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Jose Raul Capablanca, a Cuban chess player, who held a Word Championship title for 7 years is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Capablanca was renowned for his exceptional endgame skills, superb technique in theoretical positions and exceptional speed of play. Here are the 10 great endgame tips, straight from […]
There are hundreds of millions of chess players in the world, rated from 100 – 2900 ELO. Independent on their chess strength, all players can be subdivided into 5 distinct categories.Knowing what category your opponent belongs to, may significantly help you to decide what strategy is the most effective.
Today I will share with you the 15 facts about getting better at chess. These are fairly simple ideas that for some reason missed by chess players of all levels. If you understand these facts, your understanding of the game in general, training, losing games will change.
Kramnik needs no introduction. He is one of the most elite chess players during the past decade and keeps going strong. Kramnik’s most significant accomplishment is taking away the world championship title from Garry Kasparov, in 2000. Kramnik kept the title till 2007, when he was defeated by Anand.
Many players like to give you advice when it comes to chess. A piece of good advice is priceless; it can help you to become a good chess player quickly. However, a piece of bad advice can slow down your improvement process and even make you disappointed in your chess abilities. Here is the list […]
We all know that ordinary players blunder. We also recently learned that GMs blunder as well from time to time. What about the Super-GMs? These the the world champions, ex-world champions, and all those with insanely high ELO of 2700 +. Do these guys have blunders? Apparently, they do. Here are a few bright examples:
Tactics decide most of the games of chess. The one who possesses a better tactical vision usually wins the game. Today we present the list of the most beautiful tactical combinations. Amazing sacrifices, forced checkmates, clever pins are what it is all about. Beautiful tactics are pleasant for the eye of any chess player!
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:
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!
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”.
