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Je pense que le développement par fianchetto est bien plus vieux que l'avènement de l'école hypermoderne. Le nom « hypermoderne » a un lien au livre « Die hypermoderne Schachpartie » (Die hypermoderne…

Any thoughts about a comparison between chess study and foreign language acquisition?

Rook pawn moves as computer-like is a notion consistent with the history of chess openings, yet once recognized, would constitute a motif easy for humans to implement and also explain the soundness/ju…

I was improvising gambits. 1. Nc3 e5 2. f4 is in the Lichess database as the Bahr Gambit (1. f4 e5 2. Nc3) The Bahr Gambit, might actually be more frequently encountered from 1. Nc3 than 1. f4. Liches…

1. Nc3 a6 2. e4 b5 3. d4 b4 4. Bc4!? bxc3 5. Bxf7+!

1. Nc3 e5 2. f4!? exf4 3. Nh3!?

Some Greek Gift sequences are easier to play at optimal precision/speed than others. The Greek Gift is often the recommended maneuver, even when not yielding a forced checkmate sequence. The Greek Gif…

In identifying pins and ways to break pins, thus resolving the liability of a prospectively loose piece, awareness/identification might seem more relevant than visualization or verbalization.

How's the research situation regarding evaluation of different anti-convulsants' effects on chess-playing ability?

Correction, it's Busch-Gass Gambit.