Check out part two of FM Shreyas Royal’s recap of his performance at the Sparkassen A Open in Dortmund, where this young chess prodigy performed at a grandmaster level!
the tournament coming, I was now facing a strong German
Most of the games I have shown in my weekly column have been serious games, played in tournaments or matches, with a chess clock by the board ticking away. T…
travelled to England to learn some English (he only spoke German
This article is by WIM Alexey Root Going in to the last round of the Nebraska Elementary Championship tournament, I was one point ahead of the other players….
The escape square is known by the German word Luft.
Hi there! Today I will be answering a question from a chess parent, Eva, from Arizona:
called „zugzwang“, which means „move-necessity“ in German
The Professor began somewhat formally: “For those who are feeling a bit rambunctious, let’s bring up the topic of rules. Particularly, let’…
Supposedly, it was played by two German masters in
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„intermediate“ moves or „intermezzo“ or even the German
Zwischenzug is a chess term meaning intermediate move. These are unexpected chess moves that can often give you a deciding advantage.
In German, that word means something like „a step between
Back Rank Mates Tricky Styly…by, Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Back Rank mates can be simple or tricky. They usually happen when the king has c…
(Luft means air in German.)
More than a funny word, zugzwang is an important chess concept. Learn everything about the zugzwang!
Zugzwang is a German word that means „compulsion to
