Chess Questions

Technical questions regarding Openings, Middlegames, Endings etc.
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  • Excelsior!?
    by John McKenna » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:15 pm
    28 Replies
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    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
    Thu Mar 20, 2025 6:01 pm
  • Isolated pawn record?
    by Chris Goodall » Sun Jun 16, 2024 2:43 am
    5 Replies
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    Last post by Francis Fields
    Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:14 pm
  • Which are considered the best books written on the art of sacrificing material?
    by MJMcCready » Wed Feb 05, 2025 9:17 am
    21 Replies
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    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
    Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:55 am
  • Out of turn draw offer
    by David Williams » Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:28 pm
    30 Replies
    4193 Views
    Last post by NickFaulks
    Mon Jan 27, 2025 2:13 pm
  • Stigler's Law of Eponymy
    by John Foley » Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:20 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by Tim Spanton
    Wed Jun 12, 2024 9:43 pm
  • Caro Kann Breyer variation
    by MJMcCready » Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:30 am
    12 Replies
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    Last post by MJMcCready
    Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:10 am
  • PGN Files
    by Julie Denning » Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:14 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Jon D'Souza-Eva
    Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:04 am
  • Confusing Openings
    by Roger de Coverly » Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:10 pm
    27 Replies
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    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:06 am
  • Incorrect chess board rotation
    by Robert Page » Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:06 am
    21 Replies
    4150 Views
    Last post by TomVilliers
    Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:36 pm
  • New opening theory and names
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:47 am
    23 Replies
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    Last post by MJMcCready
    Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:38 pm
  • The Dobson Twins
    by Simon Rogers » Mon May 22, 2023 9:44 pm
    3 Replies
    1701 Views
    Last post by MJMcCready
    Tue May 30, 2023 1:57 am
  • Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack and Theodore Tylor
    by John Upham » Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:03 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by LawrenceCooper
    Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:27 pm
  • closed sicilian theory
    by AlanLlewellyn » Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:30 pm
    11 Replies
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    Last post by Nick Ivell
    Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:38 pm
  • good lines against the London System
    by AlanLlewellyn » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:33 am
    32 Replies
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    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:05 am
  • Hungarian Dragon
    by Roger de Coverly » Tue Sep 13, 2022 2:51 pm
    11 Replies
    3168 Views
    Last post by NickFaulks
    Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:11 pm
  • ChessX
    by Phil Neatherway » Sat Sep 10, 2022 7:00 pm
    1 Replies
    2186 Views
    Last post by Mike Gunn
    Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:06 am
  • Discoveries in old games
    by Roger de Coverly » Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:45 am
    6 Replies
    2857 Views
    Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
    Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:32 am
  • i keep having issues with others scoresheets
    by AlanLlewellyn » Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:44 am
    18 Replies
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    Last post by AlanLlewellyn
    Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:54 am
  • Mate in 7 repeated after 40 years
    by John Sellen » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:50 pm
    9 Replies
    4315 Views
    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:13 pm
  • Italian Opening
    by David Blower » Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:03 am
    10 Replies
    4250 Views
    Last post by Francis Fields
    Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:06 pm
  • The Duras Gambit
    by John Upham » Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:59 am
    6 Replies
    3220 Views
    Last post by Francis Fields
    Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:59 pm
  • Halloween Gambit
    by Simon Rogers » Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:19 pm
    9 Replies
    3552 Views
    Last post by Francis Fields
    Sat May 28, 2022 11:48 am
  • Alekhine's Defence with 5...g6
    by John Townsend » Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:13 pm
    2 Replies
    2750 Views
    Last post by John Townsend
    Fri Mar 11, 2022 3:15 pm
  • Facemask Openings
    by David Sedgwick » Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:57 am
    23 Replies
    6942 Views
    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:39 pm
  • Tonight : Exchange Sacrifices with GM Peter Wells
    by John Upham » Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:17 am
    2 Replies
    2598 Views
    Last post by John Upham
    Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:13 pm
  • Touch-move question
    by JustinHorton » Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:19 pm
    4 Replies
    2913 Views
    Last post by David Sedgwick
    Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:52 am
  • IM Matthew Wadsworth – Games from the Varsity match (taster)
    by John Upham » Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:43 am
    2 Replies
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    Last post by John Upham
    Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:44 am
  • Rules Question
    by John Upham » Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:32 pm
    7 Replies
    3968 Views
    Last post by E Michael White
    Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:00 pm
  • Really enjoyed this one
    by Nicky Chorley » Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:49 pm
    2 Replies
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    Last post by Matthew Turner
    Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:36 pm
  • Unexpected near Transpositions
    by Roger de Coverly » Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:46 am
    2 Replies
    2751 Views
    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:39 pm
  • Unusual endings
    by Andy Stoker » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:43 am
    7 Replies
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    Last post by Andy Stoker
    Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:31 am
  • Switching over to the Sicilian Kan (?!) ?
    by MJMcCready » Tue May 11, 2021 9:36 am
    37 Replies
    8553 Views
    Last post by MJMcCready
    Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:33 am
  • Piece values
    by soheil_hooshdaran » Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:08 pm
    37 Replies
    12042 Views
    Last post by Wadih Khoury
    Mon May 31, 2021 6:10 pm
  • Definition of Key Squares vs. Critical Squares
    by Paul McKeown » Fri May 28, 2021 7:57 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
    Sat May 29, 2021 7:57 pm
  • Look at the space!
    by Nicky Chorley » Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:40 am
    1 Replies
    3230 Views
    Last post by Matthew Turner
    Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:53 am
  • The Sicilian Defence with 4...e5!?
    by Neville Twitchell » Sat Mar 20, 2021 3:59 pm
    26 Replies
    7679 Views
    Last post by Tim Spanton
    Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:35 pm
  • Is this a fortress?
    by JustinHorton » Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:02 am
    13 Replies
    3947 Views
    Last post by JustinHorton
    Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:24 pm
  • Crazy opening positions
    by MJMcCready » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:42 pm
    3 Replies
    3606 Views
    Last post by MJMcCready
    Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:48 am
  • Unfamiliar territory: Black in a Nimzo-Larsen
    by Nicky Chorley » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:16 am
    7 Replies
    3570 Views
    Last post by MJMcCready
    Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:35 pm
  • Interesting study
    by Wadih Khoury » Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:04 pm
    5 Replies
    3676 Views
    Last post by Paul Robert Jackson
    Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am
  • Have you seen this game previously ?
    by John Upham » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:25 pm
    13 Replies
    4751 Views
    Last post by John Upham
    Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:02 pm
  • Unusual Openings
    by Simon Rogers » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:38 am
    14 Replies
    4344 Views
    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 pm
  • Some Q's concerning the French Defence.
    by MJMcCready » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:29 am
    69 Replies
    15035 Views
    Last post by MJMcCready
    Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:02 pm
  • Paleface Attack
    by Neil Graham » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:52 pm
    28 Replies
    8590 Views
    Last post by Nick Grey
    Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:33 pm
  • Desprez Opening 1.h4
    by Simon Rogers » Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:51 pm
    10 Replies
    4386 Views
    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:46 pm
  • Pirc defence
    by soheil_hooshdaran » Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:51 am
    10 Replies
    4683 Views
    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:23 pm
  • Disturbing king and queen position
    by Paul Habershon » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:26 am
    10 Replies
    4176 Views
    Last post by Graham Borrowdale
    Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:19 pm
  • What's this against my Sicilian
    by Simon Rogers » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:47 pm
    9 Replies
    4763 Views
    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Mon May 11, 2020 8:16 pm
  • How to prepare for a game
    by soheil_hooshdaran » Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:14 am
    9 Replies
    5422 Views
    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Wed May 06, 2020 7:33 pm
  • Teaching chess ending
    by soheil_hooshdaran » Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:16 pm
    5 Replies
    4946 Views
    Last post by Simon Rogers
    Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:10 am

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