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A recent interview with Nigel Short in New In Chess Magazine has generated a lot of controversy in the media and among chess players in the social network. Nigel Short’s words were certainly taken out of context and controversial quotes as ‘‘girls don’t have the brain for chess” created a big noise not only in […]
Today we will explore some of the best games played by the legendary Paul Morphy, an American chess player who was considered to be one of the greatest chess players of his era. Morphy was an unofficial world champion from 1858 to 1862. Bobby Fischer wrote about Paul Morphy that he was “perhaps the most […]
Great quotes store big and important ideas in just a few words. They transport wisdom that great chess players have accumulated throughout decades of experience. This top 50 of chess quotes is for those who is aiming for big success. These quotes will both motivate and educate you for becoming a better chess player.
Today we will explore chess games of the 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov. He was holding the highest world title for 10 years, from 1975 to 1985. Karpov’s won incredible 160 chess tournaments in his career. For decades Karpov was among the world’s most elite chess players. He is considered to be one of […]
Today we will explore some of the greatest positional games played by masterminds such as Alexander Alekhine, Aron Nimzowitsch, Emanuel Lasker, Akiba Rubenstein, Siegbert Tarrasch and so on. Many amateur chess players lack deep positional understanding because they don’t analyze classical games. Positional understanding is a very important element of chess which should not be […]
Tigran Petrosian became the 9th World Chess Champion after defeating Mikhail Botvinnik in 1963 Match. He lost the title against Spassky in 1969. Petrosian was nicknamed “Iron Tigran” because of his unbreakable defensive style of playing. He was strongly influenced by Aron Nimzowitsch system, and especially the idea of prophylaxis. Any improving playing can learn […]
Aron Nimzowitsch is considered to be one of the most important chess players and writers in history of the game. Not only he was one of the strongest players from 1927 to 1931 (3rd strongest behind Alekhine and Capablanca), but also he influenced many great players with his work on positional chess. Among the ones […]
Many players wish to improve their game. They work on chess, spend time but after few months hit some sort of invisible wall which does not allow them to move forward. Have you noticed how fast your elo was growing in the beginning? A couple days of chess training could easily add 30 – 50 […]
Sacrifice in chess is defined as a move that gives up a material in a hope to obtain some sort of compensation. That maybe either a material gain, positional advantage or even a mating combination. It is important to be able to find sacrifices in all types of positions: tactical and positional. Chess player of […]
Emanuel Lasker needs no introduction. Lasker held a world chess championship title for 27 (!!) years. In his prime he was the most dominant and influential chess player. Lasker is considered to be one of the greatest chess players ever. He was known to use a “psychological” approach. Sometimes he deliberately played not the strongest […]
