of the QGD. The idea of a6…