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      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 [...]

Boris Spassky war der erste Schachweltmeister mit universellem Stil. Er berherrschte die Kunst des ruhigen, positionellen Schachs, war aber auch bekannt für seine dynamischen Angriffspartien. [...]

  Part II 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4! The Bayonet Attack started to get popular in the 1990s, when 9.Ne1 still was the dominating mainline. [...]

During the last months I worked on a course on the Bayonet Attack for CHESSABLE. It will be available, when the videos will have been produced. The Bayonet Attack arises after the moves 1.d4 Nf6 [...]

This is the final part of my series on the King’s Gambit. For many readers, who are not interested in this topic, it may have appeared to be far too long. However, the thing is, if you [...]