Blindfold chess YTRREFS

Are you impressed by people who can play chess without seeing the board? For the uninitiated, this is a very impressive display of skill. Bu...

Questions of modern chess theory YTRREFS

A Soviet classic - that's what it says on the front cover. And for good reason, I think. At the beginning of this year, I decided I woul...

Let’s Go! YTRREFS

Now it's time for something completely different. As you probably know, I usually review chess books. But during summer I have spent so...

Reassess your chess YTRREFS

Some books don't really need an introduction. And this is one of them. But a blog post needs one, so here we are, in the middle of an in...

Understanding middlegames YTRREFS

Have you ever found yourself unable to find a move in the middlegame? Of course you have. We all have. About ten years ago, this was a recur...

Estimating playing strength YTRREFS

Have you ever felt like your chess rating doesn't represent your actual playing strength? Sometimes we want to be able to estimate playi...

David vs Goliath YTRREFS

What is it that separates chess masters from amateur players? That is a question that many people have asked. A simplistic answer is that th...