Often, the weirdest moves of all are often what a mystery comes from. As a matter of fact, that is the only place it exists from. A mystery is defined as something that attracts, makes people engage, or allows people to believe in a fact that ofte...
Of the many games Magnus Carlsen plays, many seems easy to understand, but some of those are a mystery. Although selection much harder that they say it is, a few of them literally caused breathtaking results. They start like usual, but suddenly af...
Sometimes, a mystery is just a mystery. Sometimes, a mystery is all it needs. Magnus Carlsen, Former World Champion and amazing tactical anaconda styled player with impossible calculation abilities, found the only winning line against many opponen...
Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion, has been through countless struggles, including many of the games below. The mystery to his success comes down to the fact that those games were played with near-Stockfish accuracy, and by repeating this proc...
"I woke in a small dark room, yet a torch lay on the wall, bright light shone right through the gloom, I thought of my clutch close call. I walked forwards with a hope, but every step felt like pain, the wood could just block my scope, who knows w...
Bobby Fischer once said "e4 is best by test." So, where is proof of the test? Well, the answer comes down to the idea that back then, e4 was almost a must and everyone started playing it. It opens the diagonals for the bishop and the queen, meanin...
Do you want a draw? Like, for real, do you want it? Well, if your answer is yes, then these openings deserve to be learned. Many times, you are in a tournament, and if you at least get a draw, then you will get a particular prize, since a draw is ...
Have you ever played the Sicilian? If you do, then you deserve to know why is it considered very good, and why is it commonly played between Grandmasters. I have won numerous games using it and I have learned how to start with it. So, why not play...
Openings are what defined chess itself. Without an opening, no interesting battle across the chessboard may occur. Any opening, good or bad, is followed by theory. So, how do openings work and what are the tactics in it? Usually, it will take mo...
When I was little, I was taught that the Pirc was the ultimate counter to the King's Pawn Opening. I have won numerous games, but when I dove deeper into analysis, I discovered that there is a line White can play to have the upper hand, unlike hav...
Whether it is the start, the middle, the end, every chess game is a maze where at least one person will find the exit. And even though endgames look super easy, it is actually very time-costly, and in fact, based on the 20/40/40 rule, 40 percent...
In my recent days, I discovered that the Slav is actually the master defense to the Queen's Gambit, which does not lose anything. I previously had a hard time breaking this defense and failed to win over and over again due to Black's careful posit...
The middlegame is, as its name suggests, the middle of the game. There are so many ideas, and the phase of the game that everyone messes up. Often, during my lost games, I played the middlegame incorrectly and therefore ended up losing in the endg...
