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Features

Daily Chess News LinksDaily Chess News Links
February 5, 2012

Keep up-to-date with the latest chess news from around the world.

Book of the YearBook of the Year
February 1, 2012

ChessCafe.com Book of the Year

And the winner is ...

Book ReviewBook Review
February 1, 2012

Capablanca by Edward Winter

His was a life elegantly lived, and eloquently portrayed.

The Skittles RoomThe Skittles Room
January 25, 2012

The Bxh6 Sacrifice by Steven B. Dowd

The sacrifice with the greatest success rate.

Endgame StudyEndgame Study #784
January 28, 2012

J. Cochrane, 1882

The Endgame Study is one of the unique and subtle wonders of the Royal Game.

From the ArchivesFrom the Archives
January 30, 2011

Is the Urusov Gambit Sound? by Tim Harding

A good bet below master level.

Video SpotlightVideo Spotlight
February 4, 2012

Gibraltar Master Class

GM Michael Adams presents his game against Natalia Zhukova.

Step by Step Step by Step: Tactics
February 1, 2012

Designed to improve your visualization skills.


Columns

ChessBase Cafe by Steven B. DowdChessBase Cafe
by Steven B. Dowd
February 4, 2012

The solid teaching style of IM Andrew Martin.

Chess Mazes by Bruce AlberstonChess Mazes
by Bruce Alberston
February 4, 2012

How many undefended pieces must the knight take?

The Openings Explained by Abby MarshallThe Openings Explained
by Abby Marshall
February 1, 2012

The Tarrasch Defense is the Count Dracula of chess openings.

Checkpoint by Carsten HansenCheckpoint
by Carsten Hansen
February 1, 2012

Fresh ideas in some of the oldest of openings.

Opening Lanes by Gary LaneOpening Lanes
by Gary Lane
February 1, 2012

How to avoid the main lines of the Sicilian?

Chess Evolution by Arkadij NaiditschChess Evolution
by Arkadij Naiditsch
January 28, 2012

A dangerous side line in the Ruy Lopez.

Past Pieces by Olimpiu G. UrcanPast Pieces
by Olimpiu G. Urcan
January 25, 2012

A lost interview with Samuel Reshevsky.

The Q & A Way by Bruce PandolfiniThe Q & A Way
by Bruce Pandolfini
January 25, 2012

Students need time to think.

CC Chronicles by Bo BredenhofCC Chronicles
by Bo Bredenhof
January 25, 2012

Let's look at some very solid openings.

Over the Horizons by Charles GalofreOver the Horizons
by Charles Galofre
January 25, 2012

A Rossolimo Sicilian Gambit.

Chess Informant @ ChessCafe.comInformant@ChessCafe.com
January 21, 2012

Anand's winning novelties.

Endgame Corner by Karsten MüllerEndgame Corner
by Karsten Müller
January 18, 2012

The road to mastering pawn endings.

Novice Nook by Dan HeismanNovice Nook
by Dan Heisman
January 18, 2012

Counterattacking usually creates complications.

An Arbiter's Notebook by Geurt GjissenAn Arbiter's Notebook
by Geurt Gijssen
January 18, 2012

What shall we do with a snoring arbiter?

Inside Chess by Yasser SeirawanInside Chess
by Yasser Seirawan
January 18, 2012

The 1988 S.W.I.F.T. World Cup.

ChessOK Cafe by Dadi JonssonChessOK Cafe
by Dadi Jonsson
January 14, 2012

Customizing Your IDeA Tree Configuration in Aquarium.

The Instructor by Mark DvoretskyThe Instructor
by Mark Dvoretsky
January 11, 2012

A conversation with Oleg Pervakov.

The Kibitzer by Tim HardingThe Kibitzer
by Tim Harding
January 11, 2012

Chess in the years 1862 and 1912.

Scholastic Chess by Steve GoldbergScholastic Chess
by Steve Goldberg
January 11, 2012

The 2011 National K-12 Championships.

 
 

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