Fae Realm Championship

Fae Realm Championship

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running this championship tonight and so far it's got 21 clubs in it from around the world faerie realm is a spicy variant where each side has 12 queens and a bunch of pawns and in blitz is going to be a lot of fun it starts at 12am MST and wil...

Custom Shuffle Variant Tournaments :D

Custom Shuffle Variant Tournaments :D

AIM_KGreenGator
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I am going to run manually paired/set up, daily chess tournaments of custom positions  Join us by messaging me "Sign Me Up!" to get in on the action for our 1st tournament It's going to start probably in the next couple of days and am hoping to r...

Custom puzzzzzzzzles #2

Custom puzzzzzzzzles #2

A_Lielvalodis
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Ok, allow me to continue publishing some puzzzzzzzzles from previous material... Find BeSt CoNtINuAtioN: Try out Your strength at "Thursdays for Peace".... Good luck!

Puzzles XIII

Puzzles XIII

A_Lielvalodis
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Hello friends! In tough times are we in... Today I have some inspiration for tactics.... Next excersise: Attack during one-side castling There are 2 types of attacks: with pawns and with pieces. Pawn assault - the attack is carried out with the...

Puzzles XII

Puzzles XII

A_Lielvalodis
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Hello friends! Let`s look at next tactics: Attack on the king in the center. Here are some tips: Don't try to win with an unprepared attack. In slow games it almost always doomed to failure! Conditions for a successful attack:1. The presence of...

Puzzles XI

Puzzles XI

A_Lielvalodis
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Hi friends! This time about Intermediate move. It is a move not provided for in the basic idea of a forced variation or combination. May significantly change the course of the struggle, disrupt the plans of the opponent. The intermediate move is n...

Puzzles X

Puzzles X

A_Lielvalodis
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Todays tactic: PROMOTING PAWN A far advanced pawn can decide the outcome of the game. If promoted to queen, various tactics are used. Usually there is a sacrifice, as a result which gives the opportunity to turn a pawn into a queen or another pie...

Puzzles IX

Puzzles IX

A_Lielvalodis
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Ok, friends! I hope You want some puzzles, don`t You? This time about X-RAY (the impact of the long-range piece on the key square along the blocked line. The piece is attacking an important square, through the opponent's piece, which is located o...

Club names Mikhail Chigorin wins 10th Arena!

Club names Mikhail Chigorin wins 10th Arena!

A_Lielvalodis
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Hello friends! Sorry for outdated news... Anyway, on January 23 another ONE WORLD League (1WL) competition took place and this time - without surprises - Club names Mikhail Chigorin won, The Volga Team won 2nd and The Greaat Minds. - 3rd place. Co...

Puzzles VIII

Puzzles VIII

A_Lielvalodis
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This time about Overlap - move to the line of action of the opponent's pieces.As a result, the defensive actions of enemy pieces located on the same line are violated, or the path to an important field is blocked for some piece. Let`s make one mo...

Puzzles VII

Puzzles VII

A_Lielvalodis
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Next tactics: clearing a line or a square (peaces who prevent a decisive blow are removed from the line. Clearing a square - a piece is taken away from square, another piece lands there and gives a decisive blow). Enjoy! The h7 square in first di...

Puzzles VI

Puzzles VI

A_Lielvalodis
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Next tactics: distraction (forcing a piece to move to another square where it ceases to perform protective functions. More often is achieved through sacrifice). Enjoy!

Puzzles V

Puzzles V

A_Lielvalodis
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Today we will look at next tactics: an enticing move (when a piece is lured to an unfavorable square. This happens through sacrificing pieces, threats or attacks. Then the decisive blow is taken). Enjoy!

Puzzles IV

Puzzles IV

A_Lielvalodis
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OK, I will devote these puzzles to various tactical problems. First lection will be about elimination of defenders. Have a nice day!

300 Members! Here’s what’s new.

300 Members! Here’s what’s new.

Mark12291229
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We have reached 300 members! The private club information now has thread links to various topics to discuss. You guys should check them out. There will also be a celebration tournament on January 22nd, 8AM EST Time.

Breaking NEWS.... again

Breaking NEWS.... again

A_Lielvalodis
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Friends, ONE WORLD League offered to our Club to participate in another tournament - CLASSIC Championship 2022. Let`s do it! It means Daily tournament team matches on 7-8 boards (in division with 7-10 teams), starting February 27. Standard Chess, ...

New winner of December RAPID Arena !

New winner of December RAPID Arena !

A_Lielvalodis
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Hello friends!  The competition organised by ONE WORLD League (Arena among ~32 Clubs, 2 hours, 10min + 2 seconds per move) took place December 25th and The Volga Team won with the huge lead (looks like they were plotting revenge deeply and made i...

Guess the Elo!

Guess the Elo!

Mark12291229
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     This is a game where someone posts a chess game and you need to guess the rating of the players who played the game. Anyone can post their games and guess ratings.

In order to grow in chess the solution is not to play as many games as possible but learn from each of them, study theory. I assume 5 vs 95 in favour of studying

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