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My Top 5 Favorite Female Chess Players

My Top 5 Favorite Female Chess Players

VOB96
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Hey, dear readers! Here I am again! In this article, I would like to go back to the roots of my blog, when I used to write more about my personal opinions on different aspects of chess. The aim today is to let you know who my top 5 favorite fema...

Human vs. Machine: Kasparov’s Legacy

Human vs. Machine: Kasparov’s Legacy

Chessable
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“It’s a machine. At the end of the day, it’s stupid.” Garry Kasparov, 1997 Do you ever worry that you could be replaced by a machine? With ChatGPT and other tools on the rise, concerns like these seem more rele...

Going Above and Beyond: Kamil Plichta

Going Above and Beyond: Kamil Plichta

Chessable
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Welcome back to our Going Above & Beyond series, where we celebrate authors who go the extra mile to keep their Chessable courses new and fresh. Chessable courses are living things.  Theory gets updated, mistakes get amended and ...

A Broken Champion vs. A Powerful Challenger

A Broken Champion vs. A Powerful Challenger

sleepyporcyy
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Ding vs Gukesh; unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know something about the upcoming clash of the two titans for the ultimate crown of chess. Gukesh Dommaraju, ranked #5 in the world, will be playing against Ding Liren, ranked #2...

Winner's POV: Hamburg 1885

Winner's POV: Hamburg 1885

Steakanator
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In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Simplify Chess: Backup Options

Simplify Chess: Backup Options

NM NMChessToImpress
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Simplify Chess: Backup Options Chess is a very complicated game! In my opinion, that’s what makes it so fun; though aggravating at times. A key to playing strong chess is to make the game simpler whenever possible. The stronger you are, th...

A Century of Chess: Capablanca Tournaments 1928

A Century of Chess: Capablanca Tournaments 1928

kahns
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Dear all,  Please do consider purchasing the first volume of the Century of Chess series from Amazon. Your purchase helps to keep the series going!  - Sam The Capablanca tournaments at the end of the 1920s have exactly the asp...

My Favourite Annotators. Part Three. Mark Taimanov

My Favourite Annotators. Part Three. Mark Taimanov

simaginfan
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Afternoon everyone. I am back with another look at a master of the art of annotating a chess game. Mark Taimanov. In passing, I must say that many Soviet players of the era were outstanding annotators - perhaps it was all to do with the training t...

How to Make GREAT PLANS that WIN Games

How to Make GREAT PLANS that WIN Games

FM MattyDPerrine
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The opening phase is done and you find yourself in the middlegame. It's up to you to figure out how you're going to improve your position, how you're going to make progress and ultimately you're trying to decide what is going to be your plan for...

Who is Kiwhiskey?

Who is Kiwhiskey?

Tamara
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Welcome back! Today, we're chatting with Kira, a.k.a. Kiwhiskey. Born in 2006, she is one of the fastest growing chess streamers on Twitch, with an audience dedicated to watching her climb the ranks of chess, starting from scratch. In this article...

Bishop or Knight?  Which one to choose?

Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose?

WFM fla2021
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Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose? Hey there!  When we first start playing chess, one of the first things we learn is the value of the pieces. While bishops and knights are both worth the same in points, bishops tend to perform better...

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