What is a foolproof strategy to win at chess?
Hello; Before I answer your question, I need to know what I should tell your little brother when he posts "My big brother wins every game even though I am studying hard and joined the chess club, how can I beat him?" Sorry ... if Magnus Carlson is your little brother then no one can help you! Chess is a game of skill, if you are more skilled than your little brother then you will win. That is the only real strategy to win at chess. It is very difficult to win every game against a determined opponent. Lets go to another place, instead of feeling threatened by your little brother, try being supportive. Help him to improve at chess (and improve your own play in the process). I wouldn't worry about giving him a challenge, that isn't that hard -- just play the best you can. He will respect you for trying hard even if you don't win. Sibling rivalry has its place, but not in chess. After all, whenever we play against another man, are we not playing against our brother? The motto of the International chess federation is "Gens Una Sumus". Translated from the Latin it means "We are all one family". Would there be anything wrong in acknowledging his work? Wouldn't you feel proud to say "That is my little brother, he is an excellent chess player"? Best of luck, Bill P.S. Two brothers who were great chess players were Donald and Robert Byrne ... they probably played thousands of games, both of them were United States National Champions. Donald became famous for playing "The Game Of The Century" (He lost to Bobby Fischer). Robert Byrne went on to be a contender for the World Championship. In the end the score between them was: Classical games: Donald Byrne beat Robert Eugene Byrne 2 to 1, with 3 draws. According to http://www.chessgames.com
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Why was the chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana such a big deal?
When Fabiano Caruana qualified for the world championship match against Magnus, I was reminded of one of Gandalf’s lines in Lord of the Rings:The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.The match between Carlsen and Caruana is the great battle of our generation. The two strongest players are finally facing each other in a match for all the laurels.Speaking of Lord of the Rings. When Magnus won the title from Viswanathan Anand five years ago, top US GM Hikaru Nakamura had this to say:Starting to realize that I am the only person who is going to be able to stop Sauron in the context of chess history.— Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) November 19, 2013By Sauron, he meant Magnus. Of course, no one took this seriously. Magnus had an absolutely crushing score against Nakamura at the time and still has.Nowadays, the US has a different top player, and his name is Fabiano Caruana. We’ve known for a few years now that this kid is the real deal, and that he is the most serious threat to Magnus Carlsen’s hegemony.There have been a few great world championship rivalries throughout chess history, where the two best players in the world clashed at peak strength. We had Capablanca-Alekhine in 1927, Fischer-Spassky in 1972 and Kasparov-Karpov in the 1980s.Carlsen-Caruana is one of those matches that will enter chess lore as one of the great ones, where the two best players fought it out for the undisputed title. It’s likely that the winner of this match will forever be remembered as the strongest player of our generation.So yes, it’s a big deal. We have a really close match on our hands, and there are three games left. Don’t blink.
What is the best sacrifice in the history of chess?
I would say the game between Edward Lasker vs. George Alan Thomas played in London on 1911 has one of the greatest chess sacrifice.Link to the game: http://www.chess.com/emboard?id=...Opening: 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7After first 10 moves the position looks equal. White to move and a mate is almost invisible to the naked eyes.The Sacrifice:But Edward Lasker sacrificed the queen here -11. Qxh7+!!Forced moves:A brilliant move. The rest of the game is a sequence of forced moves for Black. The mate by driving the black king all the way to the other side is beautiful.11 ... Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ Kg2 The mate:And then - 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. O-O-O#Another thing, what makes this sacrifice a great one, is the king was mate on the other side of the board 7 moves after the sacrifice. It is really really difficult to calculate that many moves upfront with that many squares involved.You can view the full game here - http://www.chess.com/emboard?id=...