Articles by

Andrew Kauffman

Andrew is a chess player and writer from Detroit on a mission to make the Motor City into the chess capital of the world. Keep an eye out for him - you might just find this world traveler blitzing it up at your local club or tournament

Positional chess is the key to GM success

Chess Improvement

How to Play Chess: The Ultimate Chessable Guide

How to play chess basics: 1. Chess is played between two players, White and Black, who each have eight pieces…

15th October 2021

Ruy Lopez Opening

Chess News, Chess Openings

The Ruy Lopez Opening: How to Play It as White and Black

Introduction to the Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also known as the Spanish Game, is one of oldest documented openings…

27th September 2021

How the Queen Moves

Chess News

How the Chess Pieces Move

Easy to learn, hard to master – such is the beauty of chess! People of all walks of life have…

22nd September 2021

Algebraic Notation Coordinates

Chess News

Chess Notation for Beginners

Reading and Writing Chess Moves “The squares have names?” “If you play well, they have names.” This line from Netflix’s…

2nd September 2021

Chess Openings

10 Chess Openings for Beginners

As a chess player, you have to know your openings. Not only is it possible to lose a game in…

21st August 2021

Chess Openings

The Ultimate Guide to the King’s Pawn Opening

1.e4 is “best by test” – those were the words of Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of…

12th August 2021

Alex Colovic's Modern Scheveningen

Chess News

The Modern Scheveningen Sicilian

When Garry Kasparov was fighting his way up the ranking ladder to become the greatest chess player in the world,…

9th August 2021

Minority Attack

Chess Openings

How to Learn a Chess Opening Properly

Studying chess is certainly time-consuming. In addition to studying strategic concepts and practicing your tactical skills, there are some positions…

4th August 2021

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Chess Openings

Lifetime Repertoires: King’s Indian Defense by Gawain Jones

The Defense of Kings Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Hikaru Nakamura, Ding Liren – it’s not an exaggeration to say that…

2nd August 2021

Reversed Sicilian Setup

Chessable Courses

Lifetime Repertoires: Reversed Sicilian

Dealing with 1.c4 can be frustrating. Perhaps because it’s not a very common opening, players tend to procrastinate studying it.…

28th July 2021

Chess Investing

Chess News

What Do Chess and Investing Have in Common?

This is a guest post by International Master Dmitri Shneider. Dmitri is Chief Financial Officer of Play Magnus Group (PMG),…

19th July 2021

Chess News

On Caffeine and Chess

I bet many of you enjoy a good cup of coffee or energy drink while playing chess. A drink that…

16th July 2021

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