17 winning chess strategies for beginners
by Chess is a complex game with endless possibilities and strategies, but for beginners, it’s essential to focus on mastering some fundamental principles to build a …
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How to setup a chessboard and understand annotations?
Whether it is a home/ hobby/ travel chess game setup or a world championship tournament finale, a few standards are always observed. Lets understand where …
How to Play Chess?
It looks easy but important to understand ‘How to play chess’ with basics. Once you follow some simple rules and guidance, the way ahead is …
19 Frequently asked questions about chess basic rules
How are the chess pieces set up on the board at the beginning of a game? The board consists of 64 squares, and each player …
Caro-Kann the solid chess defense mechanism
The Caro-Kann Defense is a solid and popular chess opening played by Black. Here are some of the most popular variations of the Caro-Kann Defense: …
All you need to know about the Spanish Game: Ruy Lopez chess opening
The Spanish Game, also known as the Ruy Lopez, is one of the oldest and most classical openings in chess history. Here are some of …
Sicilian Defense: All you need to know about this chess opening
Be it a world champion or a new learner, The Sicilian Defense is one of the most popular and widely played chess openings, and there …
The Game: India’s 16 year old R Praggnanandhaa defeats Magnus Carlsen
So this is the reason they say, India has a bright future in chess! 16 year old R Praggnanandhaa upstages 5 times world champion Magnus …
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (POL) Vs Grandelius, Nils (SWE), Round 02, Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Nils Grandelius won the game with black pieces, after losing direction, Duda still tried to come back in the game which didn’t happen. Nils Axel …
Grandelius, Nils (SWE) Vs Donchenko, Alexander (GER), Round 01, Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Nils Grandelius won the game with white pieces, an expected e4 opening and a quick castling, showed real acumen winning over positional tactics and strong …