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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So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 59
Playing chess at “rook odds” describes a situation where a strong chess player concedes a rook to a less skilled player at the start of the game. This material concession aims to level the playing field by providing the less skilled player with a significant advantage, thereby making the game competitive. White is prepared toContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 59”
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 55
Napoleon Crossing the Alps By Jacques-Louis David. The Napoleon Opening (aka Napoleon Atrack: 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3) is considered to be a rather dubious line because white is often playing for a Scholar’s Mate in a more benign form than the more popular, but still bad, 2. Qh5. Add to the fact that white’s queen isContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 55”