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How Much Do Chess Players Make? A Close Study
The top 50 chess players in the world make over $100k each year and that mainly comes from playing for clubs, competing in tournaments, appearance fees, and sponsorship. On the…
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 about the never-ending tactics, thousands of traps to watch out…
An Interview With AGM Chinedu Enemchukwu: The First National Chess Champion Of St. Vincent And
The 17th of December, 2021 came along with an exciting atmosphere in the small and quiet country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Arena Grandmaster(AGM) Chinedu Benjamin Enemchukwu just emerged…
9 Best Games Of Alexander Alekhine You Should Know
Ever heard of "The White Russian"? This was a nickname attributed to none other than the 4th world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine. Born in 1892, the Russian-French player is known…
Four Player Chess Rules You Should Know
For over two hundred years, people have invented and reinvented several variants for four player chess, formed by adding a few (two, three, or four) rows to each side of…
How To Play The Two Bishop Checkmate
The king and two bishop checkmate is another basic checkmate that occurs in chess games. While this type of mate is unusual in many games, it's important to get familiar…
A Biography Of Bobby Fischer
If you're new to chess, you should have heard of this name spoken about in different contexts but... Who actually is Bobby Fischer? Well., it may interest you to know…
Can Pawns Move Backwards In Chess?: Understanding The Chess Pieces
The pawn is the chessboard's worker bee. It's an eager soldier marching into battle, ready to establish a valiant front line against raiding invaders. In the hands of a novice,…
Bobby Fischer vs Garry Kasparov: Comparing Two Legends
As a chess fan, you must've wondered what a match or even a game between some World Champions across different eras would look like. Imagine Emanuel Lasker vs Viswanathan Anand,…
A Biography of Josh Waitzkin (and Why He Stopped Playing Chess)
After watching the award-winning movie 'Searching For Bobby Fischer', a lot of people ask this familiar question: "Does Josh Waitzkin still play chess?" He was believed to be the 'next…
Learn The Bishop And Knight Checkmate: Understanding The Chess Pieces
This pattern works by limiting the opponent's king to a corner of the board, where the bishop and king take control of the opponent king's flight squares. The opponent is…
The Art Of Defense In Chess
Defense is a very essential aspect of Chess. It's all about detecting and neutralizing your opponent's plans and ideas. To master the game of Chess, every chess player must understand…
54 Approved Chess Terms And Definitions You Must Know
If you've just discovered this wonderful game of chess or if you've been playing it for long and want to brush up on your knowledge, a glossary of useful chess…
How To Take Your Chess Game To The Next Level
A person new to the game of chess, like a young child trying to fit in, may find it difficult at first. However, some time dedicated to learning the game…
How To Analyze Your Chess Games in 9 Steps
Every chess game ends with one of the three possible results: a win, loss or draw. In spite of any of these results attained when you play, it's necessary to…
How To Play Three Player Chess: A Simple Beginners Guide
Chess is a popular strategy board game that is played worldwide. There are over 600 million people that play the game. Since its inception, there have been multiple changes to…
How To Castle In Chess?
One of the most essential aspects of a chess game is king safety. Many amateurs overlook the king's perilous position in the center, resulting in a swift loss most of…
Chess Is The New Hobby For F1 players: The Queen’s Gambit Series Had A Role
Queen's gambit depicted a 1983 fictional novel about a female chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, who rose from the city of Kentucky to become the greatest chess player in the world.…
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave And Bibisara Assaubayeva Wins World Blitz Chess Championship 2021
The World Rapid Chess Championship and the World Blitz Chess Championship 2021 finally drew to a close on 30 December 2021. There was drama. There was excitement. Most importantly, there…
Levon Aronian Dominates Day 1 of World Blitz Chess Championship 2021, Carlsen Having A Bad
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2021 event continued with the Blitz event on the 29th of December 2021. The top seeds came into the Blitz event with the…
All You Need To Know About The Candidates Tournament 2022: Location, Sponsor and Lineup
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organised by FIDE for the sole aim of determining the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The winner of the Candidates automatically earns…
Nodirbek Abdusattorov Wins World Rapid Chess Championship 2021
Pleasant surprises make everything sweeter. Seeing underdogs triumph in a field of favorites makes the crowd go wild. Chess has seen some major upsets in the past, but the game…
Ian Nepomniachtchi Slugs It Out With Russian Billionaire Businessman
December 24th brought about an exciting atmosphere of Chess in Russia. The Central Chess Club located in Moscow organised a friendly match between Head of Interros company, Vladimir Potanin Olegovich…
Carlsen Emerges New Sole Leader, Defeats Firouzja in Day 2 of FIDE World Rapid Chess
The Defending Champion was the undeniable star of Day 2 of the World Rapid Chess Championship as he won 2 games and drew 2 in four rounds to become the…
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship Day 1 Highlights: Carlsen, Duda, Jobava Leads
Three elites lead the pack after day 1 of the much-anticipated FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, playing at home, saw his perfect run after four rounds tainted…
Where Chess Meets Christmas
How does the world of chess join in the festivities of one of the most popular holidays in the world? Are there chess theories, sets, events that make this season…
Chess: Bitcoin Hunt And Dead Lichess Servers
As the chess world gets ready for the World Rapid and Blitz event to be held in Warsaw, top players are warming up in their various ways against the event.…
A Biography Of Alireza Firouzja
Some have already declared Alireza Firouzja a future World Champion. It's no surprise as the young chess superstar has taken the chess world by storm in recent years. We've seen…
Top 10 Popular Chess Gambits To Try Out
As chess players, our styles of play sometimes depend on our mood and, of course, the importance of the game. Sometimes we feel the need to close up the game…
“It Was More Logical For Him [Dubov] To Remain Neutral” – Ian Nepomniachtchi speaks in
Ian Nepomniachtchi, former world championship contender has come out to clear the air regarding the recent Dubov vs Russians controversy. In a (translated) interview with Vladimir Barsky of the Russian…
Russians in Disagreement With Dubov
After successfully defending the world championship title against challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus released a 3-minute video revealing the identities of those that worked with him regarding his preparation for the…
Carlsen Reveals Training Team That Helped Him Defeat Nepo
Now that the 2021 world championship match is basically over, Magnus Carlsen has gone ahead to properly reveal his team. In a 3-minutes video shot at their Spanish training camp,…
Magnus Carlsen Retains Title, Becomes 5-time World Champion As Nepo Blunders Yet Again
It's been coming. Since Ian Nepomniachtchi slipped to a tight defeat in game 6 of the 2021 world chess championship, it's been coming. Now, the 31-year old Grandmaster from Norway…
16 Hilarious Chess Memes From The 2021 World Chess Championship
This article presents a compilation of funny chess memes with inspiration gotten from the 2021 world chess championship match between world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi. In this…
Carlsen Inflicts Third Loss On Nepo After The Latter Shocking Piece Blunder. Is This The
When Carlsen said it was a good outcome to face Nepo rather than Fabiano Caruana or Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship 2021, many thought he was teasing Nepo…
Carlsen Strikes Again, Defeats A Disappointed Nepo In Round 8
The predictions of several fans and experts are starting to play out as Magnus Carlsen clinched another victory against his challenger. The Norwegian was backed to grab more wins against…
