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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…
Magnus Breaks The Deadlock In The 2021 WCC, Grabs First Decisive Win against Nepo
Some were already calling for a different time format. Some also did suggest that FIDE should bring variants into the mix. One journalist even suggested a different tournament format for…
Know Your Chess Openings: The King’s Gambit
So we all know about The Queen’s Gambit—huge thanks to the hit Netflix miniseries. But what about that of the King? King’s Gambit is a movie that talks about a…
A Biography Of Ian Nepomniachtchi
If you watched the Candidates tournament in 2021, you should know of the name "Ian Nepomniachtchi", the popular Russian Grandmaster who was able to win the prestigious biennial tournament. Emerging…
Alireza Firouzja Breaks 2800, Becomes World No 2
Grandmaster(GM) Alireza Firouzja just became the new world #2 after crossing the legendary 2800 rating barrier. The 18-year old Grandmaster just finished with a superb 8/9 at the European Team…
Popular Chess Variants You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
What makes a game or sport more fun than its original form is its variants. Variants of a game or sport retain some standard rules of the original game while…
History Of The World Chess Championship: A Look At The Pre Steinitz-Era
The World Chess Championship is a two-man tournament that occurs biennially (once in two years). The special tournament determines the chess player who will claim the right to be called…
A Biography Of Fabiano Caruana
He might not be in the GOAT debate, because he's yet to be crowned chess champion of the world, but is Fabiano Caruana worth a mention in the debate? What…
5 Endgame Concepts You Must Know to Play Better Chess
At a point in the game, you say to yourself "Stockfish ought to take a few lessons from me". You just made a beautiful tactical maneuver that would've made Emanuel…
