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It seems that nowadays it has become more and more difficult to win an “easy” game. Every opponent, no matter how low rated, has a fair amount of opening knowledge and short wins have become somet...

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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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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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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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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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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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