Winning Advantage? Update

Stockfish and other engines give White an advantage of 1.7 to 2.3 pawns, but cannot suggest an approach superior to that played in the game....

Avoid the Torturous Draw Update

White to move Analysis Position This position could have occurred had White played 37.Be6 and Black replied fxg5+ hoping for a rook v...

The Drawn Game Update

Chess games do not always end with a winner. In fact, as players become stronger, draws become more likely. In the World Championship match ...

Karjakin -- Carlsen Match Update

Judit Polgar's commentary during the World Chess Championship , currently taking place in New York City, has been terrific! During game ...

Pigs Update

Lesson of the Week For reasons that are not entirely clear, rooks on the seventh rank (or second) are sometimes called pigs or swine. The ...

Lessons from the Championship Update

My advanced students this week saw several positions from the tie-break games of the World Chess Championship. White to move The firs...