1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 In blog post 34 I recommended to play the Four Knight Sicilian for a couple of reasons. Many of my students started to play it since then, either [...]
The question how much advantage the right of the first move implies has always been of interest for philosophical minds. But there is also a lot of practical importance in finding the right [...]
If you want to be successful in chess, you have to be aware of all elements of the decision-making process and their respective implications. The guy on the other side of the board with the [...]
There are different training tools and methods available, with a specific array of virtues and shortcomings in each case. Since none of the following tools is perfect, it might be advisable to [...]
I always appeciated the concept of freedom and independence. On a 10 figure double scale with freedom on one side and security on the other side I would have been a 9 from the freedom perspective [...]
This is a general guide for my students with the aim to make them solve my exercises in the most efficient way. Of course, it is also useful for exercises which are solved independent of my [...]
In my opinion, the Four Knights Sicilian is an amazing weapon against 1.e4. If you are already a “Sicilian” you might want to contemplate my line of reasoning. But even if you are not, it could [...]
