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In our previous article we have talked about the differences in thinking from 1600 up to 2200 and have given you some advice on what to study in order to improve your rating. However, we are probably safe to say that every chess player wishes to become a Grandmaster someday, so how to do it? […]
Italian opening, also known as Giuoco Piano (Italian for “quiet game”) has always been under the shadow of the ever-popular Ruy Lopez as white’s main weapon against 1…e5. One of the reasons for this is that the positions arising from the Italian are far less complex than the ones that can arise in the Ruy […]
We have previously discussed various training techniques that can help at improving your game. Today we will continue this very important topic and I trust you will learn a lot of new things that we never shared before. After reading this article you will discover how a thinking algorithm can help your game, and what […]
Many amateur players are curious about what kind of training routine do professional chess players have. There are many questions that remain unanswered. Do they train during certain time of the day? Do they take breaks? When is the best time to absorb information? Today we will give you the answers on these and many […]
For this week we have chosen three sharp games played in the strong tournaments that have just finished in Gibraltar and Wijk aan Zee. We’ll start with the victory of the highest rated female player, Hou Yifan, against the Czech talent David Navara.
All chess players know that grandmasters can calculate many moves ahead, evaluate the position, and deliver the final blow. How do they do that? Is there a way an ordinary chess player can learn to calculate many moves ahead like masters do? In this article, we will answer those questions and show you a simple […]
French Winawer: The French Defense is one of black’s most popular responses to 1.e4. From amateurs to masters, the popularity of this defense never stops increasing. The reason is that it gives black the opportunity to fight for the initiative from a very early stage of the game.
I have discussed a few famous chess traps previously (Legal Trap, Elephant Trap, Lasker Trap, Mortimer Trap). Today we will continue this topic with less known, but not-less-powerful traps that you can learn from and even use in your own games. Want to win your games quickly using some of those powerful chess traps? Here […]
It always surprised me how many chess players are unfamiliar with chess terminology. I was recently talking with a player whose rating will hit the master’s level very shortly. We went over the game which was just played between two of us and I mentioned the word “Skewer” while analyzing. He obviously did not know […]
