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Chess for Sharks
3y ago
[Event “World Blitz Championship”][Date “2018”][White “Shakhriyar Mamedyarov”][Black “Magnus Carlsen”][Result “0-1”][ECO “D31”][Opening “QGD: Janowski variation”] d4 d5 2. c4 e6 The Queen’s gambit declined Nc3 a6 The Janowski variation of the QGD. The idea of a6 prepares b5 pawn push and the development of the light squared bishop on b7 and in some other scenarios, denies ..read more
Chess for Sharks
3y ago
[Result “1/2-1/2”][ECO “B90”][Opening “Sicilian: Najdorf, Adams attack”] In today’s game, we would be analyzing a game that was played by Judith Polgar(White), the world’s strongest female player of all time against Maxime, Vachier Lagrave (Black), a world class grandmaster popularly known as MVL. This game started with the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense, had ..read more
Chess for Sharks
3y ago
Understanding the Chess board, Pieces and Movements The chess board has 64 squares called “light” and “dark” squares. The horizontal rows i.e lines going up (1 – 8) are called “RANKS” and are numbered 1 through 8.The vertical columns i.e lines from left to right are called “FILES” and are given letter a through h ..read more
Chess for Sharks
3y ago
What is Chess? Chess is a game played by two players on a checkered board which has 64 squares. Chess is a strategic and tactical game representing “a war scenario” where two kingdoms fight each other in an attempt to triumph over the other. In this game, we say that a particular side has won ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
Chess for sharks is introducing a five day free intensive chess training suitable for both beginners and intermediate players. This training would cover all the basics of chess (What chess is, how to play, what to look out for, etc.) and other additional and useful information. This program would run from the 2nd of July ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
I once played a series of games against an engine rated about 2150+. I lost some games but also had some spectacular wins. This was one of the games i played as white. In this game, black played the opening incorrectly and was punished for it by a swift attack on the king. [Event “Training ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
I recently posted an article on exchange sacrifices so i deemed it sufficient to follow up the article with a game about the exchange sacrifice played between two players on lichess. prins_ebuka, the person handling the black pieces shared this game, obviously glad and delighted to have played such a masterpiece. I also found the ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
Today, I will be sharing a position from an online rapid game i played on lichess against a higher rated player. I gained a great advantage and won the game using two tactical motifs : the pin and the discovered attack. We would first of all try to understand these two(2) tactical motifs. By the ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
Friday evening saw a lot of top chess players in Nigeria battling for the first prize of 15,000 naira in the first edition of the Chess-Me-Smart online tournament. The Chess-Me-Smart online tournament was hosted by Mrs Obukovwo Etudoh, the C.E.O of Chess-Me-Smart and the major sponsor of the event. For more information, You can visit ..read more
Chess for Sharks
4y ago
In simple terms, an exchange sacrifice is said to occur on the chess board when a rook is exchanged for the opponent’s bishop or knight for positional or tactical merits or even as a means of stopping the other side counterplay. The exchange sacrifice usually brings about an imbalance in the position where material advantages ..read more