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Getting Better in Chess: The Critical Mistake to Avo

Every day I get a lot of fan mail (thanks, guys!), and many of the messages are dedicated to the evergreen subject “how do I get better in chess?” I am trying to do my best to offer individual advice to everyone. However, there is a very widespread ca...Read more »

VIDEO: Typical Plans with Opposite side Castling

by GM Gregory Kaidanov

Grandmaster Kaidanov's debut on chess.com! He goes over an extremely instructive virtuoso performance by Boris Spassky from the match against Petrosian that brought him the World Championship title. Y Watch Video »

Chess World Cup 2009

The Chess World Cup gets underway on the 21 November in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.  The opening ceremony is being held today. In recent years, the Chess World Cup has become a regular qualifying event in the WCC cycle, even though the cycle itself has freq...Read more »

A Simple Defence Against Aimless Chess Training

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring. Self-directed students of chess face two common problems:  The first is finding enough "spare" time to set aside for training at all.  The seco...Read more »