Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Power Of Innovation
When new openings develop, there is no theory available. It means that the surprised player has to spend extra effort in calculation and time in order to find the right answers. It becomes exhausting...
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Strategy vs Tactics
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) is unanimously accepted as the founder of modern chess. More than hundred years ago, he established the basic strategic elements of chess. While strategy is the ability to properly coordinate the...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Morra Nightmare
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: Pair of Bishops
Wilhelm Steinitz established his strategic elements of chess more than 130 years ago. One of those elements is the pair of bishops. Bishops are especially powerful in open positions when pawns do not block...
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...
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...
