Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Underrated Surprise
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...
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Attacking Strategy
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....
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Seasoned Master
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: Queen Replication
Carlos Torre Repetto (1904-1978) was born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. At the age of 6, he learn to play chess. In 1915 he moved to the United States and in 1924 came to international...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Queen’s Favourite Square
When players evaluate a position as equal, they just move their pieces to squares they consider best awaiting for attacking chances. When the ‘equal evaluation’ repeats after some moves, a dangerous tendency appears leading...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Bloody Grob
The Grob’s attack is an irregular opening not seen in serious competition. It takes its name from the Swiss International Master Henri Grob (1904-1974) who employed it in many correspondence games. Another name related...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Tragic Endgame
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: Rook vs Connected Pawns
Rook endgames appear very frequently in games at all levels. Besides that, rook endgames are also the most difficult and if you want to have good results in your games is a very good...
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...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Absolutely Trapped
When we talk about a trap in chess, we used to think that after a combination one of the opponent’s pieces is captured. However the most unusual is to see all the opponent’s pieces...
