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Quick tip #1: How to open strong at chess as beginner
Read articleUnfortunately chess starts with a lot of pieces and a lot of option. Now do you open strong at chess looking at all the possibilities?…
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How to get better at Chess: 7 easy tips for beginners
Read articleWhether you just learned how the pieces move or you’ve played a few online games, improving at chess can feel overwhelming at first. But don’t…
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Documentary: The Story of Magnus Carlsen – The Rebel King of Chess
Read articleMagnus Carlsen is many things. He was an unbelievable prodigy, a grandmaster at 13. He was a five-time world champion with a decade long reign.…
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Understanding the Elo rating system in chess
Read articleThe Elo rating system is a method used in chess and other competitive games to calculate players’ skill levels based on game outcomes. Named after…
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A brief history of chess
Read articleTrace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today. The attacking…
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Fianchetto in chess
Read articleThe fianchetto is a strategic chess maneuver where a player positions a bishop on the second rank’s flank, typically at g2 or b2 for White,…
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Documentary Kings Gambit
Read articleThe inside story of the strongest ever chess open tournament. With unrivaled access to players and performance psychologists, “King’s Gambit” reveals the tension and what…
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Chess exercise: Mate in 1
Read articleChallenge 1: How does black mate white in just 1 move? Challenge 2: How does white mate black in just 1 move? Challenge 3: How…
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Documentary Bobby Fischer against the world
Read articleA very comprehensive documentary about Bobby Fischer, this film doesn’t constitute in itself a masterpiece of the documentary genre, yet its subject is very interesting.…
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The best use of the Knight in chess
Read articleThe Knight is one of the weirdest pieces in chess and requires some practive in order to best use it on the board. With its…