An unexamined life is not worth living.
Monday, September 30, 2013
How to Think in Chess - Preventing Opponent's Combinations and Prophylactic Thinking
Thursday, September 26, 2013
How to Think in Chess - Preventing Opponent's Plan and Prophylactic Thinking
Monday, September 23, 2013
Chess Game against an IM - Prophylactic Thinking and Anticipating Opponent's Moves
Thursday, September 19, 2013
ChessTV - Interview with Carlsen prior to his match with Anand, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Chess game analysis - Prophylactic Thinking and Anticipating Opponent's Moves
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Endgame Puzzle Solutions
Sargissian, Gabriel - Efimenko, Zahar
Bundesliga 0607 2007.02.03
White to move
Solution: 36. Rc8 Rxc8 37. Bxe6+
- This is decisive, because all of Black's pawns are also vulnerable.
37. ... Kf8 38. Bxc8 Ke7 39. Bb7 Ke6 40. Bc6 Bd2 41. Ba4 Bc3 42. Kf1 Bd2 43. Ke2 Bb4 44. Bc2 1-0
Kopylov, Mikhail - Kayser, Felix
Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 10th 2006.11.12
White to move
Solution: 39. Bxb5 d4
- ( 39. ... Rxb5 40. Ra7 +- )
40. Bc4 dxe3+ 41. Kxe3 Bb6+ 42. Ke4 Kf6 43. a4 Bg1 44. b5 Bxh2 45. Rxe6+ Kg7 46. b6 Bg1 47. a5 Rd7 48. Bd5 1-0
These positions are taken from my E-book about endgames with bishops of opposite colour:
The book is formatted for electronic readers and can be read on devices of various sizes, from tablets to phones. The free sample includes 3 thoroughly annotated games and the full book comes with dozens of training positions to help develop a good sense for positions with bishops of opposite colour.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Endgame Puzzles
Sargissian, Gabriel - Efimenko, Zahar
Bundesliga 0607 2007.02.03
White to move
Kopylov, Mikhail - Kayser, Felix
Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 10th 2006.11.12
White to move
These positions are taken from my E-book about endgames with bishops of opposite colour:
The book is formatted for electronic readers and can be read on devices of various sizes, from tablets to phones. The free sample includes 3 thoroughly annotated games and the full book comes with dozens of training positions to help develop a good sense for positions with bishops of opposite colour.