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The best way to improve at chess is to carefully study master games, stop at certain positions and think about candidate moves. Doing this on your own can be difficult and...

The endgame main principles are widely known and not too complicated. Mentio - ning the necessity of the king‘s centralization and the creation of passed pawns covers a big part...

When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop. Why do two bishops (‘the bishop...

Step into the world of elite chess mastery with our groundbreaking course, “Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets.” This isn’t just another chess tutorial—it’s your all-access...

Step into the world of elite chess mastery with our groundbreaking course, “Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets.” This isn’t just another chess tutorial—it’s your all-access...

The highly popular Italian game (traditionally known as Giuoco Piano, meaning the quiet game in Italian) is mainly a positional opening. This is even more obvious in the systems...

If you think you know the Carlsbad structure, think again! The Ragozin Carlsbad introduces a fresh and dynamic approach, where Black delays …c6, keeping the c7-pawn flexible and...

The key to Opening Success Unleash your chess potential with this dynamic course focused on mastering the initiative. Whether you‘re looking to seize the advantage or counter an...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide...

This “60 Minutes” is aimed at providing the reader with a guide to positional and strategic play in the middlegame. Tarrasch wrote “Before the endgame, the gods have placed the...

Almost all games in the Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation start with 5.Bg5, but the modern 5.Bf4 is just as strong and less known. Patterns are very similar, but there...

“People did not take 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 too seriously until recently, when online chess started becoming popular due to the pandemic, as this opening was used frequently. I...

We’ve all experienced the evils of time trouble in our chess life. Time is ticking, panic is rising, and we make moves that we wouldn’t consider if we had more time on our...

It’s human nature to make mistakes. In Chess, an early mistake can lose you the game instantly, or at the least, lead to a long-term disadvantage. Avoiding mistakes in the...

One of the first lessons we are taught in the beginning of our chess journey is how much every piece on the board is “worth”. However, the more we master the game, the more we...

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