Have you ever seen a scenario where it’s your turn to make a move and that is a disadvantage? Chess is a very interesting game. It has so many contradictory principles. For eg. Everyone wants to have white pieces, the reason being they get to make the first move. But this advantage of having the…
Chess Fortress are those unique positions where a player with material disadvantage is able to set up a position where the opponent doesn’t have a breakthrough. One has to know a lot of fortresses as you cannot guarantee that you will be in winning position in every game. Here is the Part 1 or…
Positional play is one of the 6 books of the grandmaster preparation series published by Quality Chess. Other books in this series are Attack and Defence, Endgame Play, Calculation, Strategic Play, and Thinking Inside the Box. This grandmaster preparation series is one of the bestseller book series in the chess world. Positional play is one…
Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move. The possibility of stalemate occurs onboard is very less. After a stalemate, both players get equal point I.e. the game ends in a draw. Before 19th-century stalemate rules were different, but after…
A game of chess goes on like one player makes mistake and the other tries to capitalize on it. Then comes themes like ideas, refutations, attack, defense, counterattack, and much more. When one player attacks it depends on the other player’s style to put up a defense or create a counter-attack. It is mostly recommended…