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Yury Markushin
05.09.2014
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Yury Markushin
05.09.2014

Everyone has fears. Some of the most common ones are the fear of spiders, snakes and heights. What about the chess players? Are they afraid of something that most other people just aren’t? Here is the list of the biggest chess players’ fears:

Yury Markushin
04.30.2014
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Yury Markushin
04.30.2014

With more than 700 million people in the world playing chess. The chess players come in different forms, ages and strengths. But some of the things ‘come standard’ for all chess players. Here are the 20 undeniable signs that you’re a chess player!

Yury Markushin
03.21.2014
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Yury Markushin
03.21.2014

Today we publish a series of questions and answers with Magnus Carlsen conducted on Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). You will learn many interesting details about world’s number one chess player and chess champion such as online playing habits, professional opinion about the Candidates Tournament and, most importantly, what made him “the strongest man”.

Yury Markushin
03.03.2014
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Yury Markushin
03.03.2014

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, […]

Yury Markushin
02.28.2014
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Yury Markushin
02.28.2014

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 […]

Yury Markushin
01.21.2014
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Yury Markushin
01.21.2014

If you think chess masters don’t make mistakes in their games, you should review these 10 shortest games. Many of them ended up with a checkmate, all under 12 moves. This is not a compilation of GM blunders as I presented in Top 10 Biggest Blunders Grandmasters Made at Chess, but rather a compilation of […]

Yury Markushin
01.10.2014
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Yury Markushin
01.10.2014

Today I will present you 5 the most common chess myths about getting better at chess. Is it true that reading chess books will increase your ELO? Do you think playing enormous number of chess games will make you a master strength player? Let’s find out!

Yury Markushin
01.03.2014
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Yury Markushin
01.03.2014

Motivation and inspiration are two very important components for one’s progress in chess as I wrote in 7 Reasons Why Magnus Carlsen Plays Better Chess Than You. Here we present you a list of inspirational quotes from the most elite chess players in chess history: Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, Magnus Carlsen, Mikhail Botvinnik, Alexander Alekhine, […]

Yury Markushin
12.28.2013
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Yury Markushin
12.28.2013

Mr. Kasparov needs no introduction. He was ranked world’s number one for 225 out of 228 months from 1986 to his retirement from chess in 2005. Kasparov holds a record of 15 consecutive professional tournament victories and 11 chess Oscars! He became a youngest ever world champion at the age of 22, defeating Anatoly Karpov. […]

Yury Markushin
12.21.2013
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Yury Markushin
12.21.2013

Chess is one of the most popular sports in the world, with about 700 million players worldwide. No wonder big companies and organizations like Motorola, Geico, NBA and NHL use chess for their ad campaigns. Here we present you the list of 11 best video chess commercials: