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A Complete Guide To Playing The Pirc Defense For White
The Pirc Defense is one of the most popular openings in chess. This opening leads to positions that can take different shapes – could be quiet and calm, complex or even head-on aggressive. In the Pirc Defense, Black relinquishes the centre to White in the opening to allow for counterplay during the middlegame. In other…
How To Play the King’s Indian Defense For White And
The King's Indian Defense is a unique way of countering the Queen’s pawn opening. It is a very popular hypermodern opening. A hypermodern opening is a chess opening that deviates a little from the popular theory and principles that guide opening play. In the hypermodern style, pawns are not used to control the center of…
How Much Do Chess Grandmasters Earn?
As a chess grandmaster, a big part of your income comes from winning prize money at major chess tournaments. The largest chess tournaments offer seven-figure prize funds, with the winner taking home a sizable chunk of the pot. For example, the World Chess Championship has a prize fund of over $2 million, with the winner…
