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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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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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The goal of this improvement plan is to take you to the competent novice level (Rating: 1000-1200). First things first: Bookmark this article the plan is divided into two components:&nb...

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Tactics is something that can make you an overall better player. That’s why it is recommend practicing tactics problems on daily basis. Tactical blunder is the factor that very often decides the gam...

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Whenever you look for a move look for the best one. The chess pieces when known properly prove out to be the best winning bidder. When you know the most of your pieces strength and weakness no one can...

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Stalemate is a great defensive resource to play for when you are losing and everything seems hopeless. Many games in chess history have been saved by this resource! For players new to chess ...

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 HEY CHESSVICKYFAM, today I am going to demonstrate the steps of playing a good piano. Oohhh!! Is it about chess? Well i am kidding of course its about chess. So let me make a small tour of what ...

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