Chess is a race. In today's game between two Polish masters, White isn't hasty enough with castling, and Black finds a stunning means of trapping the king in the middle of the board and unleashing a devastating attack. Lessons: * Attacks on the uncastled king are all about time. * Be sure you have a plan to get castled in the Nimzo-Indian. #chess #attackingchess … [Read more...] about An Attacking Masterpiece Against An Uncastled King – Schmidt vs. Kuligowski, 1979
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Mikhail Tal Makes A Liar Of Miguel Najdorf – Tal vs. Najdorf, 1960
Prior to his 1960 game with Mikhail Tal, Miguel Najdorf challenged Tal to play like Tal and promised that he would accept all of Tal's sacrifices. Najdorf initially held true to his word, but Tal's sacrifices could soon no longer be accepted as checkmate loomed. Lessons: * Don't dare Tal to be Tal. *...Re8 is somehow always correct in the Schevinengen. * Qh3 is a very flexible … [Read more...] about Mikhail Tal Makes A Liar Of Miguel Najdorf – Tal vs. Najdorf, 1960
Nimzowitsch’s Immortal Zugzwang Game – Every Chess Move Explained
The great chess strategist Aron Nimzowitsch achieved the most magnificent triumph of his career when he created zugzwang in only 25 moves against Friedrich Sämisch. We break down Nimzowitsch's Immortal one move at a time in the series "Every Chess Move Explained." Lessons: * Place your rooks on open files, but only if you have targets or points of invasion. * You don't have to … [Read more...] about Nimzowitsch’s Immortal Zugzwang Game – Every Chess Move Explained
The Most Amazing Chess Game You’ve Never Seen? Gelfand vs. Shirov, 2007
Today's game is the most brilliant chess game I'd never seen until just recently. As a massive Alexei Shirov fan, I couldn't believe I'd missed this rapid game against Boris Gelfand which features amazing ideas for both players and a stunning winning move. Lessons: * The exchange isn't worth much if your rooks lack targets. * Black's dark-square bishop is kingly when … [Read more...] about The Most Amazing Chess Game You’ve Never Seen? Gelfand vs. Shirov, 2007
Mikhail Tal Smashes Bobby Fischer 4-0 – Tal vs. Fischer, 1959
In their first decisive chess battles, Mikhail Tal won all four games against Bobby Fischer in the 1959 Candidates' tournament. In their most famous game here, Tal battered Fischer's King's Indian Defense as young Bobby greedily ate up Tal's pawns. Lessons: * Most people not named Alireza struggle in their first elite tournament. * Being "principled" can lead to being "greedy" … [Read more...] about Mikhail Tal Smashes Bobby Fischer 4-0 – Tal vs. Fischer, 1959
