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(click image) The game I am presenting was played at the women’s under 26 world championships. It is a hidden pearl, as it, despite being not 100% perfect, displays many beautiful motifs of the [...]

On the occasion of the release of my Chessable course about the Bayonet Attack, I present you a very instructive game between two world class players, where many of White’s ideas come to [...]

This recent game of mine, which was played in the team championships in the Hamburg area, will be able to illustrate many of the points I made in part 1. You can also watch this game as a VIDEO. [...]

The charm of the Sicilian Defense After 1.e4, more than 39% of the games follow the lines of the Sicilian Defense. This popularity is well-founded, as the adepts of the Sicilian are rewarded with [...]

      Playing chess successfully has a lot to do with practicing good thinking routines. How they possibly interact with the decision-making process is indicated by the following [...]

Now, let’s apply the model to the question: What do I play against 1.d4? I would fill the four quadrants as follows, omitting openings that are unimportant or about which I am not 100% [...]

In my opinion, it is highly recommendable to take a methodical approach to building the opening repertoire. Being aimless can lead to the following problems: 1. You learn bad openings What is [...]

In my last post, I listed 20 benefits of playing chess. Here, I want to add some more, but also will have a look at the potential downside. After all, this articles is not meant to be a mere [...]

  I know, there is no need for selling chess to you. You are already hooked up. However, thinking more deeply about the benefits of chess can make sense in a lot of situations. Maybe you [...]

A couple of months ago, I started a training group for beginning players for a private chess school. When I was asked to provide a repertoire, I had to make a decision about what first move I [...]