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How to Calculate in Chess: Complete Guide

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
10.08.2021
How to Calculate in Chess
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How to Calculate in Chess: Complete Guide
IM Zaur Tekeyev
10.08.2021

How to calculate in chess? First, let me ask you… How many chess positions can possibly arise on the board? Well, let’s count. White can choose between 20 first moves. Black can reply in 20 different ways too. This already creates 400 possible positions. White’s next turn can increase this number approximately up to 8 000. […]

Top 7 Chess Calculation Mistakes to Avoid

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
09.17.2021
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Top 7 Chess Calculation Mistakes to Avoid
Yury Markushin
09.17.2021

Many club players believe that tactics is the main reason they are stuck at that 1200, 1400, or 1800 level. And they are mostly correct. The ability to solve tactics greatly increases your chances to conquer the next rating bracket. What could be more powerful than training tactics? The answer is simple. Working on your […]

10 Reasons to Learn Endgames in 2021

IM Zaur Tekeyev
IM Zaur Tekeyev
07.23.2021
10 reasons to learn endgames in 2021
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10 Reasons to Learn Endgames in 2021
IM Zaur Tekeyev
07.23.2021

Many chess players spend most of their training time studying openings. It is logical since you get to play the opening stage in every single game and it makes a huge impact on the following stages. At the same time, one should not forget to study middlegames and endgames as well since poor play in […]

Kasparov's Games: 10 Reasons Why Club Players Should Study Them

Rony
Rony
05.14.2021
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Kasparov's Games: 10 Reasons Why Club Players Should Study Them
Rony
05.14.2021

Kasparov’s games and himself weren’t called the ‘Beast from Baku’ for nothing. He was indeed a “beast”! His style of playing was more like a herd of full-grown African buffaloes and zebras charging toward you… as Thanos said, dread it, run from and it still arrives. His style of chess was extremely powerful, and his […]

Chess Puzzles: 10 Reasons to Solve Them Daily

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.02.2021
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Chess Puzzles: 10 Reasons to Solve Them Daily
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
02.02.2021

Chess puzzles and their solving, seeing many instructive games, and learning typical ideas are very important in this game. As in any other sport, hard training is always the key to improving your level. If you want to become a better player, you need to get your chessboard out, set the pieces, and start training. […]

7 Reasons to Start Working on Your Calculation

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
12.18.2020
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7 Reasons to Start Working on Your Calculation
Yury Markushin
12.18.2020

The calculation is probably the most “sought after” skill that all strong players possess. At the club level calculation becomes even more important, as most games are decided by tactics. And it is no secret that calculation and tactics go hand in hand. Tiny improvement in the calculation allows you to easily leap into the […]

Evaluate Positions: 6 Reasons to Learn How to Do It

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
09.11.2020
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Evaluate Positions: 6 Reasons to Learn How to Do It
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
09.11.2020

Evaluate Positions: If you have been playing chess for a while, you are probably familiar with the terms “evaluation” or “assessment” of the position. All variations in chess books and magazines end with an evaluation and you have surely heard players ending their lines with words like “white is slightly better” or “black is clearly […]

Tactics and Calculation Training

GM Alex Colovic
GM Alex Colovic
10.14.2019
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Tactics and Calculation Training
GM Alex Colovic
10.14.2019

The tactics and calculation training is the most important type of training a chess player can undertake if he or she is serious of his or her chess improvement. The reason for this is that all chess games are decided by tactics. You cannot win if the opponent does not make a mistake – hence […]

5 Tips for Improving Your Defense

WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
09.18.2019
5 tips to improve your defense
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5 Tips for Improving Your Defense
WGM Raluca Sgircea, IM Renier Castellanos
09.18.2019

Being on the defensive side during a game is probably the most difficult tasks a chess player has to complete successfully. Everybody likes chess for a reason – some like to attack, others prefer strategy instead, but I’m sure that most of you will agree that defending is not one of them.

This should NOT be played...

GM Alex Colovic
GM Alex Colovic
08.21.2019
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This should NOT be played...
GM Alex Colovic
08.21.2019

This should NOT be played: I have never considered myself an attacking player even though most of my games when I was young were decided by attacks on the king. I attribute it to youth and not feeling too comfortable in other areas of positional play. Still, I was good at seeing tactics and calculation, […]

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