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A chess match “loophole”? Understanding Touch Move during your Chess game
It is not unusual for us to get a lot of chess questions here at the store. That’s perfectly fine – when we can help, we’re happy to do it. The fact is, while I may know a lot about chess sets and chess pieces, i’m not a rated player myself and am more into the ‘games’ side of “Your Move Chess & Games”.
That being said, several of my co-workers have either been on a chess team or play chess casually or religiously. AJ frequents chess.com as a …
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Chess Lesson with FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos
The Candidates’ chess tournament is underway as of this writing, and it is the most important chess tournament of the year. The winner wins the right to play Magnus Carlsen for the world championship this November, so a lot is at stake.
Two of the favorites – who are also the co-leaders as I write this, after the eighth round – are ex-world champion Viswanathan Anand and top seed Levon Aronian. As it turned out, their first game was in round …
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Chess Puzzle with FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos
Greetings again!
After a bit of a hiatus, we resume our series. We left off last time with a little chess puzzle:
Howell-Bitalzadeh Chess Puzzle
White has a very nice way to win here, by creating a battery with his queen and bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal. The only problem is that Black can close this diagonal with .f5, and that gives us the hint we need to win:
17.Nf6+! If Black takes, then 18.Bd3+ Kh8 19.Qe4 forces mate or …
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Chess Puzzle with FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos
Before we have a look at a new puzzle, let’s take a look at our chess board from last time:
Starting Position
Last time, we asked if this move was a blunder. Solving this is a two-part question. First, you have to find what looks like a great tactical opportunity for White. Tartakower managed that part.
9. Bxb8 At first glance, this is a winning or at least a very strong move. Black recaptures the bishop, and then White …
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For more great chess discussion, see Dennis Monokroussos’ Chess Blog Here!
Chess Lesson with FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos
Many view the tremendous depth of chess opening theory as a curse, and while I probably wouldn’t agree I certainly understand the feeling. There’s a major tournament underway in Holland at the moment, and one game finished in a draw after 35 moves, and the player who had the black pieces had prepared the whole game on his chess set at home. He didn’t have to find a single move on the chess board!
Even your humble author had a blitz …
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For more great chess discussion, see Dennis Monokroussos’ Chess Blog Here!
Chess Puzzle with FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos
A new World Chess Championship match opens this Thursday (November 7) with play beginning on Saturday (November 9). This contest between world champion Viswanathan Anand and his young challenger, Magnus Carlsen, is one of the most eagerly awaited championship matches in chess history, and I hope all of you will spend some time following the action over the next few weeks. (It will be covered on many websites, including my personal blog.) It will be a clash of generations, styles, and …
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Chess Tip and Chess Puzzle Answer Discussion with Dennis Monokroussos
In our first post we came across this position, from a chess game I played back in 1999.
Monokroussos, Dennis – Barcarola, Lou, US Amat. Team East 1999
Queen endings can be challenging to win, but that’s usually when a player is only one pawn up. Here my opponent is three pawns up, with a chance to go up by four. My last move was 53.b3-b4; should he take it? Having had a few days to think about it, I hope you all saw that the answer …
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