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IM Zaur Tekeyev
05.20.2024
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IM Zaur Tekeyev
05.20.2024

London System is one of the easiest openings to learn and one of the hardest openings to face. It makes it popular among beginners as well as among strong players and top grandmasters. It is based on a simple scheme of development that can be used against any Black setup. This is why it is […]

Prasanna Kumar
05.16.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
05.16.2024

Chess players are always looking for favorable, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-play openings. But in the openings like 1.e4 there are so many different structures that it is not easy to choose such a system. In the midst of this, we have the Sicilian Defense which you can categorize as a separate opening by itself. A typical […]

Prasanna Kumar
05.10.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
05.10.2024

For amateur players, the study of openings should not take up most of their time. Other topics like strategy, tactical vision, and practical decision-making have a far greater impact on the game than memorizing opening moves. But you cannot fully remove the study of openings as well. In such cases, you can play openings like […]

Prasanna Kumar
05.03.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
05.03.2024

Kings Indian Defense (KID) is an opening for the fighter. It’s for the player with a never-give-up attitude who will fight for the full point from move 1. The greatest chess players of all time have graced this opening and have contributed immensely to its development. This is an opening that you will never get […]

Prasanna Kumar
04.26.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
04.26.2024

The Colle System is an underrated opening for Club players. Sure Grandmasters don’t play it regularly at the highest level but it is a deadly weapon against amateur opponents.

Prasanna Kumar
04.19.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
04.19.2024

The Center Game is a relatively easy-to-learn and provocative opening for White. A lot of Black players don’t give the Center Game enough credit. It’s a very aggressive and ambitious way to start the game. One of the positives of being an amateur player is that you can choose from a wide range of openings.

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.15.2024

There are many beautiful endgame wins that are worth studying, where you will come across useful ideas you can use in your own games. In this article, I am going to present only a few that will hopefully inspire you to look deeper into this part of the game.

Prasanna Kumar
04.12.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
04.12.2024

In this article, we will take a look at 7 things we can learn from Magnus Carlsen’s Endgame Play. Magnus Carlsen is arguably the greatest endgame player of all time. He has developed such an amazing reputation in the endgame that many players hesitate to go into the endgame against him.

Prasanna Kumar
04.11.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
04.11.2024

Piece interaction is one of the fundamental aspects of the game that every player needs to master. A beginner player faces questions like How to use different pieces together. How to attack and checkmate with the Queen and Knight? The answer is to combine the individual power of the pieces and the knowledge of patterns. […]

Prasanna Kumar
04.08.2024
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Prasanna Kumar
04.08.2024

In this article, we will understand the bishop in chess in depth, how the bishop moves on the chessboard, and its strengths and weaknesses. Many chess players love Bishops in chess. The bishop in chess has a great range of possible functions that it can perform. They are the building block of a fianchetto structure […]