Garry Kasparov played a near perfect game against David Navara at the St. Louis Chess Club yesterday (16th August 2017), only to see it all blow up in his face when checkmate appeared inevitable. Can you find what’s wrong with 49.Nb4-c6+ ? […]
Magnus Carlsen Misses Golden Chance Against Giri!
Magnus Carlsen doesn’t get too many wins against Giri – and he missed a great opportunity recently at Tata Steel Chess, eventually drawing a 123 move game. What should Magnus have played here, at move 56? White to play.
Secrets of chess tactics: Reversing the move order
Ever had it where you get a really good position and your tactical radar starts going crazy? You know there’s a win here somewhere… but when you play the obvious moves your opponent somehow escapes. Trust your intuition – there […]
Chess Tactic #543: Wesley So – Magnus Carlsen
(Board viewed from Black’s perspective). Wesley So (White) had a slight edge but his last move, Qd7, was careless. What did Magnus Carlsen play?
Chess Tactic #542: Averbakh – Korchnoi
(Board viewed from Black’s perspective). Yuri Averbakh, the renowned endgame expert, is a pawn up against Viktor Korchnoi and the passed h-pawn will also fall after Rb1-h1. What should Black do?
Bobby Fischer: Icelandic Kibitzer!
In 2006, the Icelandic TV station Ríkisútvarpið RUV broadcast a rapid match between masters Arnar Gunnarson and Bragi Thorfinsson in which the position below was reached. Gunnarson, playing Black and short of time, picked up his King before noticing the move would […]
Chess Tactic #541: Kasparov – Karpov
White to play.
Chess Tactic #540: Kasparov – TurboStar 432
White to play.
Chess Tactic #539: Kasparov – TurboStar Computer
How can Black get a large advantage here? (The 1985 computer did not find the best move).
Chess Tactic #538: Kasparov – Fidelity Computer
White to play.