Opening Position: Move Number & Ply: Move 2, Ply 3 Line: Queen Pawn Game → Classical Queen Pawn Opening → Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Name / Move: … Read more

Determining who has the Advantage in Chess is not as simple as, say, Football (Soccer – not the funny-egg-shaped ball game), where a quick look at the scoreboard … Read more

About This Article… This article includes my notes, additional images and interactive chess positions from my study of Horowitz & Mott-Smith’s book, Point Count Chess. Source: Point Count … Read more

The current crop of Additional Chess Terminology refers to Attacking- and Defensive- terms, respectively … Attacking Play is when a player goes on the offensive – either with … Read more

Chess Strategy : 4. Superior Minor Pieces (p90)    Minor Pieces are the Knights and Bishops. Some say that a Bishop is worth 3½ points versus 3 points for … Read more

About This Article… This article includes my notes, additional images and interactive chess positions from my study of Yasser Seirawan’s book, Winning Chess Strategies. Source: Winning Chess Strategies, … Read more

Kids Chess Guide : Susan Polgar’s FREE Chess Training Guide / Curriculum Susan Polgar beside the logo for her Institute for Chess Excellence Besides being … Read more

In this guide, we’re scanning each side of the board in turn (Kingside & Queenside), assessing two different attributes of both opposing sets of Pawns, … Read more

As soon as a Pawn steps onto its 5th Rank, therefore into enemy territory, it’s considered to be in an advanced position, hence the term “Advanced … Read more