Yuri Averbakh, Russian GM, author, endgame expert and currently the world’s oldest living GM at 93 (!), revealed in a 1997 interview in New in Chess that he placed chess players into 6 categories. Here they are with his description […]
Book Review: Bronstein: Move by Move
Publisher: Everyman Chess Author: FM Steve Giddins 288 pages ★★★★☆ The great thing about game collections – as opposed to opening/endgame books – is you get to see the game as a complete entity, including how the phases transition to one […]
The King’s Gambit, Part 2: Spassky – Bronstein
The King’s Gambit Game 2: Spassky – Bronstein, 1960. 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 Bd6 4…Nf6 is another idea. Instead of trying to hold onto the f4 pawn, Black attacks White’s centre and develops quickly. 5.Nc3 Nxd5 […]
Endgame Study #66: Simagin – Bronstein, 1947
White to play and win!
Chess Tactic #364: Spassky – Bronstein
White to play.
Chess Tactic #315: Keres – Bronstein
Black to play. Train your tactical skill with the best mating attacks played by the greatest players of all time from Morphy To Carlsen via Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov! 365 Killer Checkmates
Chess Tactic #314: Tolush – Bronstein
White to play. Train your tactical skill with the best mating attacks played by the greatest players of all time from Morphy To Carlsen via Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov! 365 Killer Checkmates
Chess Tactic #313: Bronstein – Ratner
White to play. Train your tactical skill with the best mating attacks played by the greatest players of all time from Morphy To Carlsen via Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov! 365 Killer Checkmates
Chess Tactic #312: Kotov – Bronstein
White to play. Train your tactical skill with the best mating attacks played by the greatest players of all time from Morphy To Carlsen via Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov! 365 Killer Checkmates