Masterful Endgame ehem!

An endgame magic comes about of a superior pieces' placement in the opening.

Flank Attack in Chess

Flank Attack. Image | hs8-4rogers2011.wikispaces.com

This game is instructive of an opposite flank attack, which must frequently occur on an intermediate players' chess game.. The basic idea of a flank attack is, 1) to close the central files to avoid surprises, and 2) to ram down with pawns to open some files down the opponent's King. That way, Rooks would have a field day behind the battering rams of pawns.

Count the Pieces, the Key to Success

A very short but interesting game of chess. It features the idea of chess mobility and development. When you have many pieces developed than your opponent, it may be wise to look for ways to end the game quickly.

Winning a game hinges on one idea: Counting the Pieces, that is, when your attacking pieces is greater than the defending pieces of your opponent, you have a greater chance of crushing your opponent's defenses, and win.

See this game at Chess.com, or scroll down below for an embedded board.

Positional Squeeze in the French Defence

When all your chess pieces are poised, while your opponents are not, look for the way to break through. Opposite castling almost always suggests pawn storms against each other's King. 

In this game, White is denied his own pawn storms, while black proceeds undeterred.

Toying with the King! Are you Brave Enough?

This game illustrates the point that sometimes, pieces can be shed one after another when there is chances that the King will fight out alone in the open without any artillery support.

In chess, a naked king will surely meet his doom soon. You won't need to calculate great numbers of variations. Just go at it, but be sure of course that you have a preponderance of pieces near your enemy King. Otherwise, please go home packing and crying.

brendankiwi (1578) vs. briskwarlock (1690)
Let's Play! | Chess.com | 17 May 2014 | 0-1

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A Funny 12-move Chess Game

briskwarlock - jaxe472

Chess.com
1400-1800 3d - Board 4
May 14 2014

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 Is it good to move the h-pawn early in the game?

4. d4 Of course! Opening up the position is a nice option!

4... Nf6 5. O-O The love for the initiative. Spending some few pawns for fast development!

5... exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Re1 Nc5 8. Nxd4 Ne7 Why must it go backwards?

9. Nc3 d6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Ndb5 Bd7 The fatal error!

12. Nxd6# Dead! It is always cool to be the attacking person in this type of games, but in the receiving end? We should not have felt any better. It always happens to us anyway. Some blunders, then the game has ended. 1-0


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First Win Never Dies

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N. Sabturani - E. Wave
Sulu Chess Club
June 23, 2007

This game is important to me because this is the very first win I ever get against a very strong player in Jolo, Sulu. Before this, Nash Sabturani always gave me hard beatings at the board.

A Burglar Steals Our Chess Club's Chess Sets Last Night

United Sulu Chess Club founded in 2008.

Last night, while we were promenading at the Jolo Wharf with my family, the United Sulu Chess Club  martials happened to see us, and walked over towards us.