Adrian Mikhalchishin: How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian Bobby Fischer was a devoted Sicilian player. But the American chess genius and 11th World Champion was also a devoted 1.e4 ("Best by test" as he said) player, and his results...

Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen von Mikhalchishin, Adrian

Pawns structures you should know Aaron Nimzowitsch knew how to teach chess and he knew how to study the middlegame: His advice was to "study typical pawn structures." Every typical structure has its typical plans and to know these plans...

Adrian Mikhalchishin: Pieces, Pawns and Squares It is known that pieces are more difficult to handle than pawns - but sometimes they can help each other, e.g. if it is about conquering a square! But what to do once you have gained...

Adrian Mikhalchishin: How to study Classics Chess education is based on examples of great players of the past. Most of the typical methods of attack, analogical plans, and correct ways of conducting different ends happened first time in...