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WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.12.2019
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WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
04.12.2019

Ever since we start learning chess we are taught to look for active moves; moves that control the center and help improve our position. We are also told to search for ways to put our opponent in an uncomfortable situation, seek the initiative and try to build an attack whenever this is possible. All the […]

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.02.2019
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WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.02.2019

Improve Your Calculation: The ability to calculate is crucial in every chess player’s journey to improvement. There’s no such thing as a completely positional game where no calculation is needed; no matter how calm and quiet things have been going, there’s always a moment where you’ll need to see more than your opponent.

Chessbibliophile
Chessbibliophile
05.03.2016
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Chessbibliophile
05.03.2016

Our columnist offers a glimpse of developments in theory from ChessPublishing.com. Don’t miss the analysis of the decisive encounters from the Candidates’2016-Ed.