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There are 1000s and 1000s of chess books available in the stores and online. Which ones are worth buying and spending time on? What books would really help a chess player to win more games and gain so desired rating points? Let’s find out what books are the best!
There are thousands of chess websites in the world. You can find a site (and most likely not just one) that concentrates on any given aspect of the game: opening theory, studies, tactics, playing online, game database, etc. Which of these websites are the most popular in the world of chess? Let’s find out!
ChessBase Magazine is the flagship of ChessBase and released every two months. Our columnist offers a review of the latest issue-Ed.
Chess engines play a huge role in 21st century chess. Mostly due to their presence we now see 15, 14, 13 and even 12 year old grandmasters, something that was unthinkable just 20 years ago. Ability to have a precise analysis of any given position changed the way players are preparing for the competition. Here […]
Deflection tactics occur when you try to get a piece off of a square. Once the piece leaves, then you can use another tactic.
Vitaly Kovalenko (1947-2014) is no more. The eminent Russian composer had a massive heart attack that turned fatal. In his chequered career the veteran composed more than 560 studies with a number of prizes to his credit. In later years he served as a judge in composing competitions. This was not without controversy. On one […]
In the current update on ChessPublishing.com our columnist offers you some Scotch by way of refreshment-Ed.
Today we want to present to you 20 best chess humorous cartoons by Andres Guadalupe. They are very funny and clever representation of today’s chess reality that most player would recognize and appreciate. Today’s topics include World Chess Championship 2014, Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, chess commentators, Japanese chess, chess barbeque, GM at training, deep analyzes, […]
Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest and probably the most controversial chess player of all times. At age 13 he won a brilliancy award for a game that became known as the Game of the Century. Fischer became 11th World Chess Champion defeating Boris Spassky. But then, he refused to defend his title and […]
Judit Polgar is legendary; by far the strongest female chess player of all time. At 15 she became the youngest ever grandmaster. In 2002 she defeatedGarry Kasparov – it was the first time in chess history that a female player had beaten the World’s No. 1 in competitive play. U.S. Champion Joel Benjamin likens her […]
