As tasty as the tactics in the Sicilian Wing Gambit Secret Sauce are, sometimes a customer doesn’t want to eat the offering. I refer to the situation when the Wing Gambit is accepted (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 bxa3) but after 4.Rxa3 e6 5.Nc3 Black doesn’t capture the rook on a3 as the Secret Sauce Declined.ContinueContinue reading “Sicilian Wing Gambit: Hold the Sauce”
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Attacking Chess: Move by Move
Obviously, the ultimate goal in chess is a checkmate and therefor it stands to reason that good technique for attacking an opponent’s king is one the most important skills a young chess player should study. However, because understanding the tactics and strategies of attacking is also a necessary skill for a successful defensive chess player,ContinueContinue reading “Attacking Chess: Move by Move”