Tight Vienna Gambit miniature with brilliant move 2025-01-20 blogging english chess ![Ignoring the threat on the knight, a difficult move to see!](ignoring_the_threat_brilliant_move.png) ![You permitted the opponent to force eventual checkmate.](mate_em_dois_escondido.png) ![Taking some extra thinking time paid off! You found the only good move. You escape the check from the bishop.](the_only_escape.png)
Pinning a piece 2025-01-18 blogging english chess ![This permits the opponent to win a queen by pinning a piece to the king.](pinning_a_piece.png) ![This permits the opponent to win a knight through a fork. This misses an opportunity to win material through a tactic.](win_piece_with_check_fork.png)
This move loses a pawn (Italian Game) 2025-01-10 blogging english chess ![This move choice loses a pawn.](this_move_loses_a_pawn_italian_game.png) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Qf3 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. O-O Rad8 13. Be5 Nd7 14. Qg3
Tactical sacrifices bishop 2025-01-09 blogging english chess ![You missed the only move in a critical position.](tactical_sacrifices_bishop.png) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 h6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. a3 a6 12. Nd5 Bxf3 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qxf3 Nd4
Kick a Knight in a Sicilian Game 2025-01-08 blogging english chess ![You overlooked an opportunity to kick a knight.](opportunity_to_kick_a_knight.png) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 d6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Bb5+ Ke7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Nd5+ Ke6 12. Bc4 Kd7 13. Nxf6+ Kc7 14.
Protect the check 2025-01-07 blogging english chess > (computer) You allowed the opponent to eventually win a knight. > (me) Estou andando na corda bamba e precisava acertar tudo. ![](protect_the_check.png) 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qxg4 g2+ 8.
Trapping a piece 2025-01-04 blogging english chess ![You missed an opportunity to win material by eventually trapping a piece.](trapping_a_piece.png) ![You allowed the opponent to win a pawn by overloading a defender.](overloading_a_defender.png) ![This allows the opponent to win material through a fork.](win_a_rook_through_a_fork2.png)
The only good move 2024-12-27 blogging english chess ![You moved quickly, missing the only good move.](the_only_good_move.png) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. f3 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne2 d5 14. exd5
Win a rook through a fork 2024-12-26 blogging english chess ![You permitted the opponent to win a rook through a fork.](win_a_rook_through_a_fork.png) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Bg5 c6 5. f4 Bg7 6. h4 Ng8 7. Bc4 f6 8. Qf3 fxg5 9. fxg5 e6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. Rf1 Rf8 12. Qe2 Rxf1+ 13. Qxf1 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15.
Only One Move 2024-12-19 blogging english chess 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. Re1 Be6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Ba4 g6 12. Be3 Bg7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng4 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. h3 Kg7 18. hxg4 Rh8 19. f3 Rh7 20. Ne2 Rah8 21. Ng3