A very instructive study. It seems like the black bishop has ample time to stop the a-pawn and the black king can handle the pawn on the kingside, but White wins this.

This is a miniature game won by the great Richard Reti.

I took this position from a beginner’s book, Attacking the King, by J.N. Walker. I’ve found it useful to find teaching examples. One diagram captured my interest. It’s one of those situations when the opposing king �...Read More

Let’s see how well your attack skills have been honed. Black has a mating attack.

White has a mate in 5 here. This is a selection this week from the fascinating book, Imagination in Chess,by Paata Gaprindahvili, an international correspondence master.

Black has hopes of setting up a "fortress" on e6 so the White king can't cross over to the kingside and the queen won't be able to do anything by herself because the pawn can't advance to g6 without being taken. ...Read More