Monday, July 18, 2022

Attraction (Magnet Attack) - Advanced Tactics

 

Attraction Chess Resources

In chess, attraction is a tactical motif, typically involving a sacrifice that attracts an opposing piece, often the king, to a square where its new position can be exploited by a tactic favoring the attacker. This tactic is also referred to in chess literature as a decoy sacrifice.

Attraction Chess Articles

ATTRACTION AND DEFLECTION – CHESS TACTICAL PATTERNS - interactive Article with examples.
Mate in Two: Magnet Attack Puzzles - 5 Puzzles on ChessKids


LiChess Studies

Attraction - 16 Chapter Study
[Motif - Attraction] - 18 Chapter Study


Attraction Video Lessons


Chess Tactics-Attraction Strategy  - 14 Video Playlist - Simple Attraction Examples


Chess Tactics - Attraction | Magnetic Sacrifices | Best Chess Combinations - 11 Min
Chess Tactics #7: ATTRACTION [5 AMAZING Chess Puzzles] - 7 Min
Chess Tactics: Attraction #8-13 - 2 Min


Bishops Bounty Deflection Page -  Many argue that These Two Tactics overlap or are essentially the same thing. So here is my page on Deflection.



Friday, July 15, 2022

Clearance (Advanced Tactics)

 


Clearance  Chess Tactics Resources


In chess, a clearance sacrifice is a tactical motif which involves a square on the chessboard being vacated to open up lines of attack. The tactic may also result in the substitution of a piece hindering the attack by a piece useful to the attack.
A line clearing tactic is typically when you sacrifice a pawn or a piece in order to open up a specific file or diagonal that your other pieces then can use.


BOOKS (Free)

Chess Tactics and Combinations - 84 Page PDF ( Page 33 Clearance) Exeter Chess Club

Clearance Chess Articles

Chess Tactics Guide : Clearance Sacrifice - Simple Article with 4 Examples Diagrammed

Games Databases

Clearance - 60 Games with a clearance Tactic (Chessgames.com)

Clearance Chess Puzzles

Tactics. Line Clearance - 60 Puzzles   (Chess for Kids Online Course)
Tactics. Square Clearance - 11 Puzzles (Chess for Kids Online Course)

Clearance LiChess Studies

Clearance Sacrifice - 15 Chapters  (Very In-depth instruction)
Line Clearance - 19 Chapters 
557 - 620 CLEARANCE - 64 Chapters  (Clearance and Interference Puzzles)

Clearance Tactic Video Lessons

Using Clearance Sacrifices to Improve Pieces - 30 Min Hanging Pawns
Clearance In Chess | Chess Tactics - Line Clearance - 15 Min 
Chess Tactics #9: CLEARANCE ➡️ 5 Amazing Puzzles explained MOVE by MOVE - 7 Min FM Mederos
How to find tactics in chess! --Clearance Sacrifice with 7 chess puzzles - 9 Min
Advanced Tactics : Clearance (5 Puzzles) - 10 Min


Line Blocking and Line Clearing in Chess | Chess Tactics - 8 Min IM Kavutskiy
Clearance In Chess | Chess Tactics - Line Clearance - 15 Min

Advance 22 - Clearance Sacrifice - 10 Min
Advance 23 - Clearance Sacrifice Practice - 6 Min

Morpheus Academy ( Videos of live stream teaching kids Chess)

L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk10 - Square Clearance Part1 - 27 Min
L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk10 - Square Clearance Pt2 - 10 Min
L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk11 - Line Clearance Pt1 - 36 Min
L4 Chess - Semester2 - Wk11 - Line Clearance Pt2 - 26 Min


Chess Diagnostic

28 DAYS TO BETTER CHESS TACTICS - DAY 16 - CLEARANCE! - 26 Min
28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance Basics! || Day 24 - 6 Min
28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance CLEARER! || Day 25 - 8 Min
28 Days To MASTER LEVEL Chess Tactics! || Clearance FINAL Test || Day 26 - 4 Min


Game Videos

Brilliant Clearance Sacrifice: Nepomuk vs Frohlich - Graz 1888 - 3 Min

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Magazines, Periodicals & Newsletters


Active and Archived Chess Magazines


Mechanics-institute-chess-room - Weekly Chess magazine (Active)

California Chess Journal - Archive with Back issues 45- 50 Pages Each (Started back up again in 2021) 

MACA Chess Horizons - Archives - Massachusetts Chess Assoc. (22 Back Issues most recent 2018)

Northwest Chess Magazine —  Archive of Chess News from Washington, Oregon and Idaho (Monthly from 1965 - 2021)

Swiss Chess Newspaper - 2000 - 2021 (Bimonthly Archive 45-50 page PDFs) All in German

California Chess Periodicals 
- Over 80 Chess Periodicals Listed here from 1960-2009
California Chess Articles from U.S. and World Chess Periodicals - 22 Magazines here from (1857 to Present)

Internet Archive Chess Magazines

Inside Chess 

(25 Dec 1989) - 46 Page PDF 
(22 Jan 1990) - 30 Page PDF  (5 Feb 1990) - 29 page PDF  (19 Feb 1990) - 27 Page PDF 
(5 March 1990) - 25 Page PDF  (19 March 1990)
(5 March 1990) - 25 Page PDF  (19 March 1990) - 25 page PDF 
(8 June 1992) - 25 page PDF  (20 July 1992) - 34 page PDF  (Tal Issue) 
(17 Aug 1992) - 26 Page PDF (Bobbys Back Issue)
   (31 Aug 1992)  - 24 Page PDF
(14 Sept 1992) - 24 Page PDF (Fisher-Spassky II)   (12 Oct 1992) - 25 Page PDF
(8 March 1993) - 22 Page PDF   (19 April 1993) - 22 Page PDF


Modern-Chess-Issue-1 - 67 Page PDF    (2015)
British Chess Magazine - November 2015 issue - 56 Page PDF


Chess Mate January 1983 by Manuel Aaron (Ed) - 36 Page PDF
Chess India - June 1981 - 48 Page PDF

Chess Life 1959 -  204 Page PDF

50 Moves magazine - October 2015 issue - 102 page PDF
50 Moves magazine - December 2015 issue - 72 Page PDF

Chess Review 1934 (12 Issues)  - 279 Page PDF
Chess Review 1935 (12 Issues)  - 325 Page PDF
Chess Review 1936 (12 Issues)  - 321 Page PDF
Chess Review 1937 (12 issues)  - 320 Page PDF
Chess Review 1938 (12 Issues)  - 322 Page PDF
Chess Review 1939 (12 Issues)  -289 Page PDF

Chess Review 1940 (12 Issues)  - 229 Page PDF
Chess Review 1941 (12 Issues) - 261 Page PDF
Chess Review 1942 (12 issues) - 312 Page PDF
Chess Review 1943 12 Issues) - 456 Page PDF

Chess Review 1953 (12 Issues) - 432 page PDF
Chess Review 1954 (12 Issues) - 432 Page PDF
Chess Review 1955 (12 Issues) - 432 Page PDF
Chess Review 1959 (12 Issues) - 432 Page PDF




Sunday, July 10, 2022

Modern Defence (Robatsch Defence) B06

  

Modern Defense Chess Resources



BOOKS (Free)

Short & Sweet: The Modern Defense - FREE Chessable Course - 22 Trainable Variations w/ 2 hr of Free Video MoveTrainer® Opening course by CM Vjekoslav Nemec

Modern Defense Chess Articles


The Ideas Behind the Modern Defence - Huge Article from Exeter Chess Club
5 Reasons to Play Modern Defense -  Short Article by WGM Raluca SgĂ®rcea, IM Renier Castellanos


Strike Back Now With the Modern Defense – A Complete Chess Opening Guide - Huge Guide with Embedded Videos.
(Probably the Place to Start) iChess.net
Modern Defense Chess Opening – Deep Dive with GM Damian Lemos - Another iChess.net Article w/video.
How to Win with the Pirc & Modern Defenses – GM Fabien Libiszewski - Another iChess Article w/Video

Modern Defense LiChess Studies


Modern Defense - 15 Chapter Study (One of the Nicer ones)  (626 hearts)
The Modern Defense - 16 Chapter Study
Reference games - BLACK - B06 Modern Defense  -  64 Chapter Study  - All 0-1 Games (No Annotations)


Modern Defense Chess Puzzles


Chess puzzles from the Robatsch (ECO B06) - 9 Tactics Puzzles
Modern Defense Chess Puzzles LiChess - 9700 Modern Puzzles (Broken into 13 Variations) Scroll Down to Find it (Real Nice Feature on Lichess Now)


Games Databases

365Chess.com

B06: Robatsch (modern) defence 1. e4 g6  -  54,000 Games   
B06 Sub-variants:

  • 1. e4 g6
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. g4 Ng7                    3 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7                                                 Main Line
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4                                        1979 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3                                     2951 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5      1142 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6                                 Main Line
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3                      7793 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6                  2844 Games
  • 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4                          7172 Games


  • Chessgames.com


  • Modern Defense Video Lessons


  • Play Against The Modern Lessons


  • Modern defense Game Videos (w/Analysis)




Saturday, July 9, 2022

Pawn Breaks (Chess Strategy)

 


Strategic Chess Maneuvers: Harnessing the Power of Pawn Breaks
Elevate your chess game with a deep dive into the art of pawn breaks. Uncover the strategic significance of these pivotal maneuvers and learn how to wield them effectively to seize control of the board. With expert insights, instructive articles, and engaging video lessons at your fingertips. Bishops Bounty Pawn Structures Page (Organized Links to Info On over 20 Pawn Structures)

Books (Free)

(Free Chessable Course)
Judit Polgar: Free Endgame Lesson #2 - 14 Variations on Pawn Breaks 



Pawn Break Chess Articles

Theory of Pawn Breaks Explained! - Article with 20Min Video Embedded
Typical Pawn Breaks: Ruining the Opponent’s Pawn Structure - Short Article
Pawn Break Prophylaxis  - Article showing a few Games


Pawn Breaks, part 1 -Chess.com Article By GM Magesh and GM Arun
Pawn Breaks -  Nice Article by NM Dana Mackenze

The powerful e5 Pawn break against the Benoni: using it as White, neutralizing it as Black - Huge Article on this Specific Pawn Break

Pawn Breaks - Detailed Guide w/ Embedded Video  - IM Igor Smirnov

Chess Pawn Break: Guide To Using Pawn Breaks in Chess  - Very nice Guide at The Chess Journal


Pawn Break LiChess Studies

Demystifying Pawn Breaks - 12 Chapter Study
Middle Game Pawn Breaks - IQP - 2 Chapter study  (2 Annotated Games)


Progressive Pawn-break Studies - In these progressive studies you are presented with a collection of positions where a forced pawn breakthrough is on the board.

First pawn to queen wins the game.
Pawn Breaks 1/4 - [Easy]: lichess.org/study/ddiidonk
Pawn Breaks 2/4 - [Medium]: lichess.org/study/i4sO9cTx
Pawn Breaks 3/4 - [Hard]: lichess.org/study/lT0Aao3u
Pawn Breaks 4/4 - [Extreme]: lichess.org/study/xKG6VGB8


Pawn Break Video Lessons

Learn Chess: NM Dan H on Break Moves = Pawn Breaks - 27 Min (Great Video)
Chess - When are Pawn Breaks Good? - 26 Min  NM Dan Heismith
Pawn Breaks at the 2022 US Chess Championship - 26 Min NM Dan Heismith


Pawn Breakthroughs - GM Ben Finegold - 2014.12.23 - 41 Min
Chess Strategy: Pawn Breaks - 20 Min  IM 
Asaf Givon
Top Ten Middlegame Ideas #8: Pawn Breaks - Introduction - 40 Min

Pawn Breakthroughs | Principles of Chess Endgames | GM Naroditsky - 47 Min
Pawn Breaks - 34 Min  FM James Canty
Season 2 Pawn Break - Ruy Lopez - 53 Min FM James Canty
Pawn Structures Explained by GM Yasser Seirawan - 41 Min
Under 1400: Preventing Pawn Breaks in the Hedgehog, with NM Spencer Finegold - 58 Min
Pawn breaks: The Stonewall pawn structures - 1.5 hr  Coach Robert 

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Middlegame pawn breaks - 52 Min  ChessBase Video Series

Importance of Pawn breaks in Chess - 2.5 hr GM Ramesh


Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Decoy (Tactic)

 

Decoy Chess Tactic Resources

In chessdecoying is the tactic of luring a piece, usually the king or queen, onto a particular square through the means of a sacrifice  on that square, from which the piece's new placement can be exploited to obtain an advantage.


Decoy Chess Articles

Introduction to Chess Tactics: Decoys - Chess Strategy Online Article
How to Use the Decoy Strategy in Chess: A Beginner’s Guide - Nice Article with Embedded Video

Tactics 101: Devious Decoy Sacrifices – Baiting the Wins - Real Nice Article w/ Different Piece Decoys

Decoy LiChess Studies

Learning About Decoys - 7 Chapter Study
Decoy - 21 Chapter Study with Lessons and Problems


Games Databases

Decoy - 106 Game Collection with a Decoy Tactic Used (Chessgames.com)
TACTICS. DECOY 39 Game Collection  (Chessgames.com)

Decoy Chess Video Lessons

Chess Tactics: Decoy - 9 Min
Chess lesson # 38: Decoy vs Deflection | Chess tactics with National Master Robert Ramirez - 9 Min
Trapping your Opponent with a Decoy | Chess Tactics | Improver Level | IM Kostya Kavutskiy - 9 Min
28 Days To Better Chess Tactics - Day 21 - Decoy Attacking Chess - 7 Min
Chess Tactics, Decoy, Examples - 5 Min

Secrets of Chess Tactics | Decoy Tactic Stunningly beautiful secrets revealed | Everything you need! - 30 Min Kingcrusher



Monday, July 4, 2022

Dutch Defense (A80 - A99)

  

Dutch Defense Chess Resources

Dutch Defense Wikipedia Page

The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:

1. d4 f5

  • A80: 1.d4 f5                                             
  • A81: 1.d4 f5 2.g3 (Fianchetto Attack)
  • A82: 1.d4 f5 2.e4 (Staunton Gambit)
  • A83: 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 (Staunton Gambit)
  • A84: 1.d4 f5 2.c4
  • A85: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 (Rubinstein Variation)
  • A86: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 (Fianchetto Variation)
  • A87: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 (Leningrad Dutch)
  • A88: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 c6 (Leningrad Dutch, Warsaw Variation)
  • A89: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 (Leningrad Dutch, Matulovich)
  • A90: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 (Classical Variation)
  • A91: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7
  • A92: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0
  • A93: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.b3 (Botvinnik Variation)
  • A94: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.b3 c6 8.Ba3 (Stonewall)
  • A95: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.Nc3 c6 (Stonewall)
  • A96: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6
  • A97: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 (Ilyin–Genevsky Variation)
  • A98: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qc2 (Ilyin–Genevsky Variation)
  • A99: 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 (Ilyin–Genevsky Variation)

ECO for the Dutch  (Each Eco Code is Linked to 365Chess.com Games Database)

Bishops Bounty Leningrad Dutch  page - Link here
Bishops Bounty Stonewall Dutch  page - Link Here
Bishops Bounty Anti-Dutch Gambit Page - Link here

Books (Free)

The Dutch Defense: 202 Instructive Short Stories - All typical errors, all tactical tricks! New and Forgotten Ideas! by Nikolay Minev; John Donaldson - 162 Page PDF

The Final Theory of Chess by Gary M. Danelishen - 402 Page PDF (Page 35-55 on the Dutch Opening)

Dutch Defense FREE Chessable Courses

Short & Sweet: Leningrad Dutch - 21 Variations MoveTrainer® Opening course by FM Michiel Abeln  
Short & Sweet: Classical Dutch - 19 Variations MoveTrainer® Opening course by GM Simon Williams
Destroying the Dutch - 35 Variations (9 Chess Problems) MoveTrainer ® introductory course by IndrekR


Dutch Defense Chess Articles

The Dutch Defense: The Ultimate Chess Opening Guide - Huge Article with 70+ Mins Embedded Video ,  Model Games  etc. Real nice place to start.)

The Dutch Defense -  Simplify Chess Article (Another Great Place to Start learning an opening. )

The Dutch Defense – How to Play as White & Black - Huge Article on Chessable Blog

Dutch Defense LiChess Studies

Leningrad Dutch - 12 Chapter Study

Stonewall Dutch Defense - 7 Chapter Study (Describing pawn structure and Plans)

ECO Codes, A80-A99 - The Dutch Defense - 20 Chapter Study (Each ECO Code Described)

Staunton Gambit - Theory - 26 Chapter Study (Very In-depth)

The Dutch Defense  - 22 Chapter Study  (233 hearts) Detailed


Dutch Defense Chess Puzzles

wtharvy.com

Dutch (ECO A80) - 14 Puzzles
Dutch, Staunton Gambit (ECO A82) - 14 Puzzles
Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (ECO A87) - 14 Puzzles

LiChess Opening Puzzles

Dutch Defense LiChess Puzzles - 3652 Puzzles  (Broken into 14 Variations) (Dutch Links are Halfway down Page)


LiStudy Opening Trainer

The Dutch Defense -  11 Different Variations to Study

Games Databases

Chessgames.com

Dutch (A80-A99)  - 57 Annotated Games
Notable Dutch Games - 77 Games

365Chess.com

A80-A99 Dutch variations Page  -  Links to the 19 variations

Dutch Defense Chess Video Lessons

Dutch Defense Opening Theory -  8 Video Playlist 3.5 hrs - Hanging Pawns
Learn the Dutch Defense Setup | 10-Minute Chess Openings - 7 Min IM Levy Rosen
GM Neiksans Boot Camp #9 - Dutch Defense for Black - 2.5hr
Learn The Dutch Defense with GM Miloje Ratkovic - 17 Min


Learn the Classical Dutch in under 25 minutes! - 24 Min GM Simon Williams

Chess Stream #72 Fresh Ideas in the Stonewall Dutch - 28 Min GM Simon Williams
Chess Lesson: The Dutch Defence - Stonewall Variation- 10 Min
Chess Openings: Learn to Play the Stonewall Dutch Defense! - 17 Min ChessGiant

Learn the Leningrad Dutch Part 1: 7...Nc6 | Chess Openings Explained - 48 Min St.Louis CC
Learn the Leningrad Dutch Part 2: 7...c6 | Chess Openings Explained - 40 min St.Louis CC
The Leningrad Dutch by Sofie Huttl on CoChess.com - 64 Min World Online School

Dutch defense Chess Trap Videos

Chess Opening Traps to WIN Fast: Dutch Defense Tricks, Strategy & Ideas | Quick Checkmate Tips - 5 Min


How to Defeat the Dutch Videos

Kill the Dutch with 2.Bg5! - 9 Min GM Jesse Kraai
You’ll Never Be Afraid Of Facing The Dutch Defense After Watching This - 15 Min Anna Cramling

Dutch Game Videos (With Analysis)

Dutch Defense  - 53 Video Playlist  - Chess School
Dutch Defense  -  14 Video playlist  - agadmantor
Dutch Defence  - 187 Video Playlist  - kingscrusher


Climbing the 2500 mountain... How to play the Dutch Defence - 49 Min GM Simon Williams
GM Chess Analysis #46 My first Leningrad Dutch! Ravi vs Williams - 21 Min GM Simon Williams
Opening, Middlegame and Endgame lessons in the Classical Dutch - 23 min GM Simon Williams
Climbing the 2500 mountain (slowly...) Dutch vs London System - 42 Min GM Simon Williams
Dutch vs London System - 78 Min GM Simon Williams
Climbing the 2500 mountain... A Typical Mistake in the Dutch Defence - 38 Min GM Simon Williams
Playing against the Staunton Gambit - 41 Min GM Simon Williams
GM Analysis #16 Hebden vs Williams: A new and exciting Dutch set up! - 27 Min GM Simon Williams

Standard Chess #64: weewilly vs. IM Bartholomew (Dutch Defense) - 27 Min IM Bartholomew
Stonewall Short-Circuited | Standard Chess #287 (Dutch Defense) - 18 Min IM Bartholomew
Tournament Analysis #6: IM Bartholomew vs. IM Priyadharshan Kannappan (Dutch Defense) - 57 Min
Blitz Chess #320: IM Bartholomew vs. GM Maxim Rodshtein (Dutch Defense) - 14 Min
Blunder or Trap? | Standard Chess #279 (Korchnoi Attack) - 53 Min