Hello everybody, and welcome to the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk”, a series of short chess articles. My goal for these articles is to show you fundamental chess principles with simple examples, something you can use as a...
More Special Endgame!
White to move! How should white proceed? Please write out the plan for white, and not just 1-2 moves.
New Year Endgame Improvement!
This was a game between Dubov, Daniil (RUS) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (FRA) Black to move! What is the correct plan? Write it out please!
Endgame Improvement
Black to move. How should black proceed? Please do not post a 1-2 move answer. Work it out. This was a game which took place in round 5 of 2020 British Women’s Championship. Varney, Zoe (ENG) – Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan...
Critical Endgame Improvement!
Black to move. What is the best plan for black? This is a complicated endgame so please DO NOT post a one-two move answer. This position came from the game Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (FRA)
Precision Chess Tactic
White to move! How should white proceed? Please write out the complete solution.
Winning Chess Tactic
White to move! What is the best continuation for white? This should take less than 10 seconds (at most) to solve.