Photos by Lennart Ootes https://www.chessphotoshop.com/ Have a great day 🙂 Le, Quang Liem (2775) – Carlsen, Magnus (2848)
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Moment of PURE Insanity || Duda vs Carlsen || FTX Crypto Cup (2022)
Watch entire Bobby Fischer saga here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8-8M8fb04&list=PLDnx7w_xuguENa5LgFG7Gi8aYRVVnXxFE Have a great day 🙂 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (2792) – Carlsen, Magnus
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“Smyslov Is A Virtuoso Of The Endgame, A Modern Capablanca” ~ Mikhail Tal
Today (March 24, 2021) is the 100th birth anniversary of the seventh World Chess Champion Vasily Smyslov. He
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Bogo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Variation
The Grünfeld Variation, white playing Nbd2 instead of blocking the Bogo check with the bishop, is a very
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Bogo-Indian Defense, Nimzowitsch Variation
The Nimzowitsch Variation is the main line of the Bogo-Indian Defense. It’s wonderfully complex both positionally and strategically,
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Bogo-Indian Defense, Wade-Smyslov Variation
The Wade-Smyslov Variation is a strange example of a “high-level” opening which results in middlegames which are very
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Bogo-Indian Defense, Vitolins Variation
The Bogo-Indian is a very complex and strategically rich opening which combines ideas from the Nimzo, the QID,
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Bogo-Indian Defense, Exchange Variation
The Bogo-Indian is a very complex and strategically rich opening which combines ideas from the Nimzo, the QID,
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Introduction to the Bogo-Indian Defense
The Bogo-Indian is one of the richest and most strategically complex openings in chess. It’s a combination of
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The Catalan with 4…Bb4+ and the Open Catalan with 5…Bb4+
The move Bb4+ is a way to get the Catalan player out of “main line” Catalan positions, and
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