Published 8/16/2025Hi everyone! Today we will be discussing a game that happened in recent Icelandic Open between Icelandic Grandmaster Stefansson and Fide Master Birkisson. The game started off in a calm manner but towards the middlegame the nature of the position became a lot more sharp. In the heat of...
Vaganian’s Masterpiece in the QGD
Published 6/23/2025 Hey guys. Today we will be taking a look at a game that Vaganian played against Lautier in a sideline of the QGD. What makes this game particularly impressive and noteworthy is how Vaganian was able to punish his opponent for careless play in the opening in fashionable style...
Tal’s Attacking Masterpieces Part 1
Published 6/15/2025 Hey guys! As many of you know, Mikhail Tal is very renowned for his attacking chess. Oftentimes, he would sacrifice pieces for an attack even when there was an easier, more dull way to win the game. Let's take a look at one of his masterpieces against Robert Forbis...
Pawn Endgames are Hard (Part 1)
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,...