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Which piece is better; the bishop or the knight?  Walk into any room with amateur chess players and everyone will know.  Or so they think.  The evidence they present for their case is n...

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Bughouse is quite possibly the most popular chess variant in the world. You'll see it being played -- especially by children -- in skittles rooms and side events at any major tournament...

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Surprised!!!Indeed, the question might surprise you. In real life, there are many problems which keep on popping its head out for pawn promotion than you can imagine. There are many reasons for this s...

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Mistakes are something from which we learn and experience in order to success or a way towards our desired goals. They are proof that we are learning and not giving up.All the chess players just want ...

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No matter where you stand in chess or how much experience you possess you still have something remaining back for better improvement and to get into that level which you desire. With right habits, pos...

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ATTACK IS THE SECRET OF DEFENSE. DEFENSE IS THE PLANNING OF ATTACK.Grasping the art of defense is not at all easy as it seems. It is one of the most difficult tasks to master in chess. Here, it is not...

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Any particular thing when given a certain modification becomes more interesting then it was before. Change is necessary to get the best interest towards that particular thing. Some of you might be ver...

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The pawn majority is an important concept in chess and it refers to the side of the board where you have more pawns than your opponent. The main plan in this type of structure is to find the right mom...

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Tactics are one of the most important aspects of the chess game, no doubt. A good tactical vision, an eye for tricks, imagination together with the ability to calculate are qualities desired by every ...

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It is difficult nowadays to get a good game without having a fair amount of theory knowledge. There is no such thing as an easy game anymore, as almost everybody, as amateur as they are, o. It&nb...

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