“The game made up my life” GM Wolfgang Uhlmann Each level reached in your chess development brings with it new challenges and opportunities. Neither can be met doing the same things as before. This includes your opening selection. It makes sense if you think about it. In your journey up to that level you have … Continue reading "GM Wolfgang Uhlmann Lives On" The post GM Wolfgang...

Last week I mentioned Dutch IM Willy Hendriks’ excellent book Move First, Think Later, which I’d highly recommend even though he sets up (perhaps deliberately) a false dichotomy. Hendriks is critical of authors who advise using thinking protocols to decide your moves, advising you to use intuition instead. You know the sort of thing I … Continue reading "False Dichotomies (3)...

In previous articles, I’ve discussed the immense power of a pawn duo and how having such a duo can be a game changer. Hearing this, you might think, looking at a specific position in one of your own games, “I have a pawn duo because I have two pawns on the board. However, having one … Continue reading "The Power of Connected Pawns" The post The Power of Connected Pawns appeared...

Η αγάπη του Γιώργου Βούρου για το σκάκι ήταν ατέλειωτη. Εδώ σε πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στον “Πατέρα” του Στρίντμπεργκ (ήταν και ο σκηνοθέτης) και προσθέτει στην σκηνή μια σκακιέρα. Μετά από πολύχρονη σληρή μάχη με τον...

I finally released the White 1.d2-d4 Repertoire at Tiger Chess after a couple of years of planning and preparation. Aimed at players over 1700 it builds on the foundation Building an Opening Repertoire course (which also featured 1.d4 and 2.Nf3 as White) to include 3.c4 in most lines instead of 3.e3. This means a much … Continue reading "White 1.d2-d4 Repertoire" The post White 1.d2-d4...