Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Houdini Escape
From November, 25 to December 13, took place in Singapore the World Championship match between Ding Liren and Gukesh Dommaraju. The match consisted of 14 classical games plus rapid tie-breaks in case of a...
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Immortal Pin
In previous posts we have seen pins as tactical resources. A pin can be absolute or relative. Absolute pin means that the pinned piece cannot move because it is shielding the king. Moving that...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Chinese Harmony
For many fans, chess is beautiful because of spectacular combinations leading to checkmate. Especially when they include brilliant piece sacrifices. That is the most visual aspect of this game. However, there is another more...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Exchange Trap
Ian Nepomniachtchi won the turbulent Candidates tournament 2020-21. The competition started on 2020, Mar.15 and finished one year later on 2021, Apr.28. The Covid pandemic heavily affected the event and compelled the organizers to...
