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Checkmating an opponent is an ultimate goal of any chess game. Knowing typical mating patterns already decides half of the success. By learning the typical checkmates, you will be able to not only increase your chances of mating your opponent, but also will be able to avoid getting mated yourself. In this article we will […]

Everyone hates losing games. Oddly enough many players think that playing a lot is the only way to start playing better chess. There is some truth in that. However, there are many players that play for years and don’t improve. Today I will tell you about the 5 very effective ways to stop losing at […]

If you want to improve your chess and become stronger you must analyze your own games in order to realize your own mistakes and work on them. This is a well known and effective method to get better at chess. However, not many people do it properly.

Materializing the advantage into a full point is an issue that will go along with you during your whole chess career. Frank Marshall pointed out that “Winning a won game is the hardest thing in chess”. Well, not really; defending a lost position is probably harder, but what he meant is that it’s never easy […]

We all enjoy a good game of chess and hope to produce games that we can proudly show our friends or students. However, sometimes things just go wrong at some point and it’s probably safe to say that all of us have made, at least once in our life, an inexplicable move that simply turns […]

Improving your chess level is not possible over the night. It takes a lot of hard work, time and dedication. And even so, there are no guarantees that a significant improvement will happen. Moreover, what a player studies a day can show several weeks or even months later. However, beginners should not be intimidated by […]

In modern chess practice, the opening phase has become an essential factor of the game. For every chess player, from grandmaster to beginner, having a good opening preparation is a necessity in order to obtain good results in over the board games. Usually, the help of a chess coach can do a lot to improve […]

Tactics is a probably single and most important element at chess. Oftentimes, it is something that decides if one wins or loses the game. Chess players spend a lot of time working on tactics by solving chess studies, puzzles, etc. That, however, doesn’t address one very common issues that club players are having. They are […]

Victor Korchnoi was one of the best chess players of the time. Korchnoi was a candidate for World Championship title in 10 occasions, nevertheless he was never able to obtain the title. Korchnoi has a long list of accomplishments including winning Soviet Chess Championship 4 times, winning European Team Championship 5 times, and winning Team […]

We have previously discussed various training techniques that can help at improving your game. Today we will continue this very important topic and I trust you will learn a lot of new things that we never shared before. After reading this article you will discover how a thinking algorithm can help your game, and what […]