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  • 12 Important Chess Tactics You Should Know

    Chess Tactics is a move or a combination of moves that pose one or more instant dangers to an opponent. Most often, these threats are material gains, checkmate threats, and…

    January 4, 2023
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    chess tactics
  • Chess Endgames: The Great Element Of Chess Mastery

    Introduction Chess is categorized into three phases; the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. The phases are identified to enable theoreticians to study chess more effectively. The chess opening is…

    December 25, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    chess endgame
  • Chess Boards: A Complete Overview

    Chess is a battle of minds in which a player's wildest imaginations become reality. There are endless possibilities that can arise from a game of chess; it all depends on…

    December 14, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A Silicone Chess board
  • 40 Checkmate Patterns Sure To Win You Games

    A large percentage of chess skills ride on pattern recognition. For instance, you see certain pieces placed in certain positions and immediately recognize a pattern. In addition, chess openings are…

    December 9, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    chess tactics
  • How To Play Chess For Beginners: Learn Rules, Moves, Setup, Efficient Tactics & Strategy

    Did you recently encounter a fancy-looking game, and you'd like to know more about this mysterious game? Would you like to know how to play chess? Then, you've come to…

    October 19, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    how to play chess
  • How to Learn Chess: A Complete Beginners’ Guide

    Chess is one of the most popular board games of all time. It's widely loved, played worldwide for centuries and has inspired one of the most popular Netflix series in…

    October 16, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How to learn chess
  • The Best Chess Books of all Time: From Beginner to Advanced

    Reading chess books is one of the primary ways a chess player acquires knowledge. However, the most instructive and suitable chess books for beginners to advanced players are frequently debated.…

    October 9, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Chess Books
  • How To Be A Chess Grandmaster In 11 Detailed Steps – ChessForSharks.com

    The grandmaster title is the ultimate achievement in chess, second only to the world championship. 600+ players have earned the GM title worldwide, after years of commitment and toil. Aspiring…

    October 4, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How to be a chess grandmaster
  • 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 game, they go through a process that includes knowing the…

    September 29, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    A man concentrating at a game of chess
  • 5 Tips To Become A Better Chess Player

    You’ve got to work the RIGHT WAY to make it to the top as a pro chess player.  In this article, we’ll recommend tips on how you can achieve that Top Player…

    August 1, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

  • Stalemate vs Checkmate: All You Need to Know

    The game of chess is a battle of minds. It is an arena where only the strongest minds and the smartest tactics prevail. There is no place for weakness in…

    July 18, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Stalemate vs Checkmate
  • Who Invented Chess?

    Chess is well-known worldwide and has many fans, but its roots and origins are unclear and highly debatable. Numerous legends, stories, and educated guesses range from where it came from…

    July 13, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Wilhelm Steinitz
  • Six Tips To Win At Chess

    One of the first questions every beginner chess player asks is how to win at chess.  The only way to win a game is to checkmate an opponent's king. Winning…

    July 8, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    White queen knocking over Black King on chess board
  • How Does The Rook Move in Chess?

    The rook moves vertically and horizontally on the chess board. You can view it as moving in a plus (+) manner. From the image above, we can see that the…

    July 4, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How Rooks Move
  • Ian Nepomnachtchi Wins The Candidates Tournament 2022 While Ding Comes Second

    Round 14 of the Candidates Tournament 2022 saw Ian Nepominiachtchi draw against Jan Krzysztof Duda after already booking his slot in the World Chess Championship. Ding Liren beat Hikaru Nakamura…

    July 4, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    ROUND 14 OF THE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT 2022
  • How Were Chess Pieces Named?

    The game of chess has been in existence since the sixth century. However, the six pieces used in the game took nearly a thousand years to reach their modern form.…

    July 2, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Chess pieces
  • Ian Nepo Almost Has His World Championship Rematch After Round 12 Of The FIDE Candidates

    Round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 was an eventful round. Ian Nepominiachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura blitzed their game and agreed to a draw in 7 minutes, Ding lost…

    July 1, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 12 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Nepo Maintains Top Spot, Fabi Loses To Duda In Round 10 Of The FIDE Candidates

    With only five rounds left in the Candidates Tournament of 2022, there was still room for an upset in the standings. Ian Nepominiachtchi led the pack on 6.5 points, with…

    June 29, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 10 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • How Does A King Move In Chess?

    The world of chess is a realm of hierarchy. The chess pieces or chessmen have their respective worth and value. One particular piece that stands head and shoulders above every…

    June 28, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    How the king moves in chess
  • Alireza, Radjabov, and Ding Grab First Wins In Round 9 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament

    Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, and Teimour Radjabov ended their winless droughts in round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022. It’s almost like the trio conspired in a plot to…

    June 28, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 9 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Richard Rapport Seals His First Win In Round 8 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Only one player remains unbeaten after Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022: Ian Nepomniachtchi. The Russian has a score of +4-0=4 so far in the tournament, and he’s…

    June 27, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 8 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Simple Breakdown Of Chess Tempo

    Imagine you could move your pieces more than once each turn while playing chess. Making multiple moves per turn increases Whites' first-mover advantage because development is much faster, and White…

    June 26, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Chess tempo
  • Ian Nepomniachtchi Seals A Fourth Win In Round 7 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Coming into Round 7 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, Ian Nepominiachtchi was the sole leader with 4.5 points out of a possible 6. The closest was former world championship…

    June 25, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 7 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Another Bitter Loss For Alireza In Round 6 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    It seems Magnus Carlsen might not be getting his wish as his preferred challenger languishes at the sole bottom of the standings. Round 6 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022…

    June 24, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 6 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Magnus Carlsen Urges Ian Nepomniachtchi To “Be A Shark” After Round 5 Of The FIDE

    Ian Nepomniachtchi came into Round 5 as the sole leader, thanks to his convincing win against Alireza Firouzja in the previous round. He aimed to carry on his winning form…

    June 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 5 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • 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 ratings. The Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) is the international…

    June 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Fide logo
  • How Do Bishops Move in Chess?

    For both players (White or Black), there are two bishops each – named the light-squared bishop and dark-squared bishop. These bishops move only diagonally in chess. This means that any…

    June 22, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

  • It’s A Fiesta Of EPIC Truces In Round 3 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 

    Going into Round 3, Ian Nepominiachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the sole leaders with 1.5 points each. In the previous round, all of the games except one were drawn. The…

    June 20, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 3 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Hikaru Nakamura Forces A Win In Round 2 Of The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

    Coming into Round 2, there were mixed feelings around the Palace of Santoña. While Nepo and Fabi were definitely in full gear mode with their impressive wins in round 1,…

    June 18, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    round 2 of the fide candidates tournament 2022
  • Big Wins For Ian Nepomniachtchi And Fabiano Caruana In The Round 1 of The FIDE

    The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! After the last championship match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and world chess champion Magnus Carlsen where Magnus retained the title, chess…

    June 18, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Round 1 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022
  • How do Chess Pieces Move?

    Now that you know how to set up a chess board, you're asking yourself, how do these pieces move? We'll show you how. Moving the Pawn Pawns can only move…

    June 15, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Hand moving the queen chess piece
  • Can A Queen Move Like A Knight?

    The answer is NO. The queen in no way moves like the knight in chess. A queen combines the mobility of every piece on the chess board except the knight.…

    June 15, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    White queen chess piece with two white knights chess piece and black knights chess piece at its rear.
  • What is a Blunder in Chess?

    In the game of chess, a blunder means a terrible move. The chess notation for a blunder is a double question mark "??" after the move. Let's see a popular…

    June 13, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    Levon Aronian in Blitz Tournament
  • The Game Of Thrones Chess Set (And Characters Represented)

    It is not news that chess is a way of life. An excellent chess player can see life through the lens of the beautiful game. Therefore, it doesn't come as…

    June 11, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    game of thrones chess set
  • 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 a safe square while not being checked. See the position…

    June 6, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    stalemate in chess
  • How To Play The 2 Move Checkmate

    The 2 move Checkmate, also called the Fool’s Mate, is a combination of moves in a chess game that allows the player with the black pieces to checkmate the white…

    June 4, 2022
    Chessforsharks Editorial Team

    2 move checkmate
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