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Mikhail Botvinnik is considered to be one of the greatest chess players in the world, and 3 time World Champion. He was also a prominent chess coach, with students including Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik. Today we will take a look at 10 of Botvinnik’s best chess games.
Many chess players know about two different types of games: positional and tactical. Tactical positions are the ones where tactics predominates the decision making. But what if there is no tactics present on the board? How do you proceed in your game? That is where many players get stuck and don’t know what to do. […]
Today we will explore some of Magnus Carlsen’s tactical combination that brought him many victories. By going over his games and putting yourself in his shoes we will evaluate the positions carefully and learn how to apply these tricks in your own games. Here are all 10 tactical hits by Magnus Carlsen:
Today we will talk in detail about one of the most important elements of chess tactics, a fork. A fork is a type of tactics when one piece attacks two or more of the opponent’s pieces at the same time. As a result, usually, one of these pieces is won. It is one of the most […]
This article is a continuation of the last week’s Top 10 Tactical Tricks Every Chess Player Must Know. This time we are focusing on the most typical sacrifices that occur often in practical games. Why is it important to know about it? Let me tell you, that even if you are a positional player you […]
Today we will go over 10 most important tactical techniques that every chess player must know. It is a part of the training process to learn about each of these techniques and to be able to apply them in your own games. Once you understand these things I suggest solving tactics and playing practice games […]
Fabiano Caruana is an American-born Italian chess grandmaster, number two rated chess player in the world. In October 2014 he became the third highest rated player ever, with a peak elo of 2844, right after winning the Sinquefield Cup with impressive 3080 performance. Caruana considered by many the main contender for the world championship title […]
Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster, current World Champion in all three categories classic, rapid and blitz and a number 1 rated chess player in the world. His elo peaked at 2882. It is the highest rating a human player has ever had. We present 10 of many of amazing Magnus Carlsen chess games […]
If you want to improve your chess and to become a good chess player, you need to watch out for these 10 things that good chess players don’t do. These are easy to avoid and pretty intuitive things but somehow many chess players miss them. Just keep these things in mind and you will make […]
Bobby Fischer was one of the most mysterious chess players ever played this game. His sudden appearance in chess world, tremendous tournament domination and the refusal to defend the title makes him, to say the least, a very atypical player. 13 year old Fischer won a brilliancy award which later became known as game of […]
