Openings Overview a4, b4, g4, h4, 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4/Nf3 – IM Bill Paschall & GM Jesse Kraai
Posted on December 08,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. The king of all opening moves: 1.e4! Bill’s openings overview of 1.e4 explains the basic fundamentals that all beginners must know; he starts with the most popular responses and works through to the less popular. Bill is keen to group them in to four separate groups and explains what these groups are and the correct way of playing within that grouping. He emphasizes that there are always many options available, but at the same time he highlights […]
The Holiday Season is HERE! Don’t miss our weekly SALES and DVD giveaways!
Posted on December 04,2014 By GM Damian Lemos in Non-Chess related, All Articles w/ Videos. I am excited to announce the start of the very last series of weekly sales and DVD giveaways for what’s left of the year! This month you’ll be getting more free premium DVDs than ever before! We will also be having a different surprise sale every week on different product lines. To start off the holidays, this week and until December 9th, we’re giving away the DVD “The Accelerated Dragon” by GM Eugene Perelshteyn. This is one of our best selling[…]
Playing the Last Round When Draw is Enough
Posted on December 04,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, General Chess Articles. This is a well-known situation in chess history, when one player needs just a draw to become a winner of the tournament, while his opponent needs a victory. We can see this on every level, starting from simple “open tournaments” and finishing with World Championship matches. Let’s imagine that you are a player who needs a draw or a win to take the first place. How should you built your playing strategy for that decisive game? It is much more diff[…]
Standing Up to the Trompowski – IM Bill Paschall
Posted on December 01,2014 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, General Chess Articles. Trompowski Trounced! Bill jumps straight in to a home cooked novelty which he demonstrates that White will struggle against his idea of a good Pawn Gambit versus the 3.Bxf6 gf6 Trompowski. Bill looks in detail at many of the 3…gf6 positions, attempts to use the Bishop Pair, and strives to get Black active — even at the cost of a pawn or of maintaining a good pawn structure. 5c3 is also considered, but Black is able to play 5…e5 and asks some[…]
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