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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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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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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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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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