Inexperienced newcomers to this game have some basic notions like how to move the pieces. However, most of them have never heard about openings theory, tactical motifs, or typical checkmates. So when playing their...
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...
Chess players learn that is a good practice to develop pieces in the opening and not to play too early the queen. However, there are exceptions to the latter. The first exception is when...
I would like to thank my friend Mushfig for his contributions and suggestions in writing this post. I met him at Nairobi Chess Club (NCC) where he served as a Committee Member, Director of...
One goal of chess openings is the control of central squares, the other is piece development. If falling in accomplishing one of them is bad, do not succeed in both becomes disastrous. Today’s game...
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...
As Philidor stated. “Pawns are the soul of chess”. The value of pawns increases as they advance towards the eighth rank. And a pawn in the seventh rank is generally a headache for the...
There are openings like the Caro-Kann, French, Slav,… where after playing e6, the Queen’s bishop remains trapped behind the pawns chain. One of Black’s headaches is how to bring it into the game. Black’s...
In Batumi (Republic of Georgia) took place the 43rd Chess Olympiad 2018. Today’s game corresponds to the women’s section. It was in round 1 when team USA met team Uruguay. USA was the favourite...
Nairobi Chess Club (NCC) organised the 12th Capablanca Cup at the weekend of 21/22 January 2023. It consisted of 3 sections according to rating: Open, U1600 and U1400, with a total of 112 players....
