Keep a strong pawn structure
The Chess Tactic of the week is “Keep a strong pawn structure.” What is a pawn structure? A pawn structure defines the placement of all pawn pieces on the board, ignoring all other pieces....
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Attack the pinned piece
The Chess Tactic of the week is “Attack the pinned piece.” What is a chess pin? Before we dive into our weekly chess tactic, we first need to understand the basics. Most importantly, what...
Discovered attack
The Chess Tactic of the week is “Discovered Attack.” What is a discovered attack? A discovered attack occurs when a player moves a piece to generate an attack on their opponent by a previously...
The Most Beautiful Game
The History of Chess – Part 1: Why Chess? I often must remind myself that my favorite pastime, a two-dimensional, 64-square board game, isn’t just a passion of mine, but an obsession of the...
Magnus Carlsen Wins the Triple Crown!
Who/What/When/Where & Why? The city of Almaty held the world championship for both the blitz and rapid chess championships from the 25th-30th of December 2022. Magnus Carlsen bested all other challengers to accomplish the...
Top 50 Chess Players: Peter Leko
Coming in at the 47th spot on our list of the Top 50 Chess Players of all time is Peter Leko! The Basics of Peter Leko Full Name: Peter Leko (Lékó Péter- Hungarian) DOB:...
A chess blog for the rest of us!
My name is Joe, and I’m a chess fanatic! No honest; I really am! I’m just your Average Chess Joe but I simply can’t get enough of chess! If I’m not online playing chess...
