by klubventures | Jun 18, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
What is the Bowdler Attack? The Bowdler Attack is a line where White plays Bc4 as a response to Black’s c5. This line is not very beneficial for White and is usually not played by Grandmasters. Usually, players who do not know how to tackle the Sicilian Defense...
by klubventures | Jun 17, 2021 | Sicilian Defense
The idea of the Kramnik Vartion of Sicilian Defense is to make sure that the pawn on the ‘c’ file is active, allowing the pawns on the ‘c’ and ‘d’ file to control the center together. By playing c4 on the 3rd move, White also enable the knight to come on c3 without...
by klubventures | May 14, 2021 | Chess in Popular Culture
The Queen is the strongest piece in chess, but only a handful of women have got as much popularity and fan following as their male counterparts. In fact, few women seem to play the game of Chess. In the US, for instance, only one in 7 of the members of the National...
by klubventures | Apr 28, 2021 | Chess in Popular Culture
The International Olympic Committee recognized chess as a sport two decades ago. While this acknowledgment falls shy of recognition as an “Olympic Sport,” which would merit inclusion in the Games, it is an acknowledgment of the sport-like properties...