The Chess Drum » Blog Archive » The Challenges of Black Chess Masters
just like with many other things, there need to be more oppo
yes, I am stronger than 1500 and I teach and read chess almost everyday. Regardless, it's about the history of the game and what can actually be proven and observed. Back in the 50s, the game was played more positional throughout Soviet Russia due to Mikhail Botvinnik and his school of thought and then came Mikhail Tal who knew had to attack like a madman and blew everyone out of the water to win the World Championship (just reflect on that) He had a pure talent and love for chess much like Fischer or Kasparov had. Kasparov can play any type of chess very well IMO. His attacking skills were incredible but he also knew how to play very positional chess which is how he defeated Karpov in the 80s and 90s and stayed champ for many many years. There isn't enough chess and mentorship right now for black players to become serious GMs so saying all this is like a comment someone may have made maybe observing chess at the park, cafe, some local chess club, but you can't really prove this and the whole idea that positional chess is always better than attacking chess doesn't fly with me. Nakamura is one of the best online players and he crushes people everyday ( I witness it live on chess.com) and he just destroys other Grandmasters with his attacks and tactics in speed chess. He is rated around 3200 on chess.com. There are a ton of vidoes on youtube for you to google. I was planning on posting them later anyway. HE DESTROYS GRANDMASTERS like school kids.