5 Most Common London System Mistakes (+ Course Announcement)
The London System may look quite benign and simple, but these five common mistakes can ruin your cha…
Naroditsky's Best Online Game Ever
Daniel Naroditsky sacrificed a knight to deliver one of the most absurd queen swings you'll ever see.
Sindarov Just Played a Masterpiece at the Chess Olympiad
Javokhir Sindarov produced one of the most spectacular finishes of the Chess Olympiad, repeatedly of…
The Time Alekhine Sac'd the Whole House
Alekhine offered Black one rook, then another, and Black's position was completely hopeless despite …
Destroy the King’s Indian With This Aggressive Setup
King’s Indian players are used to playing ...e5, ...f5 and attacking White’s king, but this aggressi…
God-Level Defense by White
White was under heavy pressure, short on time, and seemingly condemned to passive defense, but throu…
Nakamura–Duda: An Immortal Game
This game started as an innocent Petrov, but one extraordinary move queen sacrifice turned Nakamura'…
Black Just Kept Pushing Pawns... And It Worked
Black barely developed any pieces, pushed pawns all over the board, and somehow ended up with a bett…
A Textbook Blackburne’s Mate
A queen sacrifice in a blitz game leads to one of the purest examples of Blackburne’s Mate.
Two Devil Knights Deliver Checkmate
Two knights on the edge of the board aren't supposed to be terrifying. Here, they combine to deliver…
He Refused To Develop a Single Piece For 17 Moves
In this game, White played 17 consecutive pawn moves before developing a single piece, which led to …
Magnus Pushes the H-Pawn And Destroys a GM
Magnus spends the opening pushing his h-pawn instead of developing his pieces, and somehow that same…
My Favorite Way to Combat the King's Gambit
The King's Gambit can look intimidating to accept, but Black doesn't have to play passively, and so …
A Surprising Defensive Resource I Almost Missed
I almost played the only move that would have thrown away a completely winning position.
You Won't Believe What The Best Move Here Is
Sometimes the strongest move isn't an attack, a sacrifice, or a tactical shot; sometimes it's a quie…
Why Your Opponent's Plans Matter More Than Yours
The best move is not always the one that improves your position, it is often the move that takes awa…
Schliemann Defense: The ...d6 Setup
Following my previous Anti-Schliemann article, here's my recommended approach against Black's ...d6 …
This Line Puts the Schliemann Defense to an End
A positional antidote to the Schliemann built around Qd3–Qc4, preventing Black's typical counterplay…
He Sacrificed His Queen Three Times
A queen sacrifice is rare. Two in the same game is extraordinary. Three is almost impossible. Yet Da…
He Trapped A Queen With Just Bishops And A Knight
After surviving an opening catastrophe that should have ended the game on the spot, Black constructs…
Three Hanging Pieces. One Deadly Attack.
A quiet middlegame suddenly mutates into a surreal kingside attack where all of Black’s attacking pi…
A King Walk Straight Into Checkmate
A GM marches the black king deep into enemy territory searching for safety, and walks straight into …
The Queen Sack Nobody Saw Coming
A strategically dubious bullet game somehow produces a genuinely beautiful queen sacrifice and matin…