SCACCHI CHE PASSIONE
Francesco Costa's web page on chess
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ENDINGS & STUDIES

CHESS STUDIES
Train and improve your tactical capability  becoming familiar with the most frequent tactical themes occurring in a chess game.
KEY CHECK MATE POSITIONS
When can you force check mate? Analysis of the main piece endings.
CHESS ENDING TECHNIQUE
Technique plays a fundamental role in the chess ending: few material has remained in the Board and the King begins to play an active role.
NALIMOV TABLEBASE
Online database containing all the possible endings with no more than 5 pieces on the board; upon request, it gives the final result of the inserted ending position. Very useful!
OPENING THEORY
HOW TO STUDY OPENINGS
Some useful tips for beginners: how to choose and study openings and how to move pieces in the opening.
CHESS OPENING DATA BASE
An archive of games, classified by opening, useful for those who want to begin studying openings without having to immediately purchase books and software. You can find and download OTB and correspondence chess games, mainly played by the most famous Grand Masters. Files are in cbh format (to read them Chess Base is needed). 

ECO CODES
Openings classified by ECO codes. 
PERSONAL CORNER
BLOG
My Reviews and ideas on chess. (in Italian).
FRANCESCO
About me
TOURNAMENTS - OPPONENTS - ELO
My opponents, tournaments and results
FIND THE MOVE
Find the winning move in positions taken from some tournament games of mine.
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