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Chess Basics

  • What is Stalemate In Chess?

    A stalemate is a type of draw that occurs when your opponent is unable to make any legal moves to…

    June 6, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    stalemate in chess
  • What Is the Exchange Sacrifice in Chess?

    An exchange sacrifice is a chess move where a player trades their rook for the opponent’s bishop or knight. This…

    January 23, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Exchange Sacrifice in Chess
  • What Is Material Advantage In Chess?

    Material refers to the number of pieces and pawns on the board. An advantage in chess refers to a situation…

    April 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A boy studying a chess board
  • How To Castle Queenside In Chess

    The game of chess is a game of strategy; It involves both the art of attack and defence. Every chess…

    June 2, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Queenside Castling

Chess Advice

  • How To Get Better At Chess: A 12-Step Guide

    Chess is a game that requires a lot of focus, practice, and hard work. When a player starts learning the…

    September 29, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A man concentrating at a game of chess
  • How To Start A Chess Club in 5 Easy Steps

    The entire essence of chess depends on having someone to play with. There can be no chess game without an…

    April 25, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Chess players playing in chess club
  • How to Cheat in Chess 

    Let's be honest: chess can be challenging. You spend years learning openings, grinding tactics, and memorizing endgames, only to get…

    May 1, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

  • How to play speed chess

    Have you ever seen two chess players battling chess either in a chess club, park, street e.t.c furiously pounding the…

    May 7, 2020
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Person playing speed chess

Question And Answers

  • Why Is Chess So Popular? Here Are 5 Reasons

    It's no longer news that chess's popularity has boomed in recent years. You turn here, you turn there, you see…

    April 20, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Fischer playing against Spassky
  • How does Chess Make Money?

    Similar to other sports industries, finances play a significant role in the world of chess. For instance, if you are…

    February 22, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

  • Why Is Chess Hard To Play?

    We get you. Honestly, we do. Playing chess can sometimes make you feel like literally tearing your hair out. Talk…

    January 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Closeup Child Thinking Hard On Chess
  • Is Chess Addictive?

    Ever found yourself playing just one more game of chess? You tell yourself you'll stop after this match, but then…

    September 6, 2023
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Man playing chess

Openings For White

Openings For Black

Chess Pieces Movement

Fide Titles

  • How to Become a FIDE Certified Chess Coach?

    Being a certified chess instructor is a fantastic method for chess players to earn more money with their chess talents,…

    March 15, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    FIDE Trainers’ Commission
  • FIDE Chess Ratings: The Who, What, Why and How

    One way that chess players track their progress and measure their skill level is through the use of FIDE chess…

    June 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Fide logo
  • How To Become an International Master

    The International Master title is awarded to chess players who are strong but not quite at the level of grandmasters.…

    November 28, 2023
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How to become an International Master
  • How To Become a Candidate Master

    To become a Candidate Master (CM) in chess, you need to achieve an established classical FIDE rating of 2200.  The CM…

    November 28, 2023
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How to Become a candidate master

Tactics

Chess Career

Boards And Pieces

Checkmate Patterns

Flank Openings

Chess Variants

Chess Hypotheticals

  • Ranking Movie Characters That Would Make Great Chess Players

    We all have our favorite movie characters. The larger-than-life figures always seem to come out on top of obstacles and…

    April 23, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A graphic displaying some of the most brilliant characters in television history
  • Why Does Elon Musk Hate Chess?

    Many famous people have expressed their admiration for chess, but one of the biggest celebrities in recent times and the…

    May 6, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Graphic showing Elon Musk appearing to be screaming in front of a chessboard and trying to grab the camera
  • Top 10 Chess Players with the Most Aura

    Chess is a game of calculation. But some players bring something more to the board, something that can’t be measured…

    June 5, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

  • Can Online Chess Cheating Be Stopped?

    Cheating has always haunted chess, but the digital age has made it more complicated. Online chess brought excitement, convenience, and…

    August 28, 2025
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A masked man practicing online chess cheating

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