Approximately sixteen years ago, I uncovered a hidden gem in the Sicilian Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4). This new opening trap, now famously dubbed the “Secret Sauce” by my chess students, unleashed the clever sequence 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 bxa3 4.Rxa3. Position after 4. Rxa3 a.k.a. the start of the Secret Sauce trap. NoteContinueContinue reading “Sicilian Wing Gambit: Secret Sauce”
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Ding – Gukesh World Chess Championship Made Understandable Part 2
After a quiet draw in Round 2 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match, Gukesh Dommaraju played with renewed confidence and defeated Ding Liren in an exciting Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation which featured the unusual 7. h3. After his opponent’s surprising seventh move, Ding was out of his preparation and to make matters worse,ContinueContinue reading “Ding – Gukesh World Chess Championship Made Understandable Part 2”
Ding – Gukesh World Chess Championship Made Understandable Part 1
After suffering a loss in Round 1 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship Match, it was important for Gukesh Dommaraju to stop Ding Liren’s winning ways in the second game. The opening which started out as a Giuoco Pianissimo and evolved into an Italian Four Knights Game may seem a little elementary for the WorldContinueContinue reading “Ding – Gukesh World Chess Championship Made Understandable Part 1”
Emory Tate’s Immortal Game Reaches 25k Views on YouTube
My very first episode of Master Chess Theatre focused on IM Emory Tate’s great victory over GM Leonid Yudasin. Included in this episode, were many insights about this amazing chess game shared directly to me by the late genius, Emory Tate. Created in 2020, I posted this video to YouTube to help others others appreciateContinueContinue reading “Emory Tate’s Immortal Game Reaches 25k Views on YouTube “