Chess Tip Of The Day

Under normal circumstances in the Sicilian, White will attack on the kingside and Black on the queenside. David Levy & Kevin O'Connell, How To Play The Sicilian Defence

The reason why the Colle is so popular with club players, and even some elite players, such as Artur Yusupov, is that it is easy to get out of the opening with a reasonable game without worrying about the latest tricks and traps. Gary Lane, British Chess Magazine

In opposite-coloured bishop positions the rule is almost always the same: you want your 'bad' pawns, the ones you have to defend or restrain the opponent's pawns with, on the squares of your own bishop, and your 'good' pawns, the ones which protect each other or which form a majority you aim to advance, on the squares of your opponent's bishop, both so that they restrain the bishop and so that they are harder for him to blockade. John Cox, The Berlin Wall

Playing with the isolated d pawn, always keep an eye on the f7 (f2) square, since its weakness can often be exploited - typically by a Nxf7 (Nxf2) strike. Alexander Baburin, Winning Pawn Structures

When one of the central files is blocked, attention turns to the other central file or, sometimes, the neighbouring bishop's (c or f) file. To command the open files is the key to success. Dražen Marović, Dynamic Pawn Play In Chess

An active king is not just good endgame technique - it is a recipe for inducing errors from the opponent. James Schuyler, Your Opponent Is Overrated