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GM Gserper | Pictures of a chess board and chess pieces are very popular in ads for banks, insurance companies and similar businesses. The companies want to underline their wisdom and strategic thinking. Unlike dice, cards, and other games of chance, chess is a game of skill and a stronger opponent generally beats a weaker opponent. I could be totally wrong here, but it seems to m... | Read More

GM dbojkov | GM Dejan Bojkov's student, WIM Ashritha Eswaran, turned in an excellent performance at the 2016 Continental Women's Championship in Lima, Peru. Bojkov brings you her topsy-turvy last-round game in which the advantage shifts back and forth before culminating in an incredible mating net. | Read More

PeterDoggers | Both Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand scored excellent wins in the second round of the Tal Memorial in Moscow. The two GMs caught Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead. "Anand, like Karpov did in the past, is showing us that mature players can play some of the most elegant and beautiful games," chess photographer (and author!) David Llada tweeted today. Vishy Anand's win against ... | Read More

IM TigerLilov | Getting stuck in a boring position with no attacking chances is a real danger for the competitive player – and it’s easily done. If you’re up against a strong opponent and you take care not to create any weaknesses, you often end up in a balanced position. But would a Kasparov end up in a position like this? Or, if he did, would he let it stay like that? Well, this Saturday (24th September) ... | Read More