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It is common knowledge that the key to making progress in chess is the consistent and deep analysis of your own games. Once you have learned the most typical nuances of positional play and tactics,...

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One of the most difficult and probably most important moments in a game is finding a right plan that suits your position and helps you improve it.You have to assess the position, identify what you ...

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The All India Chess Federation takes immense pleasure in announcing the launch of the ticketing portal of the 44th Chess Olympiad.The chess fans who desires to watch the games live can buy the spe...

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Over 99% of chess players play way under their maximum performance rating. Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply flip a switch and your chess performance goes up? Unfortunately, it doesn’t w...

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One of the concepts you’ve certainly heard or come across in your studying is planning. It is something every coach teaches their pupils right from the start, albeit with different words. Eac...

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Well many of them will give simple answer of the above mentioned headline, to improve chess knowledge and skills.but we have got something more than that. Lets take a look.Chess studies and mating...

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Attacking chess is a delight to watch and probably every player who watched such a masterpiece wished they could do the same in their games. But everybody is different and each player has their ow...

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Classical, Rapid, and Blitz Chess Championship were organized in the Western Asian Chess Championship held at Maldives,  in which Bhagyashree Patil won two gold medals for India in the...

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Quite often we have met club players who perform well in tournaments with classical time control and give a strong appearance of being underrated players. However, when time trouble comes they ...

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Finding the right opening for you is a complicated and time-consuming process. You need to be objective, know yourself very well, and try to find positions that will suit your style.If you are s...

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Becoming a stronger player is every chess player’s dream. Since the day we step into the chess world we commit ourselves to an eternal quest for self-improvement. We all want the same. Of cou...

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These days engines have become a chess player’s best friend. Its influence is mostly felt in the opening phase, where every line is analyzed in detail and everybody, regardless of their level...

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In a time where the opening phase has become extremely important, every chess player must give this phase its due attention. With various good books available, the quantity of information on th...

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The pawn structure in the above image is very familiar in chess practice. It can arise from openings like Slav and Semi Slav, Alekhine, Scandinavian, French and of course Caro Kann, the latter ...

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1.Opening RepertoireThe improvement of the opening repertoire of a player is done by looking at the latest developments in the openings the player employs. Then these developments are compared t...

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Improving at chess takes a lot of work and patience.It cannot happen overnight, but only after investing many hours of training and practicing the newly learned elements. With the development of te...

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Studying chess can prove a difficult task sometimes and, as much as you like to study by yourself, you might realize at some point that you need some guidance. It could be that you reach a moment ...

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Known as one of the best coaches of all times, Mark Dvoretsky left  a valuable legacy to help chess players improve their training technique and take that much-awaited leap forward. Hi...

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Many club players feel that after a long time of studying chess they don’t see enough progress in their chess. This brings a feeling of depression and it sometimes leads to quitting the usual ...

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(Pic courtesy : MPL National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2022)Sunil Sharma Sir has almost 45+ years of experience in chess, which means almost double my age. To date, many students have be...

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