Published: 6/9/2025Hi everyone! Today I will be going over an interesting game between two very strong Grandmasters: GM Xiangyu Xu and GM Dmitrij Kollars. This was played in Round 2 of the Stepan Avagyan Memorial, a very prestigious round robin event. The instructive part of the game started in the endgame,...
Queen Sacrifice on Move 17?
Published 5/17/2025Hello guys! Today I'll be covering an interesting game that I saw during Round 1 of the 2025 Sharjah Masters played between two GMs: GM Iniyan and GM Royal. Let's get into it. Although there were multiple noteworthy moments and sacrifices, the idea that attracted my attention when I...
Resigning Too Early
Published 3/21/25 Hello everyone! Today I will talk about an interesting concept that happens at all skill levels which is resigning too early. Just yesterday, there was a game on one of the top boards of the European Individual Cup between Jobava and Grandelius. Grandelius thought he was completely losing and...
Calculation Exercises: Two Piece Sacrifice for Queen
Published 12/23/24 A couple of days ago, I found myself in an intriguing middle game position in a blitz game where I had the tempting option to sacrifice my queen for two minor pieces which would severely weaken my opponent's king. We had reached the following position: Now, of course, there was...