Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Practice Makes Perfect
“Practice makes perfect” is a proverb we have heard many times and we often repeat. All human activities require practice. We began walking by falling and standing up many times. Chess, as a game...
Author: Roberto Villuela
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Steel King
This post is a collaboration with my friend Misha who is a true chess enthusiast. I met him at Nairobi Chess Club (NCC) where he served as a Committee Member, Director of Play for...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Attacking pieces
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby who is an expert in chess gambits. Andrew usually plays them in his games with great success. In addition, he is an active member of...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Again A Watch!
Cheating in chess is becoming a major issue and top tournaments implement highly sophisticated anti-cheating measures. FIDE Anti-cheating regulations list wallets, smart glasses, and watches as ‘forbidden gadgets’. Also not allowed in the playing...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Miraculous Escape
Nairobi Chess Club organizes every year the “Nairobi Chess Championship” with great success. Braeburn School, at Gitanga Road (Nairobi), hosted the 2023 edition. A total of 127 players participated distributed into three sections: Open,...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Psychology
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby who is an expert in chess gambits. Andrew usually plays them in his games with great success. In addition, he is an active member of...
Traps, Triks & Mistakes: Accurate Assessment
Playing correctly the opening is a guarantee of reaching at least a balanced middle game. After that, the players’ creativity in finding the most convenient plans is of great importance for taking the initiative....
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Lateral Thinking
Solving puzzles is one of the exercises in chess training. The solution of puzzles usually involves one or more patterns. Recognizing patterns is helpful in real games. In today’s post, let’s examine mistakes in...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Nepo’s Bishop
Carlsen became World Chess Champion in 2013 roughly one week before his 23rd birthday after defeating Viswanathan Anand. He has successfully defended the title in five matches. The last one against Ian Nepomniachtchi in...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Hidden Pattern
Magnus Carlsen (born in Tønsberg, Norway, Nov 30, 1990) is for many people the best chess player ever. He has a remarkable chess career having won many international tournaments. Carlsen obtained his GM title...
