Silmans Articles on Chess.com
Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman
501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023
So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.
Positional Chess Theory
Little Things That Help Your Chess Game - Lesson w/ 5 Positional Puzzles w/Analysis
More Little Things That Help Your Chess - 5 Positional puzzles w/Analysis
Even More Little Things To Help Your Chess Game - 5 Positional Puzzles w/ Analysis
Positional Pondering - 2 Puzzles - Lessons focus on understanding the strategic trade-offs in a position - static versus dynamic factors, hole creation, piece centralization, and experience with structures.
A Critically Important Pattern - 2 Puzzles - Middle-game Position To Know
No Guts, No Glory! - 2 Puzzles - Middle game Position Lesson from a Game.
An Infestation of Isolated d-Pawns - 6 Games - Lesson on Isolated d-pawn position
How To Build Winning Chess Positions - 10 Positions ( Dynamics, Pieces working together)
How to Evaluate Chess Positions (Example) - 2 Games
Timing, Your Move's Purpose, and a Hard Move to Find - 2 Puzzles - Studying 2 Positions
Exploring One of the Most Mysterious Moves in Chess - 7 Puzzles , 2 Games - The strategic idea behind the seemingly pointless Bh7+ move in chess.
Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 1 - 7 Puzzles w/ A Myriad Of Questions (Gold)
Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 2 - 4 Puzzles + Bonus game
Test Your Chess Understanding, Part 3 - 3 Positions and You Must Answer a Myriad of Questions about each position
The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 1 - Maneuvering - 1 Game - 4 Puzzles Topic - Game by Petrosian to illustrate strong positional maneuvering.
The Power of Positional Chess (Part 2) - 5 Games, 5 Puzzles - Topic "Fetish Chess Moves"
The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 3 - 1 Game , 7 Puzzles - Topic "Knight Retreat Maneuvers"
The Power of Positional Chess, Pt. 4 - 3 Games , 8 Puzzles - Topic "Open Files"
The Power of Positional Chess, Part 5 - 4 Games, 13 Puzzles - Topic "Closed Center Dueling Wings"
The dynamics of closed centers in chess and the importance of gaining space on the wings when the central board is locked.
To Sacrifice Or Not To Sacrifice, That Is The Question - 2 games
How To Play Positional Sacrifices - 6 Games
How To Calculate Long-Term Advantages In Chess - A lesson on Patterns (Positional and Tactical)
Positional Puzzles
Can You Pass This Positional Chess Test? - 8 Positional Puzzles
Test Your Positional Chess - 8 Positional Puzzles
Do You Really Understand Positional Chess? - 8 Positional Puzzles
Get Ready To Test Your Positional Chess Again - 8 Positional Puzzles
Can You Understand These Positions? - 4 Tests w/ 4 Games Positions Deeply Analyzed
What Does The Position Need? - 3 Puzzles , Deep Analysis
Test Your Chess Understanding - 4 Puzzles , Lots of Analysis
Mastering Squares, Part 1 - Lesson , 1 game, 4 Puzzles (Deep Analysis)
Mastering Squares, Part 2 - Lesson , 1 Game , 3 Puzzles (Deep Analysis)
Mastering Squares, Part 3 - Nice Lesson on Weak Squares , 1 Puzzle
Mastering Squares, Part 4 - Another Advanced Lesson , 1 game
Mastering Squares, Part 5 - Lesson , 1 Game, 1 Puzzle
You Have It, He Doesnt! Part 1 - Understanding and Utilizing Dark Squares - 7 Puzzles
You Have It, He Doesnt! Part 2 - Lesson On Weak Squares, Creating Holes - 3 Puzzles
How to Train Your Brain! - 4 Puzzles , Lesson on Weak Squares
Train Your Brain! Target Consciousness, Part 1 - 9 Puzzles , 2 games, Lesson on Weak Squares and Pawns
Train Your Brain! Target Consciousness, Part 2 - 9 Puzzles , 3 Games , Lesson on Weak Squares and pawns
Train Your Brain! Pushing the Lesson Home! - 10 Puzzles - On Weak Pawns or Squares
Patterns - Imbalances, Tactics, Positional Ideas, Pawn Structure
Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success - Imbalances and Patterns , 2 Puzzles
Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 2 - 2 Puzzles
Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 3 - 2 Puzzles
Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 4 - 2 Puzzles
Dreams: The Secret Formula For Chess Success, Part 5 - 1 Puzzles
Games That Teach Positional Concepts
More Of My Favorite Classic Chess Games - Lesson on Passed Pawn
Light Squares And Black's Magical a-Pawn - Lesson on Light Squares, Lesson on Annotating Games
Can a Thinker Out-think Himself? - 6 Games , 1 Puzzle - lessons are around combining positional and dynamic skills, avoiding overly complex plans, and the importance of actively improving your position rather than just reacting.
Not Letting Chess Engines Distract You From What's Important - Nimzowitsch Game w/ Analysis from Reassess Your Chess Vol 3
Son of Nimzovich - 2 Puzzles , 5 Master Games - Analyzes a strong Positional game, advising readers to balance subtle maneuvers with tactical alertness and aggression when appropriate.
Imbalances - 2 Games - When to look
Weak Squares
I’m Passionate About Squares - In this article the creation of weak squares is discussed.
I’m Still Passionate About Squares - However, the piece living in the weak square is sometimes so powerful
Passionate About Squares: Oddities - In this article we’ll take a look at "deep squares" (6th, 7th, and even the 8th!)
A Love Affair With Squares - Article on Critical Squares
Positional Lessons
The Eternal Battle: Bishops vs Knights - In-Depth lesson on these two Pieces.
Should You Fear Symmetry? - Short Lesson on Positional Symmetry
Beat Your Opponent By Retreating! - 6 Puzzles
Bishop's Bounty On Twitter
