intermediate

December 8, 2025

For intermediate and club players, developing a potent attack is one of the fastest routes to tangible improvement and success....

December 5, 2025

For generations, the Petroff Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6), also known as Petrov Defense or the Russian Game, has carried...

December 1, 2025

Middlegame play is the most complex and poorly-charted phase of chess, demanding creativity and deep assessment. Unlike the opening, which...

November 20, 2025

On December 30, 2024, in Round 12 of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held online on Chess.com, International Master...

November 11, 2025

The first reply as Black defines the kind of game you want: solid structure, sharp counterplay, or asymmetrical imbalance? Unlike...

November 7, 2025

Amateur to IM by Jonathan Hawkins is a 372-page endgame and thinking workbook that helped the author gain 400 Elo....

October 26, 2025

Most chess puzzles ask you to find the best move, the brilliant tactic that wins the game. Not today. In...

October 11, 2025

Good chess players know a lot.Great chess players know what to look for. That’s the real difference. If you want...

July 22, 2025

This Volga Gambit (also known as the Benko Gambit) is a beautiful demonstration of how Black can generate lasting queenside...

July 14, 2025

The Nimzo-Indian Defense is one of the most respected openings in chess. Named after Aron Nimzowitsch, it blends classical control...