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17 reasons why chess is not good for you Posted by: aideedystopia Chess is considered very good for the brain. Kids become intelligent overnight after learning the moves. Blue chip companies in Europe are on the lookout for Grandmasters with some sort of university degree. Parents of chess...

The 2018 Tata Steel Chess Tournament begins today. Who are you rooting for?

Tactic exercise of the day 2017.12.27: Black to move and win.

BY: Yury Markushin There are hundreds of millions of chess players in the world, rated from 100 – 2900 ELO. Independent on their chess strength, all players can be subdivided into 5 distinct categories.Knowing what category your opponent belongs to, may significantly help you to decide what...

by: NM Viktor Neustroev Many coaches suggest that to spot all the problems you might want to look in the mirror. It is especially true for chess, and “looking in the mirror” simply means looking over your games. The thing is… the problems are usually hidden deep inside the game and cannot be...

As a chess player I’m sure you’ve experienced the excitement when you see a move that can finish off your opponent right away. But then doubt sets in. And you wonder… …did I miss something? A well-developed calculation skill will help you avoid mistakes, but more importantly – it will also...

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Image captionAlpha Go Zero was more successful at playing with white pieces than black Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch...

You’d be surprised to know that the majority of amateur games end the way they do because of a blunder from one or another side. If your rating is below 2200, the chances are you are in the same boat. By simply reducing the number of blunders you can grow significantly as a chess player. In...

All time Top 100 Ranklist by Highest ELO Rating (Updated realtime once the official monthly FIDE ratings are published) 1. Magnus Carlsen Norway 2882 on May 2014 2. Garry Kasparov Russia 2851 on July 1999 3. Fabiano Caruana USA 2844 on October 2014 4. Levon Aronian Armenia 2830 on March 2014...

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The Elo system was invented by Arpad Elo and is the most common rating system. It is used by FIDE and other organizations. Elo once stated that the process of rating players was in any case rather approximate; he compared it to "the measurement of the position of a cork bobbing up and down on...

Kung Endgame na ano pipiliin mo Pawn+Knight+King o Pawn+Bishop+King?

If you are an active player you have probably already been paired against a much stronger opponent at least once in the tournaments you’ve played. It is clear that this will never be an easy encounter, but it is important that you know how to approach the game and how to set your mind for it...

1st PH Corner Chess Club Chess Tournament(Open) I need your questions and suggestions.

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By AMANDA ONION In an elaborate palace, more than 1,300 years ago, members of an elite Roman family may have played some of the earliest chess games in Europe. While excavating the bottom floor of an A.D. 465-era palace in Butrint, Albania, archaeologists unearthed what they believe is the...

for beginners puzzle. white to move goodluck!

for beginners puzzle 1. white to move. stay tuned. thanks!

By: National Geographic Channel

Although many chess fans find it boring, in my opinion it's absolutely fascinating that the Giuoco Piano, or Italian Opening, is so popular again at top grandmaster level. Isn't it wonderful that some of the oldest books about modern chess already mention the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5...