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Anand vs Carlsen, World Chess Championship Match in Chennai !!!

Anand vs Carlsen, World Chess Championship Match in Chennai !!!

Come November, Viswanathan Anand will be defending his world title against Magnus Carlsen at home. Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa had pitched in for it and the world chess federation (FIDE) awarded the game to Chennai without a bidding process."The state government has decided to host the chess championship event following a request from the FIDE. The government will allocate Rs 29 crore ($5.3m) for the event," Jayalalithaa said in the assembly on Monday. DV Sundar, vice-president, FIDE, told reporters that this was the first time that the...

Reprogram your brain

Reprogram your brain

The common misconception is that blunders are just tactical errors. Tactics are involved, and better tactical vision will certainly help reduce the number of these blunders, but studying tactics is treating the symptoms and not the disease. Consider the errors...

“A lot of hard work…” Interview of Fabiano Caruana

“A lot of hard work…” Interview of Fabiano Caruana

His biography will be more interesting than some novels. Having learnt to play chess at 10, by the age of 12 he and his parents took the decision to go professional – and he set off to seek his fortune...

“Sandwich!”

“Sandwich!”

Before you wonder what is Sandwich doing in a chess perspective let me tell you that it is a term for a piece like the Rook or Queen getting caught between two enemy pawns and not free to move. To see...

New Theme for our Site

New Theme for our Site

Hey guys. Yesterday I changed the look of our site. I thought this theme looks elegant and clean and there should be some type of changeover to the blog. So, how is our new theme? Comment about it...

Elephant Gambit

Elephant Gambit

The Elephant Gambit is a rarely played chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e52. Nf3 d5!?In this gambit, Black ignores the attack on his e-pawn and immediately tries to wrest the initiative from White. The main idea is that Black has sacrificed a pawn to gain a move and must obtain compensation for it. The resulting position can be sharp for White, and thus may be a good surprise opening for Black. It is generally considered unsound, because if White plays accurately Black does not get sufficient compensation...

Positional Sacrifice which is truly amazing

Positional Sacrifice which is truly amazing

At first sight, White’s chances are preferable. He has two bishops, and although the one at b2 is passive, it is free to come into play via c1. Black’s pawn majority on the queen-side is ephemeral (the move b4 doesn’t give anything in particular), whereas White is ready for activity in the centre. He can first strengthen his position by the advance of the h-pawn, but White’s main aim is the e5-e6 breakthrough. This threat is highly unpleasant and it is not...

Bishop vs Knight – Which is stronger?

Bishop vs Knight – Which is stronger?

Everyone wonders which is strong, Bishop or Knight? and then likewise have their particular presumption regarding this. A large number of incline toward 2 bishops against Bishop vs Knight or a bishop aganist knight and even World Chess Champions like...

New Feature: Drills

New Feature: Drills

Work your way towards Chess improvement Drills is a new feature of this site. Drills comprises of 9 endings which is essential to know for a intermediate chess player. It helps your Endgame point of view if you understand the 9...

Raising money for Doctors Without Borders

Raising money for Doctors Without Borders

Bryan, who is a self-confessed bullet addict, and rated around 2300 on ChessCube, has a rather unorthodox background. He first learned chess aged 6, but then didn’t return to the game, until aged 14; in effect, teaching himself using interactive...

Interesting Chess Facts

Interesting Chess Facts

Chess is a very interesting game in that it is fully concrete. Therefore, chess has given a number of interesting experiences to the world. Here are some interesting facts relating to chess. 1. Did you know the number of possible ways of...

Avoiding Premature Attacks

Avoiding Premature Attacks

A normal mix up made by chess beginners is they will regularly see an opening to attack, and act speedily. The premature attack advances to catastrophe for the amateur since it could probably make chances for the rival to win or get leeway. What Is Premature Attack? A premature attack is a move (typically at a young hour in the event), that catches a unimportant piece for what appears to be a great explanation around then. The move is ordinarily causing without...

Put your Pieces to Work

Put your Pieces to Work

Some approach chess with an excessively defensive mentality. This works in some scenarios and not in others. Being too protective heads to your essential pieces being stayed on the back row and being of small offensive value. This is absolutely accurate when your queen, bishops, and rooks are trapped behind the line of the pawns. To win a game of chess you should develop your back row pieces at some focus. An arrangement of how you are determined to advance them will...

What To Do When You are Winning

What To Do When You are Winning

One of the most common situations chess players have is that they try not to skill to win when they are “up” an impressive measure of material. By this is implied that they are ahead at any rate the trade (rook for bishop...

Planning in Chess Part – 1

Planning in Chess Part – 1

                  A good plan helps your pieces; a better plan helps your pieces and at the same time hinders the opponent's pieces; the best plan of all meets the needs of the position. I shall seek to explain what 'the needs...

Continuous Practice to Improve your Chess Game

Continuous Practice to Improve your Chess Game

What would you to improve your Chess Game? There are numerous opinions on this theme, but the fundamental thing you are able to do to improve is to practice continuously. Chess has unfailingly been a forward moving brandish, even soon before the...

When you are in a tournament…

When you are in a tournament…

ello friends. In today's post I'm summarizing some key - points which should be followed when you are in a tournament, it maybe any type of tournament. These are type of thumb rules :) Don't banter with your companions unnecessarily. If...

How to play better chess?

How to play better chess?

ow to play better chess? The responses to that inquiry could be so differed: -Some could suggest  those fundamental tactical themes in yours head day in and day out. -Alternate could state begin with chess endgames...claiming that doing so will help you apprehend the pieces' full potential and how to arrange them. -Some chess mentors think that the key to play better chess is to expert the positional side of the event and improve your eye for ideas and long-term strategies. -There are players, for the most...


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