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Endgame Principles: Today we will cover the 13 most important ones you should always keep in mind during the game. These come from the greatest players of the past who need no introduction: Nimzowitsch, Capablanca, Kasparov, Keres, Benko, Tarasch, Botvinnik, and Kotov. They were surely the endgame experts who dedicated their whole lives to these […]
Have you noticed how chess masters easily and flawlessly find a winning combination and win the game, while other players struggle and cannot achieve the same? Have you ever wondered why does that happen like that and what can you do to achieve master’s performance? Look no further. Today I will show you the 10 […]
Today we present the list of 7 world’s most famous chess combinations. You may ask why are these combinations are the most famous? Well, some of these games were played as early as in the 9th century. If we still study them today there is definitely something special about them. Enjoy and don’t forget to […]
Returning to the St. Louis Chess club in the upscale Central West End neighborhood for round 9 on the Men’s side and round 8 on the Women’s. Akobian lost as black against Shankland to shake-up the standings. Shankland was able to create a very active position trading his rook for two superior minor pieces while […]
The 10th International Solving Contest under the aegis of WFCC took place on Sunday, 26th January, 2014. It was simultaneously held in as many as 34 countries with 488 solvers. Category I was for experienced solvers and Category II for debutants, inexperienced solvers. The first category drew 290 solvers and the second, 198 of th […]
Previously we write about why Magnus Carlsen has won the World Championship Match [according to Anand], discussed his unique, super-GM traits and also shared Gelfand’s opinion about the Match. Today we want to share the head-to-head comparison of Carlsen and Anand, as well as estimating the odds of winning for each player.
Returning to the St. Louis Chess Club in the chess capital of the U.S. for round 5 of the U.S. Championships and U.S. Women’s Championships we see GM Var Akobian make a move at the leaders with a win as black over Timur Gareev. Akobian out played his opponent in a challenging end game. […]
Have you ever wondered what can be the perfect gift for a chess player? Should you get a chess book or the classical chess pieces set? No, that’s too straightforward and everyone can do that. Want to get something more clever and stylish?
The US Men’s and Women’s Championships kicked off on Thursday May 8th. The tournament is always interesting and full of surprises. The defending champions are GM Gata Kamsky FIDE 2778 on the Men’s side and GM Irina Krush on the women’s side. Timur Garrev FIDE 2751 is expected to be a major challenger on […]
We present 3 the most tricky mate-in-1 problems you will ever see. To solve these tactical wonders you don’t need to be a very strong chess player. All you need to know is the basic chess rules and possess some imagination and intuition.
