IM Zaur Tekeyev - Author at TheChessWorld Blog
Zaur Tekeyev is an International Master rated 2425 FIDE. He is an active player, participating in tournaments all over the world.
Zaur has been coaching chess players of different ages and levels for many years.
As a player, he has won multiple tournaments, one of the best results being 1st place in the Moscow Open 2017.
Zaur is also a big online blitz player, with an online rating of over 2800. IM Tekeyev is a chess author and coach.
Chess Articles by IM Zaur Tekeyev
Game 6: World Chess Championship Match 2021
The sixth game of the match turned out to be one of the most epic and nerve-wracking games in the history of chess. It started with Magnus Carlsen coming up with a fresh concept in the opening. Perhaps he got tired of the challenger’s good preparation and tried to get an unknown position at all […]Game 5: World Chess Championship Match 2021
Ian Nepomniachtchi did quite well in the four previous games of the match. He had a slightly better position as White in the third game; he had chances to win as Black in the second game, and he gave White no chances whatsoever as Black in the fourth game. Magnus, on the other hand, seemed […]Game 4: World Chess Championship Match 2021
It has been 5 years since the last decisive game in the classical games of the World Championship matches – 17 draws till this day. The fourth game of the match against Ian Nepomniachtchi must have felt for Magnus Carlsen like the most symbolic moment to finally strike. First of all, he would play as […]Game 3: World Chess Championship Match 2021
The third game of the match finished in a seemingly uneventful draw, but actually, the day brought a lot of interesting things to discuss. First of all, both of Nepomniachtchi’s central pawns happened to move forward on the first move. The guest of honor probably wanted Ian to start with 1.d4, but he brought the […]Game 2: World Chess Championship Match 2021
If many people thought the first game of the World Championship match was interesting and exciting, the second game turned out to be a real thriller! Magnus Carlsen was determined to take the lead in the match with the White pieces, and it was interesting to see which central pawn he would start the game […]Game 1: World Chess Championship Match 2021
The most awaited chess event of the year, the World Championship match, started today in Dubai. In the first game, the candidate Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia had White pieces against the current world champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway. Apart from the results, to most of the viewers, the most interesting part was to see what […]World Chess Championship Match 2021: What You Should Know Before It Starts
The World Champion title in chess is different from the same title in the other kinds of sports where usually the holder can be changed every year. This is why the Olympic Gold is more valuable: the event takes place once in 4 years. To become the world champion in chess, one must beat the […]Benoni Defense: Complete Guide
Benoni Defense comes from the Hebrew expression “Ben-Oni”, which means “son of my sorrow.” This might have given you melancholic impressions, but don’t let it deceive you. The Benoni Defense is one of the most aggressive chess openings. It leads to highly unbalanced positions, and players of all levels opt for it when they want […]How to Calculate in Chess: Complete Guide
How to calculate in chess? First, let me ask you… How many chess positions can possibly arise on the board? Well, let’s count. White can choose between 20 first moves. Black can reply in 20 different ways too. This already creates 400 possible positions. White’s next turn can increase this number approximately up to 8 000. […]Top 10 Differences Between Club Players’ and Grandmasters’ Thinking
Chess is a complex game that requires a good memory, creativity, patience, and many other qualities. Perhaps, the main demand is the ability to think. For some reason, most of the players never really work on improving their thought processes. Instead, they spend all their time studying openings and solving puzzles. It is still a […]
