Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman
So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.
Master Games
The Point of Studying Master Games, Part One - 6 Games
The Point of Studying Master Games, Part Two - 3 Games w/Deep Analysis
The Point of Studying Master Games, Part Three - 2 games
How Past Masters Can Help Your Game - 6 Games w/ 6 Puzzles , History
Who Was The Greatest Chess Theorist? - Positions and Games of the Old Masters , History
Chess Criminals And The Games They Play - 11 games, History
When Men Were Men - 3 games , 2 Puzzles, History
The Greatest Amateur Game of all Time - The shocking brilliancy played by 1500 class player Micky Mills, leaving masters speechless with his intuitive attacking masterpiece. Shows how reading the classics and embracing their lessons can help amateurs create true chess art.
Fischer - Spassky 1992 - 3 Master Games - Debate over the quality of play compared to Kasparov's matches. Delve into a detailed analysis of a brilliant game from this historic encounter and discover valuable insights into endgame study and becoming a stronger chess player.
Monster Opening Preparation, Part 2 - 6 Games, 3 Puzzles, (Lasker, Marshall, Capa, Pillsbury)
(Games That Taught a Lesson)
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 1 - Lesson from Rubinstein masterpiece (Positional magic) , 1 GameMy Favorite Classic Games, Part 2 - Lessons from Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian Games , 2 Games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 3 - Lesson on Good Bishop vs Bad Bishop , 1 Game
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 4 - Lesson on a Superior Minor Piece , 1 Game
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 5 - Lesson on Open Files and Rooks, 2 Games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 6 - Lesson on "Space" Games , 1 game (Lots of Annotation)
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 7 - Lesson on strategic " Knight Relocation" , 4 games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 8 - Lesson on trading your fianchettoed “must-keep” dark-squared bishop , 3 Games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 9 - Lesson on Massive Space Gains, 2 games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 10 - Lesson on The Big Pawn Center , 3 Games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 11 - Lesson on Battle of Mutual Imbalances , 1 Game (Nimzowitsch)
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 12 - Lesson on the 2 Bishops, , 2 Games
My Favorite Classic Games, Part 13 - Lesson On Knights , 2 Games
Old Masters
(In Alphabetical order)
Adolf Anderssen, Mr. Slice And Dice! - 4 games, 13 Puzzles and Lots of HistoryAdolf Anderssen: More Slicing And Dicing! - 3 Games , 10 Puzzles , More History
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine (Part 1): The Game of Death - 10 Puzzles
Alexander Alekhine (Part 2): Success and Despair - 13 Puzzles , 5 Games
Alexander Alekhine (Part 3): The New Plan - 19 Puzzles , 2 Games, History
Alexander Alekhine (Part 4): His Prime Years - 15 Puzzles, History
Alexander Alekhine (Part 5): Singing the Middle-aged Blues - 16 Puzzles , History
Alexander Alekhine (Part 6): His Worst “Combination” – Age + Booze - 12 Puzzles , 3 Games, History
Alexander Alekhine (Part 7): The Dark Years - 15 Puzzles , Bunch of History
The Early Life Of Pal Benko - 3 Pal Benko Compositions - 10 Annotated games (Notes by Pal benko) w/ History
Pal Benko: At Last, Freedom! - 4 Pal Benko Compositions - 12 Annotated games (Notes by Pal Benko) w/History
Bisguier's Greatest Hits - 12 puzzles, One full game, Lots of History
More Of Bisguier's Greatest Hits - 14 Puzzles , One Full game , History
A Legendary Chess Zen Master Has Died (Steve Brandywine) - 2 games , Great History
Seeking Chess Fame (Jimmy Buff) - 5 Puzzles , 1 Game - Article about famous Blitz Player Back in the day.
A Short Look At The Great Mikhail Chigorin - 1 Annotated Amazing game - 9 Puzzles (Nice History)
Salo Flohr and the Fickle Winds of Fate - 17 Puzzles, 3 Games , History
IM John Grefe: Talent Isn’t Enough! - 1 Game - 11 Puzzles , History of 1973 US Champion
Kolisch: Unknown Tactical Monster - 4 Games - 22 Puzzles (Baron Ignatz von Kolisch (1837-1889)) Long Article
George Koltanowski's Long Walk - 9 Game Positions w/ History
Positional Player vs. Tactical Player IM Cyrus Lakdawala - 5 Annotated games (By Silman and Cyrus)
Emanuel Lasker (Another Really Amazing Series)
Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 1 - 14 Puzzles , History
Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 2 - 15 Puzzles , 4 Full Games , History (Pins and Forks)
Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 3 - 10 Puzzles , 1 Full Game w/ Great Analysis
Emanuel Lasker, Tactical Monster - Part 4 - 18 Puzzles , 2 Full games , Lots of History (Einstein Letter)
Key Moments In Time: Lasker’s Last Stand - 3 games , History
3 Of Emanuel Lasker's Greatest Hits - 3 Annotated games w/ History
Emanuel Lasker's Greatest Hits - 3 Annotated Games w/ History
How To Stomp Emanuel Lasker - 10 games from Simuls , 10 Puzzles
Let's Do The Lasker Stomp Again! - 8 Games From Simuls , 8 Puzzles
Frank Marshall: The Growth Of A Chess Champion - 12 Games w/ 6 Puzzles - History (Lots of Analysis)
Frank Marshall, Part 2: Fighting For The World Championship - 6 Games w/ 2 Puzzles - History
Frank Marshall, Part 3: Capablanca Takes The Stage - 6 Games w/Analysis - 10 puzzles - History
Frank Marshall, Part 4: St. Petersburg 1914 And The Gods Of Chess - 5 Games w/ 3 Puzzles and History
Frank Marshall, Part 5: A Radical Change - 10 Games w/ 8 Puzzles - History
Samuel Reshevsky's Prime Years - 16 Full Games and Positions (Positional lessons) History (Real Nice Article)
Rudolf Spielmann, the Lethal Gentleman! - 22 Puzzles , 3 Games, History
Steinitz
Behold, The Austrian Morphy! (Steinitz) - 4 Full games w/Annotation & 19 Puzzles (Lots of History)
Steinitz Changes The Chess World - 5 Full games w/Annotation & 5 Puzzles (Lots of History)
Steinitz: The Official World Chess Champion - 9 Full games and Quite the History lesson.
Tal's Tactical Tidal Wave - 20 Puzzles , History (The article highlights the power of tactical play and the impact of Tal's style on the world of chess.)
The Great Siegbert Tarrasch: Puzzles And Games - 14 Game Positions and Some Interesting History.
The Downs And Ups Of GM Elmars Zemgalis (Silman's Last Article) - History and 11 Positions from His Games as Puzzles.
Johannes Zukertort, Master of Dynamics - 11 Puzzles - History
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