Published 10/5/2025Hello everyone! Today we will be taking a look at a game from the recent European Senior Championship between FM Motuz and GM Pallisse. The game started off with a very balanced opening and a lot of trades. By move 25, the players reached a roughly equal endgame with...
Niemann’s Rook Sacrifice in the Grand Swiss
Published 9/21/2025 Hello everyone! Today we will be taking a look at Hans Niemann's game against young Turkish prodigy Erdogmus. The game was played in Round 7 of the very recent FIDE Grand Swiss, and both players needed a win to have chances to compete for the Candidates spot. The game...
Kasparov’s Counterattack
Published 9/14/2025Hey guys! Today we will be looking at a game played between Beliavsky and Kasparov in which Kasparov was able to utilize a counterattack successfully and find some very impressive tactics which were also only-moves to win the game. Let's take a look: I hope you guys enjoyed the game!...
Dealing with g5 ideas against Italian
Published 8/31/25Hi everyone! Today we'll be looking at a game played very recently between GMs Pichot and Pranesh in Round 8 of the Fujairah Global Superstars. Pichot played the Italian which is usually known for its solidness as an opening. However, Pranesh played g5 very early on in the opening,...