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Now...Why Did I Have To Go And Do THAT?!

Now...Why Did I Have To Go And Do THAT?!

ChessMarkstheSpot
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[Blog History]    Chess players, no matter if they're beginners, amateurs, or even Masters, are supposed to learn from their mistakes right? Figure out where you goofed, either through a post-mortem or through engine analysis, dependin...

How to stop blundering?

How to stop blundering?

GM Storne89
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Blundering a piece or missing a simple tactic in chess can quickly turn a winning position into a lost game. To prevent such mistakes, here are five essential tips:1️⃣ Slow Down: Take your time and double-check your moves to avoid careless mistake...

My Visit to Toronto's Best Chess Bar

My Visit to Toronto's Best Chess Bar

SheldonOfOsaka
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Welcome, everybody to another idiosyncratic edition of the Osaka Papers. If you're anything like me, then you play the vast majority of your chess online, and never so much as lay eyes on an opponent, as convenient as this is, it does however le...

Carving problems with shortest games

Carving problems with shortest games

Rocky64
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Retro-analytical problems, where solvers logically deduce what must have occurred before a given position is reached, include many interesting sub-genres. Proof games are a popular type that’s regularly featured on my chess problem site. Ano...

True Piece Values; or, Chess Played Randomly

True Piece Values; or, Chess Played Randomly

the_real_greco
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Previously on this blog I've looked at how one can estimate the values of the pieces, based on the number of moves they have from each square. This post has the same goal of estimating piece values, but will use a different approach- random chess ...

Alien Invasion! Save The World... With Chess!

Alien Invasion! Save The World... With Chess!

VOB96
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Dear Earthlings, I bet you have already seen movies, books, games, or similar media about hostile aliens invading Earth to destroy us for no reason. Usually, they are just evil and enjoy annihilating random planets for fun. But of course, their ...

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