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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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The All India Chess Federation takes immense pleasure in announcing the launch of the ticketing portal of the 44th Chess Olympiad.The chess fans who desires to watch the games live can buy the spe...

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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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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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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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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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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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