Smerdon: Schlaues Schwindeln beim Schach CbAccount_required false Alexander Kostjew was the head

Alexander Kostjew was the head of the chess school at the Moscow Palace of Pioneers for a long time and can therefore be considered an expert when it comes to providing insights into the functioning of the legendary Soviet chess school

GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White repertoire by tackling the biggest challenge of all: the main lines of the Sicilian Defence

"That is part of what I like in chess: it is psychological warfare at the board

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It still involves theory

Smerdon: Schlaues Schwindeln beim Schach CbAccount_required false Alexander Kostjew was the headHow to save points in lost positions Chess is a cruel game. We all know the feeling when your position is going downhill and everything seems so hopeless. You just want to give up. But don't do that! This is the moment to switch to cheat mode. If you master the art of provoking your opponent into making mistakes, you can turn the tables and escape with a draw or sometimes even steal the full point! Cheating is a skill that can be trained. In this