Welcome to Chess Thinking Systems

Hi Chess Friends!

How a World Champion gets defeated by a new challenger? One explanation is that due to age or health factor, the reigning champion has not been able to give his best. But another explanation is that in the process of challenging (rise of career and then candidates matches), the new challenger comes up with a new thinking system of his own ahead of existing systems (at least in some aspects) and yet not well analyzed giving current champion a surprise. But if the reigning champion is able to re-invent himself by developing altogether new thinking system or repair faults (if any) in his previous system, he is the one who offers a surprise and saves his kingdom (few such examples are Alekhine, Botvinnik, Kasparpov & Anand). Chess provides huge innovation opportunities and even present day fastest computers are not able to explore it fully. As per Quantum Computing pioneer Dr. David Deutsch, even quantum computers (which are the fastest computers but at concept stage only as on today) will not be able to solve the game of chess because of the branching ability of chess algorithms. So, we will be able to enjoy the games of chess tournaments for many more decades to come.

Most of the chess players who are or have been at the top of the world invented their own thinking systems which were ahead of their time. This blog has been created to discuss those chess thinking systems developed till date particularly [in the chronological time of evolution and not accuracy] : (Please click the top seventeen hyperlinks to see details. Others will be activated soon - Step by Step.)

1. Systems before Steinitz

2. Steinitz System

3. Lasker System

4. Nimzowitsch System

5. Capablanca System
6. Alekhine System
7. Euwe System 

8. Botvinnik System
9. Lipnitsky System
10. Smyslov System  
11. Tal System 
12. Petrosian System
13. Spassky System 
14. Reshevsky System
15. Fischer System

16. Karpov System

17. Kasparov System
18. Kramnik System
19. Topalov System

20. Anand System

21. Smirnov System
22. Carlsen System

23. Computers - Rybka, Fire & Houdini Systems
24. Applying mathematics to chess

25. The Grand Synthesis (Yet to evolve: Goal of this site)

Systems before Steinitz 

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VIDEOS SECTION

Our own videos
Endgame Systems by Paul Keres

1 Introduction & Queen vs Pawn(s)

1a. Queen Vs Pawn Endgames Demo



Excellent Chess Videos contributed by GM Igor Smirnov

A new Strong Opening Line for white against Sicilian Defence (Part -1)

A new Strong Opening Line for white against Sicilian Defence (Part -2)

A Strong Opening Surprise by White 1.b3

(Part 2-All Black replies except e5)

Click this link to get the part 1 of this video named "Your Secret Weapon b3"

How to Plan and Execute in Chess

 

Breaking Stereotypes-1 

(How to tackle White's Bg5, Bb5 and Black's Bg4, Bb4 to get winning advantage?)

Breaking Stereotypes-2 
(Taking advantage of common BxNf6 type exchanges)

 Breaking Stereotypes-3
(Handling h file attacks with g7 bishop and counter-attack) 

Breaking Stereotypes-4

(The most common stereotype - whether to exchange opponent's fianchettoed bishop or not and how to take advantage if opponent has exchanged ours)

How to prevent blunders in chess 

How to break 3000 rating in Blitz Chess?
GM Igor Smirnov, present ICC Blitz Rating 3091 (best 3212)  with ID Charodej shares his blitz chess secrets

Chess lesson "Finding the Best Moves; Quickly"
Chess Lesson "The Most Common Mistake in Chess" 

Video Lecture "Professional Opening Preparation" 

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Learn how to make Effective Presentations

(note the similarity with chess - opening, middlegame & closing with a plan or script)