The eighth in our series of instructional games. Both players had opportunities to win. Several mistakes were made. Well worth going over to test your tactical sense at several points in the game. Hanning - Langerner (C80)...Read More

The seventh in our series of instructional games. We’re going to comment more on this one for the less experienced players as there are lessons throughout rather than just after the diagram. Przepiorka,D - Patay,J. (B06)...Read More

The sixth in our series of instructional games. Albin,A. - Bernstein,O. (C50)Vienna, 1904. The game is pretty level for a while until White forgets a basic principle: get castled! 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 5.d3...Read More

The fifth in our series of instructional games. White starts out with an odd fourth move, for which we give instruction in the notes, but still manages to get the better game. Black uses his one chance—the f-file, and it...Read More

The fourth in our series of instructional games. This one starts our fairly sedately, then goes off the beaten path for no apparent reason at all. The game started out Cukierman,J. - Voison (D12)Paris, 1929

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 ...Read More

The third in our series of instructional games. An example of how to follow up a well-known attacking sacrifice. Alekhine,A. - Asgeirsson,A. (C14) Reykjavik, 1931. The game began with 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5...Read More