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Monthly Archives: March 2016
A Tal masterpiece
One thing I have noticed nowadays is the lack of interest in the classics. The more (new) books I read the more I value the games from the past, previous the computer boom that has turned chess (for some) into +2 / -1 / = evaluations. It’s a pity because there is a considerable amount of great games that I’m sure new generations have not seen and probably won’t see at all.
Fortunately, the legacy of the legends is available for anyone interested in chess history. Looking back in the past is like breathing fresh air to me; it reminds me that chess can be played in a simple, logical way without worrying about Mr. Komodo and Mr. Houdini saying: 0.20 / -0.18 etc.
Here is one example – one of my favorite games by Mikhail Tal. When I analyzed it with my computer, the engines weren’t so thrilled about Tal’s play.… Read more
Posted in Chess lessons
Tagged ajedrez, calculation, castellanos, chess, chess game, echecs, engine, engines, escacs, Fischer, game, history, Houdini, Karpov, Kasparov, lectii sah, legend, lessons, Mikhail Tal, online chess, online chess lessons, online lessons, Rybka, sah, Sgircea, Smyslov, tactics, Tal, Thinking Squares, thinkingsquares, Wold Champion, Wolrd Chess Champion
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My view on the Candidates
The candidates is over and finally we have a new challenger for the world title: Sergey Karjakin. There are and will be many reports in your favorite chess sites on how good his chess was as well as detailed analysis of his games, but in my opinion he simply played his cards better. He had strong nerves to hold when he was pressed, stamina to recover from a loss and ambition to win. Karjakin showed competitive spirit and had a little bit of luck as well. The chess community should be pleased with the winner; Karjakin has been showing top quality chess for some time, extremely well prepared openings, sharp style and hunger for victory. I’m sure he will be a tough contender for Magnus Carlsen and I truly expect a very entertaining match for the world crown.
On the opposite corner was Fabiano Caruana, who could’ve also been a great challenger for Magnus if he had beaten Karjakin in the last round, but the truth is he had an extremely difficult (I don’t want to say impossible) task.… Read more
Posted in chess news
Tagged ajedrez, bishop, bishop rook vs rook, candidates, candidates2016, caruana, chess, chessbase, echecs, eljanov, emil sutovsky, endgame, escacs, Fabiano Caruana, game, ivan sokolov, karjakin, match, matthew sadler, nigel short, opinion, Pavel Eljanov, peter svidler, Philidor, Philidor position, position, putin, radjabov, rook, sadler, sah, sergey karjakin, short, sokolov, sutovsky, svidler, teymour radjabov, view, world candidates, world championship
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Position of the day
Analyzing my own games, I found this interesting position from my game against the Grandmaster Stefan Djuric (Serbia) that we played in the second round of an Open in Nebrodi, Sicily. White has been pressing through the entire game, but I tried to make things as difficult as possible for him. My last move 33…Ra4! is threatening to trade his active rook and ease the pressure on my king. There is plenty to analyze here, if you enjoy studying puzzles or solving middlegame problems here is one for you:
White to play, find the strongest continuation:
Djuric,S – Castellanos,R
Nebrodi 2015
r5k1/4pp2/3p1npQ/3P1P2/r1R5/6P1/q4P2/3R1BK1 w – – 0 33
Solution will be posted in a few days. Feel free to comment your thoughts.
R.C.… Read more
Posted in Chess, Chess Articles, Chess lessons, Chess Tactics, Game analysis, online chess, Online lessons
Tagged castellanos, chess, Djuric, Italy, learning, Nebrodi, problems, puzzle, renier, Renier Castellanos, Serbia, spain, Stefan Djuric, study, studying, tactics, teaching, training
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