They say “Pawns are the soul of chess” because they play a significant role from chess opening to the end game. Even losing a single pawn can give your opponent a big material advantage and blunder the entire game. This article is all ...
Many chess players have witnessed the excitement during a game when you look at a piece that is placed at a weak spot. But when you attack that piece, you eventually end up losing your piece and that is because you did not calculate your move befo...
Most chess players do not know the link between in-game strategy and tactic, and many chess beginners get tangled easily. According to experienced chess players, when a player plans to make strategies during a chess game, it leads to tactical mane...
The Queen’s Gambit has once again increased interest in chess, which we can best see in online app stores, where chess apps are being downloaded en masse. Millions around the world have watched (or are still watching) the rise of the wunde...
Most of the players get exhausted over constant rating and they lose hope after consecutively losing many games. The reason behind not improving is the player’s lack of knowledge about the studies available online. Players who worry about ge...
Generally speaking, every focal-point is a weak square in the defender’s territory and a potentially strong one for the attacker.’ This is especially so when such a point is adjacent to the opponent’s king. A focal point is ...
Tired of tactics? Why not try out our positional puzzles! Depending on the level of each exercise (they are presented in ascending order of difficulty) you will probably need between 5 and 20 minutes to find the solution. If your solution doesn't ...
Tired of tactics? Why not try out our positional puzzles! Depending on the level of each exercise (they are presented in ascending order of difficulty) you will probably need between 5 and 20 minutes to find the solution. If your solution doesn't ...
When chess players start looking to learn more tactical material to get better in chess, it becomes more challenging for them to choose study plans according to their rating and experience. The middle game in chess is considered an important phase...
The Sicilian Defense O’Kelly variation is both a surprise weapon by Black and a way to transpose to other variations. Since Black will almost invariably play …a6 in the Sicilian Defense, he decides to play it on move 2 and hopes White...
If you are wondering what to learn next here is a chart that can help you to choose topic for your rating level. 1) 0-1000 Tactic (puzzles-pin, fork, checkmating patterns), elementary endgames (checkmating with 2 rooks, checkmating with que...
Maintaining your chess ratings on familiar sites such as Chess.com has always been outrageous. However, it is observed that most players have 500-700 more ratings in chess puzzles as compared to live games i.e. rapid, blitz, etc. The chess interme...
Most of the players, after finishing their games starts playing another chess game, which is why regardless of playing too many games, it does not improve your tactical and strategical skills quicker. If you want to get better at a certain level...
Are you struggling with: Knowing what and how to study? Increasing your rating? Main Study Plan 1. Play Games Rapid/Slow Games – The most important time control will be games that are 10 ...
Tired of tactics? Why not try out our positional puzzles! Depending on the level of each exercise (they are presented in ascending order of difficulty) you will probably need between 5 and 20 minutes to find the solution. If your so...
Chess strategy is the purposeful attempt to gain an advantage over your opponent. Unlike tactics, chess strategy involves long-term goals, usually related to king safety, pawn structure, space, piece activity, etc. ♟Exchange the right pieces and...
What is a “weakness?” A weakness is a point in the enemy position that can be attacked. If it cannot be attacked, then it is not a true weakness. Just because a pawn is doubled, backward or isolated doesn’t in itself mean its wea...
There is plenty of chess learning material available on the internet, but most of them do not demonstrate the most key strategy during a mid-game. If you have a good chess rating i.e. 1200-2200 chess.com rating, but still struggling to come up wit...
As beginners, we are taught to castle quickly in order to secure the king and bring the rook into the game. Indeed, it would be illogical not to exploit such a powerful move, that lets us improve two pieces at the same time. Thus, in many openings...
It’s always extremely important and instructive to follow positional principles in chess. Below I’ve presented a number of chess puzzles. Please keep in mind that these puzzles aren’t like usual tactical puzzles, and so...
Most players (1200-2200 chess.com rating) are strong in tactics and openings, but their ratings don’t show it because their positional knowledge just isn’t up to par. In other words, they can never create the circumstances to exec...
Evaluation of a chess position is all about comparing the progress either side has made. The patterns will emerge quite quickly. One point worth stressing is that good calculation almost invariably requires evaluation, since ve...
In the chess study plan I present below, I will show you 5 things you can do that will help you improve your chess. 1. Play often and enjoy it! To improve your chess, you should regularly play against stronger opponents. Playing against weaker...
An opponent and an ally there is a proverb saying “An enemy is just a friend you haven't made yet” that we might apply to computer chess. From the very beginning of computer history, scientists measured a computer’s intelligence ...
It’s always extremely important and instructive to follow positional principles in chess. Below I’ve presented a number of chess puzzles. Please keep in mind that these puzzles aren’t like usual tactical puzzles, and so you shoul...
