Strategy

(click image) There are many reasons for the popularity of chess. I depicted them in depth in the blog post 76 and 77 on my website. Here now a very, very short version. Chess is so popular, [...]

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There are a few difficult areas in chess strategy which serve as a line of demarcation between mere good players and masters. One example is the detachment from material which culminates in the [...]

The Swedish GM Ulf Andersson is famous for his extreme dry playing style. In his games, his main objective is to stifle his opponents activities with the help of astute prophylactic maneuvers. [...]