Endgame Concepts: Rule of the Square
Posted on March 10,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. In the previous “Endgame Concepts” article, we talked about triangulation and its importance in regards to getting the opposition and outflanking. The concept that will be discussed in this article is called the “Rule of the Square”. This concept helps with figuring out if a king can chase down an opponent’s pawn that is running towards promotion. Of course, if the king cannot capture or get in front of the pawn in time, then it will be able to q[…]
Easy Way to Learn The King’s Indian Attack
Posted on March 09,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Watch how quick White’s attack develops! In the video “Easy Way to Learn The King’s Indian Attack” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, we are shown a very quick attacking-style opening that has been played by many grandmasters throughout history, including even former World Champion Bobby Fischer, who used it to achieve many wins during his day. The benefit to this opening is that you will be familiar with many of the positions you will get into, becau[…]
Endgame Concepts: Triangulation
Posted on March 06,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. In the previous article, we talked about the endgame concepts “opposition” and “outflanking”. The next concept we will discuss in this article gets a bit more in-depth with these ideas. The concept of “triangulation” is one that is a bit more difficult to understand, but still very important to appreciate and use at the correct times. Triangulation refers to a king maneuver that aims to lose a tempo and leave the opponent with the move. Instead o[…]
Nimzowitsch’s My System Part 2 – GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Posted on March 05,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Experience this classic in video format! In the video “Nimzowitsch’s My System Part 2” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, he delves a bit deeper into the games of Aron Nimzowitsch. Roman begins by talking about the isolated queen pawn structure and how it has some advantages and disadvantages for both the player who has the pawn and the player playing against the pawn. He also includes the ideas of Nimzowitsch and how the masters of his time evaluated[…]
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