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In the previous posts I enumerated the reasons for declining a gambit (despite knowing that accepting it would possibly be stronger). When facing the Morra in 2002 in a rapid game, I wasn’t [...]

Reason 4: Tournament Economy We now understand some of the potential causes of Anand’s behavior, but probably not all. I strongly believe he had accepted the gambit if he only would have [...]

Should I accept a particular gambit or better reject it? This question occupies every tournament player. I will examine it here on both, a general and a concrete level. General considerations [...]

  The following is an overview of my first general interest seminar, which I started holding in September. All those who are unable to attend my events will have the opportunity to purchase [...]

Creating problems Winning a game of chess is all about creating problems for our opponent. A wolf is a stronger chess player than a rabbit, and so is the fox. The problems you create can be [...]

Positive Flexibility We know that having flexibility is important in chess, simply because it gives us more options. So, whenever you have the choice between a move you have to do in any case, [...]

In the last post I promised to present a “fantastic example” for an invisible move. Let’s see, whether this announcement is backed by numbers. Our invisible move is 9..b5!. It [...]

Invisible moves mainly exist in the realm of possibility, as they are only very rarely executed. Basically, they are overlooked in the brainstorm phase of the decision-making process by getting [...]

The following short overview is an explanation for my clients why I refrain from offering the normal move 6..Bb4 in favor of 6..d6, which leads to the Classical Scheveningen. It serves as a good [...]

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