Executive Director’s Blog

A couple earlier articles, about Tiviakov’s games in the Ruy Lopez, reached the following position. There, his opponents elected to kingside castle, allowing

Last time we left off with this critical position, from a variation of the game between Matti Rantanen and James Walsh, in the

In our last post, I asked you to come up with a move and variation for White in this position. I suspect many

Collecting chess positions is a bit like reading books: After a while, you notice they start to ‘talk to each other’. The January

Chess teachers talk to their students a great deal about calculation. In particular, two things come up very often in my lessons: Paying

I want to tell you about a new calendar I’m enjoying quite a bit: The 2026 Chess Calendar, by SILU Games. It is

Last time, I asked you to find a forced win for Black in this position. Answer after the diagram! The solution is pleasingly

After a few minor piece endgames, our series on passed pawns continues with a tactic from a rook ending. This comes from a

Sticking with passed pawns in the endgame, I want to share another example where the side with the knight tries to convert against

Last time, I asked you how to refute a couple incorrect defensive tries for the opponent. The first one, 66.Kh6? was played in

Yesterday I gave you the following position to think about. Solution coming at the bottom of the diagram! 66.Bf2! is the only way

Defending a Theoretical B vs. N Ending Today, I just want to give you a position to think about! I am currently working