Hanging Pawns 2
Finally, the long-awaited second part of Hanging Pawns trilogy. We will present another example of counterplay on b-file and plans…
Hanging Pawns
Hanging pawns are, alongside with isolated d-pawn and Karlsbad, one of the most complex pawn structures that demands careful study….
Goran in John Watson’s bestseller
For the last few months, and along with other books, I’ve been reading “Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy” by John…
GM Bartel’s Lesson on Initiative and Activity
Grandmaster Mateusz Bartel walked through a double round robin tournament that finished yesterday in Slovakia. The average player rating was…
Fifth Deadly Chess Sin
Egoism, according to Jonathan Rowson. Last year I played open tournament in Senta and in round 3 I was paired…
Doubling Away From The Center
I used the opportunity of working on the official website of the European Club Cup to supply myself with a…
Complex of Squares
I asked my friend and supporter Nosherwan Minwalla what he would like to read about. He mentioned the control and…
Chess and Literature
Chess is being played and enjoyed by people around the world for over two thousand years. Had there been an…
Benko/Volga Gambit
Online blitz games are not constituting the most reliable sample, but from my own experience, I have a strong impression…
Delaying The Castle
Hey guys. Some time ago Goran talked me into writing some stuff for his blog and frankly speaking I’m quite…