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King’s Indian Checkmates

Malcolm Pein featured a game in the King’s Indian Defense in his column this morning, showing a typical race of…

14th June 2021

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The Checkmating Dragons

It is Checkmate Monday once more and today we present a selection of checkmating Dragons. The Sicilian Dragon is one…

7th June 2021

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Karpov’s Checkmating Attacks

Anatoly Karpov – the 12th World Chess Champion – turned 70 yesterday and today we celebrate the occasion with a…

24th May 2021

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Bent Larsen’s Checkmating Attacks

It has been a couple of weeks since our last episode of Checkmate Monday but we are back today with…

17th May 2021

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Ruy Lopez Checkmates

It is checkmate Monday again and today we present a number of Ruy Lopez checkmates. All of the positions below…

19th April 2021

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Grünfeld Checkmates

It is Checkmate Monday again today and we continue our series with a selection of Grünfeld Checkmates. Last week we…

12th April 2021

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Checkmates in Disreputable Openings

Checkmate Monday certainly comes around quickly. Why, it doesn’t seem 10,080 minutes since we posted about speedy checkmates in the…

29th March 2021

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Speedy Checkmates in the Opening

Here we are for Checkmate Monday once more and today we present a number of speedy checkmates in the opening.…

22nd March 2021

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Emanuel Lasker’s Simultaneous Checkmates

Emanuel Lasker was the World Chess Champion from 1894 until 1921. His 27-year tenure remains a record and it is…

15th March 2021

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The Checkmating Queens in Action

The week’s instalment of Checkmate Monday features the checkmating queens. Start your week with some checkmating practice, with positions from…

8th March 2021

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Peter Romanovsky’s Checkmates

Checkmate Monday is here again and we start a brand new month with a look at some checkmates by Peter…

1st March 2021

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Chigorin’s Checkmates

Checkmate Monday continues with a selection of Mikhail Chigorin’s checkmates. Chigorin (1850-1908) lost two matches for the World Chess Championship…

22nd February 2021

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