In the following position, Black can win by playing the simple 1...fxe5, remaining with a superior position and a won game. Unfortunately, he sees an "attractive" combination that wins the exchange. Without any attempt to check the sound...
Queen vs. pawn endgames are very important as they often arise in practice. Closely fought endgames can often simplify to a KPvKP endgame, where the outcome of the game depends upon which side is closer to queening. If the side ...
When you finish this article, you will be able to see ten half-moves ahead, just like Josh Waitzkin did in the movie, "Searching for Bobby Fischer". Let's begin by looking at a K+P vs K+P endgame played brilliantly by GM Pavasovic la...
Here is a miniature endgame setting by the brilliant Bohemian M. Havel that is simple and ingenious. The winning idea is based on the recurrent position of the Black Bishop on e3.
I hope you will like this instructive game of two titans. Lasker couldn't resistRubinsteins strong ending. Containing Laskers notes. Enjoy!
This was taken from the last round of the great 1895 Hastings tournament. Here the then-unknown Pillsbury needed a win to take undivided first place...
Sometimes in Chess, one single move has the power to change a lost position into a won one. The position below is a primary example: Black is two pawns behind, plus his Queen and Knight are both attacked by the powerful placed White Rook at c5;&nb...
Here you can enjoy Capablanca's typical work with the rook. from chessgames.com
I have recently finished a game that concluded in a minor piece (Bishop vs. Knight) endgame. While materially even entering the endgame, the side with the bishop had an advantage due to unbalanced pawn structures on both sides of the board. In thi...
This might sound weird, but counting moves (almost) made me lose the game. This is a game that I played, when counting moves is very important. I may have won in the end (king vs king and pawn) but in a different situation it was cost you the...
Mate in two:) If you have any feedback, feel free to share
The following position happened during the US Championship of 1951, which resulted in a victory for Larry Evans. Max Pavey (1918-1957), an American Chess Master and Medical Doctor, completely outplayed I A Horowitz. Black finds himself t...
This classic swindle involving greed, notorious for the blunders from both sides, occurred in an offhand game played at St. Petersburg in 1900. Master of attack Mikhail Tchigorin, commonly known as the first Russian Grandmaster, is playing Wh...
White to mate in three If you have any feedback, feel free to share:)
This article is intended for relatively new players and maybe a few intermediate players as well. The goal here is to emphasize checkmate when you have a one-piece advantage over your opponent, who only has their king remaining. This article will ...
Mate in two. Good luck:) If you have any feedback, feel free to post it.
"By all the rules, laws, principles, and ethics of Chess, swindles ought to fail. Yet, they work, not always, to be sure, but often enough, and quite effectively, too. We all share the wistful belief that Chess is a matter of abstract justice...
This position ilustrates what greed can do to a chess player. White has an easy win with a Knight and a Pawn ahead; instead of resigning, Black tries a clever swindle, he just played ...f4xe3. White should simply play f2xe3 and...
This is another tricky endgame from the book "All About Chess" by Israel A. Horowitz, White is to play and win. The task looks pretty simple, all White has to do is to Queen his h-pawn, followed by Kd7 or e7 and checkmate. Well...
Black wins in three. See if you can figure it out; it shouldn't be overwhelmingly hard.
A fascinating and instructive endgame. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, and that it teaches you something. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!
I think i waited enough for writing an analysis for my little question.This endgame wasn't an easy one,but an instructive one about bishops i think.Yes,again we have the NA...
Now we are coming to an another exciting endgame position where only one move can destroy a beautiful win for white.It is hard to see sometimes but understa...
