Chess patterns are themes and ideas that are repeated in many chess games. Strong players recognize patterns very quickly. Indeed, this is one of the reasons that they can evaluate and find good moves in a short amount of time. Patterns include tactical tricks (forks, skewers, pins) and ...
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What are the setups/patterns useful in defence?
We have typical checkmating patterns (e.g. smothered mate). Similarly are there any standard setups/patterns useful specifically for defense?
I am not looking for standard tactics like ...
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What common patterns should I look for in chess?
When I started learning, I had lots of games that lost big material because not being familiarized with these sneaky attacks, I am talking about these:
There are many more (two minor pieces being ...
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In Chess, are there simple “mechanics” that amateurs can learn to improve their game?
In the board game Go, for instance, it is often of great importance whether or not a stone can be captured in a so-called "ladder" (an often complicated formation). One of the things that separates ...
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What are some of the checkmates with very few moves?
I would like to learn about a few checkmates using very few moves.
I know a one where you develop the knight and march it directly towards the King.
Does anyone know the name of this mate and can ...
