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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”.
There are 1000s and 1000s of chess books available in the stores and online. Which ones are worth buying and spending time on?
What books would really help a chess player to win more games and gain so desired rating points? Let’s find out what books are the best!
There are thousands of chess websites in the world. You can find a site (and most likely not just one) that concentrates on any given aspect of the game: opening theory, studies, tactics, playing online, game database, etc.
Which of these websites are the most popular in the world of chess? Let’s find out!
ChessBase Magazine is the flagship of ChessBase and released every two months.
Our columnist offers a review of the latest issue-Ed.
Chess engines play a huge role in 21st century chess. Mostly due to their presence we now see 15, 14, 13 and even 12 year old grandmasters, something that was unthinkable just 20 years ago.
Ability to have a precise analysis of any given position changed the way players are preparing for the competition. Here is the list of 10 strongest free chess engines in the world.
Deflection tactics occur when you try to get a piece off of a square.
Once the piece leaves, then you can use another tactic.
Vitaly Kovalenko (1947-2014) is no more. The eminent Russian composer had a massive heart attack that turned fatal. In his chequered career the veteran composed more than 560 studies with a number of prizes to his credit. In later years he served as a judge in composing competitions. This was not without controversy. On one occasion his verdict was disputed by a participant who received the least number of points for his studies. He was supported by his federation and also some fellow-composers. However, his claim was not accepted (pdf). It’s hard to know who was right.
Be that as it may Kovalenko set himself high standards as a composer. He also collaborated with other chess artists. The following joint effort makes a stunning impression.
Yury Bazlov and Vitaly Kovalenko,
First Prize, Uralski Problemist, 1993-6
White to move
In the current update on ChessPublishing.com our columnist offers you some Scotch by way of refreshment-Ed.
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, etc. Enjoy!
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 lost it without a fight. Fischer dominated the chess scene for about a year (1970-1971) in “extent never seen before”.
His greatest games are outlined and analyzed in the book My 60 Memorable Games, which remains one of the greatest chess books ever written.
