Weekend tactic #3The weekend is here and it means new diagram for you to be solved! White to move and draw:
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Ruy Lopez with 6.Qe2 and Marshall-like antidote
August 21st, 2009 
petrs Ruy Lopez with 6.Qe2 and Marshall-like antidoteSometimes we meet rare variants on boards. Like in the case of Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 and now 6.Qe2 instead of usual Re1. What is the idea behind the white’s move and should black afraid of it? Or does black even [...]
Where to play chess online – part II. FICS (Freechess.org)
August 19th, 2009 petrs Where to play chess online – part II. FICS (Freechess.org)Freechess.org (also known as Free Internet Chess Server – FICS) was the first place, where I started to play chess online seriously. Before that time I played on some servers, but Freechess.org gave me the real feeling of educated chess community for the very first time. [...]
XIX La Pobla de Lillet – results
August 17th, 2009 petrs XIX La Pobla de Lillet – resultsA few days ago (actually it was the second post on this blog) I reffered to the chess tournamtent in Spanish city La Pobla de Lillet. The tournament has passed and it is time to publish its winners and congratulate them. 7.5 of 9. This is the score which [...]
50% summer sale of chess books
August 16th, 2009 petrs 50% summer sale of chess booksOne of my favorite online chess shops New In Chess is just running 50% sale on chess books. You can chose from 23 publications like Lasker’s Manual of Chess, The Complete Book of Chess Strategy, Tal – Botvinnik 1960, New In Chess 2006 Complete among others. The sale will end [...]
Weekend tactic #2
August 15th, 2009 petrs Weekend tactic #2The second weekend tactic is here! This time it should not be too difficult, but you will see. Anyway, you have two weeks to write your solutions in the comments section below the article. After two weeks the right moves will be revealed. And now it is time for the diagram. White to [...]
Noiseless explosion on e3 made by Alekhine
August 13th, 2009 petrs Noiseless explosion on e3 made by AlekhineThis is very useful and original pattern to know. It is from the game Reti – Alekhine, played in Baden-Baden tournament in 1925. While built up a fortress of pawns e2, f2, g3, and h2 to protect his king (favourite Reti’s position) and hoped to survive. But black was [...]
Decline of the Spanish boot
August 11th, 2009 petrs Decline of the Spanish bootToday I would like to show you one of my games from the last team competition I played. It was not successful neither for my team nor myself. I was able to keep up with stronger opponents, but I lost points with weaker ones even when I built good and promising [...]
