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I played the opening very energetically and put good pressure on black with 4. f4!? – sacrificing a pawn for superior development. Black gave the pawn back with 6. …Qe7 and white was left with an enduring initiative in the center. Complications in the center left black down a piece, however white sacrificed the piece back for an attack with 15. Nxf4!? White’s speculative attack broke through and won decisive material. Follow William for fresh [...]

Black played actively in the center and gained a solid clamp on white’s position. White’s knights became redundantly played on d2 and b3, unable to maneuver to the ideal square on d5. White went on to blunder by misplacing his queen with 15. Qh3?? and then allowing the queen to be trapped after 17. Bf6. Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess Chess Master Will Stewart is a Online Chess Coach who maintains a [...]

Chess960 is always interesting, and in this game I was able to close down the center and gain good control of the light squares. Black was able to gain a lead in development due to white moving her pawns a lot in the opening (d4, f4, c3, e3). With 7. …f6 and 8. …e5 I was able to break the center and gain activity for my minor pieces by opening the position. After winning a [...]

Have you heard of Fischer random chess well maybe you have or maybe you haven’t. In this article we are going to tell you a couple strategies to keep in mind when you play Fischer random chess. Before giving a breakdown on some strategies lets make sure we know exactly what the game is and why it is what it is. Chess960 (or alternatively Fischer Random Chess) is really a chess alternative created and encouraged [...]

Center control is an important feature in traditional Chess. But is it just as important in Chess960? Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, who went on to convincingly win the 2009 Chess960 World Championship, has said that while center control in Chess960 isn’t everything, it is usually a key element leading to strategic success. After the World Championship concluded, Nakamura discussed this concept candidly in a video interview by Chess Journalist Macauley Peterson. http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/nakamura-chess960-world-champion-update-video-added (the 9:00 minute mark). [...]

This is the THIRD of many Chess960 videos we’ll be releasing. Thank you to ChessCube for providing the interface. Expect many more articles and videos in the coming days and weeks. We’re going to cover many exciting live 960 blitz games do tons of instructional Chess960 videos and release many articles on Chess 960 strategies and tips. Stay Tuned! Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess National Chess Master William Stewart is a Chess [...]

Fischer was a pioneer in realizing that standard chess was becoming too overstudied and theory oriented and that Fischer Random would bring the dawn of a new era in Chess. I can only speculate that many players from the club level all the way up to the 2800+ super GM’s wish to see a day where Chess960 becomes the norm for chess tournaments. One can’t deny that the amount of high profile players backing the [...]