World champion: Hikaru Nakamura in Reykjavik

Alberto Chueca 24/11/2022

It seems that Reykjavik is a city that only Americans can conquer, since Hikaru Nakamura recently defeated the Russian Ian...

Understanding the openings by Sam Collins: Wonderful book for opening preparation.

Alberto Chueca 24/11/2022

Nowadays there are thousands or millions of books related to openings, from complete repertoires to books specific to a single...

The Questionable Sodium Attack

Alberto Chueca 20/08/2021

Sodium Attack The Sodium attack is one of those openings that will give you a lot to talk about, unfortunately...

The Interesting Pirc Defense!

Alberto Chueca 11/08/2021

The Pirc Defense The Pirc Defense is a hyper-modern opening for black, which plays with interesting ideas, and plans. Many...

The Impressive Kadas Opening

Alberto Chueca 11/08/2021

Kadas opening The Kadas opening is an interesting and very questionable opening that will surely make you cringe. The thing...

The Amazing Ware Opening!

Alberto Chueca 11/08/2021

The Ware opening The ware opening is an interesting approach to the opening, one of those rare moves that we...

Play the Amazing Polish Opening

Alberto Chueca 01/08/2021

Polish opening The polish opening is an interesting way to start the game with the white pieces, it offers many...

Play The Interesting Modern Defense!

Alberto Chueca 01/08/2021

Modern defense Nowadays, simple systems with a lineal plan and development are getting more and more famous. You can see...

Play The Unusual Bird Opening

Alberto Chueca 01/08/2021

The bird opening The bird opening is an irregular opening that characterizes because of its weird move at the start...

June 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 23/07/2021

In June, we witnessed some interesting opening novelties that we can’t help but lower our magnifying glasses on. Last month,...

Play The Solid Stonewall Attack!

Alberto Chueca 23/07/2021

Stonewall Attack The stonewall attack is an interesting setup that you can use pretty much against any opening. Before getting...

The Convenient Van Geet Opening!

Alberto Chueca 23/07/2021

Van Geet Opening The Van Geet opening is an interesting way to get into the game with white, and it’s...

Play The Professional Benoni Defense

Alberto Chueca 23/07/2021

The Benoni defense The Benoni defense is, and has been always, one of the most important openings to play aggressively...

The Excellent Queen’s Indian Defense

Alberto Chueca 28/06/2021

Queen’s Indian defense in chess! The queen’s Indian defense is a typical response to white reactions if you know how...

May 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 18/06/2021

The FIDE Candidates Tournament is regarded as one of the most elite tournaments in world chess, and many rank its...

April 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 03/06/2021

April 2021 – Opening Novelties April was a great month for Chess since the second half of the Candidates Tournament...

February 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 22/04/2021

February 2021 – Opening Novelties   Which were the most amazing and interesting Opening Novelties in February 2021? How to...

How To Study Chess Openings

Alberto Chueca 22/04/2021

How to learn and study chess openings Studying chess openings is greatly beneficial to your play, learning how to play...

March 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 05/04/2021

In this article, we would proceed with our series of opening novelties analyses for the month of March 2021. So...

February 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 04/04/2021

Last month, we started a series that explored the latest chess opening novelties made by top players in chess tournaments....

January 2021 – Opening Novelties 2nd

Alberto Chueca 29/03/2021

January 2021 – Opening Novelties 2nd Today we continue analyzing interesting Opening Novelties that were played during January 2021. Many...

January 2021 – Opening Novelties

Alberto Chueca 20/02/2021

January 2021 – Opening Novelties In January 2021 there were some very interesting Opening Novelties. Today we analyze 4 interesting...

King’s Indian Attack

Alberto Chueca 19/12/2020

King's Indian Attack In this post, we will analyze a really special opening: King’s Indian Attack. More than an opening...

The Top 10 Defensive Chess Openings for Black and White

Alberto Chueca 06/08/2020

The Top 10 Defensive Chess Openings for Black and White   Do you like to play quiet and solid positions?...