Following guidelines are an important way to learn how make better decisions in complex games. Popular examples of basic strategy guidelines are available for such games Backgammon, Blackjack, Go, Texas Holden and of course, Chess. For our Royal Game, the most famous set of basic strategy guidelines are the Thirty Rules of Chess. The ThirtyContinueContinue reading “Exceptions to the Rule”
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Mokele-Mbembe Case Files: Part 1
On November 14, 2020, there was a rare sighting of the Mokele-Mbembe in the wild. Those who saw the Alekhine’s Defense: Mokele Mbembe Variation used on that occasion described an aggressive sacrifice to expose the enemy king. Black undoubtedly had less than adequate compensation for the lost knight but, as is usually the case inContinueContinue reading “Mokele-Mbembe Case Files: Part 1”
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 50
What’s better than finding money in an old jacket that you haven’t worn in years? Perhaps discovering a notation sheet to a nice game you forgot you played stuffed inside an old chess book. My old copy of 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945 by Alexander Alekhine. Back in 2013, I recall regularly experimenting with Grob’sContinueContinue reading “So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 50”