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Very often when we are going to play a stronger opponent than us we think about the worst-case scenario, which is losing the game in an embarrassing way. This is, of course, one of the biggest fears for every player, to give in without a fight or being brutally outclassed by the opponent. In case […]

An opening is the first, most fundamental stage of the game. Opening play often decides how the game progresses into the middlegame and then into the endgame. Typically, slight opening inaccuracies and mistake don’t lead to instant defeat. However, when the mistake is serious enough and the opponent is strong a single opening mistake can […]

Do you think Grandmasters always outplay the lower rated competition? Think again. Even the greatest players like Garry Kasparov may lose to those 300 points lower rated. Can a Grandmaster lose to a Master rated player? What if that Grandmaster is a World Champion Vishy Anand? The answer is “yes”. In this article we will […]

Making mistakes is a big part of chess. Chess games are won or lost solely because of mistakes. It is literally impossible to play “perfect game” because evaluation changes as theory progresses. There are different types of mistakes. Some are slight positional inaccuracies and some are serious tactics oversights. The second type usually loses immediately. […]