NJ Open Sergeev-Molner
This game took place at the recent 2022 New Jersey Open. It was a very exciting game that helped get the tournament off to a good start for me. It was not a perfect game but there were a lot…
50th anniversary Fischer Spassky
This year marks the 50th year anniversary of perhaps the most famous World Championship match ever played. The match ignited a new wave of chess interest in the United States and with the Cold Wartaking place it had the whole…
USCF TEAM EAST CHESS LESSON 2
In this chess lesson we analyze a game of Sean Finn, one of our teammates who plays the Kings Indian highlighting the importance of the bishop pair in the middlegame.
USCF TEAM EAST 1
The game for this chess lesson comes from the final match of the tournament. We were 5-0 as a team and facing off against another very strong team. This match came down to the wire and ended in a 2-2…
Deflection
Most chess games are won or lost due to one player being more tactically alert than their opponent. A great device to have in your tactical toolbox is the idea of Deflection. Deflection is knocking away a defensive piece from…
Morphy vs Duke Karl and Count Isouard
In this chess lesson we analyze a game where Morphy plays Duke Karl and Count Isouard in the Opera in Paris and demolishes the philidor defense. The game ends in one of Morphy's most famous miniatures and a truly magnificent…
The Queen’s Gambit revisited
Elizabeth Harmon takes on Vasily Borgov on the last episode of Netflix's series Queen's Gambit.
Tarrash vs Alekhine, Blumenfeld Gambit
In this game we see a clash of styles. Tarrasch who is playing the white pieces, was well known as a strict follower of classical chess principles. He achieved incredible results and was one of the best players in the…
Korchmar vs Poliak, Ruy Lopez
There have been an endless amount of impressive talents and players from Ukraine, however the Ukrainian Immortal Game features a few lesser known players. The game starts out with a dry and defensive Ruy Lopez with Korchmar playing the white pieces…
Bronstein vs Geller, Nimzo Indian
David Bronstein and Efim Geller were two of the best players never to earn the title of World Champion. Both players were very combative and creative players. In this matchup between these two legends, Bronstein comes out on top. He…