Bishops in Quarantine
by GM Joel Benjamin Even when bishops aren’t safeguarding from Covid 19 they can find themselves locked down. Let’s look at some classic examples. Valery Salov (2645)Artur Yusupov (2605) Linares,…
by GM Joel Benjamin Even when bishops aren’t safeguarding from Covid 19 they can find themselves locked down. Let’s look at some classic examples. Valery Salov (2645)Artur Yusupov (2605) Linares,…
A knight on the side of the board can bring down a whole position if it cannot be activated or rerouted to a more effective location. Be especially careful about blasting open the position when one of your pieces isn’t playing!
One of the most fundamental questions that we receive is "What can I do to improve my chess?" Naturally, we should be asked this question often because it is everyone's…