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Breaking Chess Principles

The more experienced we are in chess, the more subtle our understanding of the game is, and the easier it is for us to tell which move is good without even calculating the variations. It’s a mixture of feelings, experience, knowledge of the key principl...Read more »

VIDEO: Good and Bad Bishops; Karpov v. Lautier

by GM Melikset Khachiyan

GM Khachiyan (with the assistance of World Champions Karpov and Kramnik) shows us how to exploit a bad bishop in the opponent's camp. Two classic examples by the great masters of positional play will Watch Video »

Chess Movie - The Story of I.S.318

Scholastic chess is the lifeblood of our wonderful game.  Most of us learned to play while in school and once bitten by the bug it stays with us for life! Despite it's demonstrated benefits to young people, chess is not usually a priority for schoo...Read more »

Lone Pine 1975: Eugenio Torre, Philippine’s first GM

Eugenio Torre, born November 4, 1951, made him 23 at Lone Pine 1975. In 1972 he won over Anatoly Karpov in Skopje, Yugoslavia. In 1974, he became Asia’s first Grandmaster, by winning the silver medal in the World Chess Olympiad held in Nice, France. To...Read more »