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A famous saying goes "chess is 99 percent tactics." Here are three tips for studying tactics:1)Practice calculation and solve puzzles at least three times per week. Your ability to spot tactics succes...

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Here we are again the tips session. Today we are going to discuss about the endgame for king and pawn. Let us start with the basics first. for those who are unaware of what Chess endgame actually...

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     Time trouble can plague even the best players in the world, and often leads to painful blunders and losses on time in winning positions. In order to improve your time manageme...

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Every chess game begins with an opening, which means that when reviewing your own games, it's important to analyze what happened in the first few moves. Here are three ways to improve your openings:1)...

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Books are indeed man's best friend. They are the heartbeat of the soul. They provide you a good box of knowledge taking care that your valueable time is indulged in productive things. On taking into t...

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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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For the most part, tournament chess is played with the same rules as casual chess. If you’re not sure how the pieces move or what the object of the game is, start here and brush up on the&...

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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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Checkers is actually the American version of an internationally popular game called Draughts (pronounced "drafts") which has a number of different variants. The game is incredibly old and has a fascin...

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Chess people are so mad after chess and so intensely into it that all they want is chess in their life. For them chess isn’t a part of life it is life itself!When their birthday comes it becomes ver...

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