Last year, the FIDE Council decided that 2022 would be the “Year of Women in Chess”. And a few months before this banner year, they announced their sponsorship deal with a “global medical technology company” – words carefully chosen, presumably, so as …
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.
Aron Nimzowitsch
Most chess players enjoy being in control and remaining active. Therefore, when it is their move, they are happy, and having to stay idle during the opponent’s move is a necessary evil.
Every beginner should know the Fried Liver Attack in chess. It’s not only one of the most fascinating and common chess openings frequently played in scholastic chess but also a potent opening weapon used by grandmasters because finding a good Fried Liver Attack defense isn’t easy. For this reason, this article is designed to provide you with all you […]
David Thompson, ‘A Platform that Disrupted the World of Chess’, ITechPost, 18 September 2021
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The life of a chess professional revolves around chess training. When Grandmasters formulate their recommendations for club players, they often forget that not everyone can afford to dedicate a large number of hours per day to chess studies, allocating the cream de la crème spots on one’s schedule for
The September edition of the Streamers Team Battle with all of Lichess’ top streamers ended the day before yesterday with a surprising and close victory for the Spanish team Sparrow Chess with 1106 team points and its 167 team players. For every team, …
GM Nihal Sarin won the Lichess Bullet Titled Arena on Saturday, his second overall Titled Arena victory. With so many promising Indian juniors it can be hard to remember that Nihal is at the top of the “next generation,” and with Anand still sitting at…
Magnus Carlsen beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in Armageddon to secure first place at the 2021 Norway Chess Tournament. This is the world champion’s third straight triumph in his home super-tournament. Alireza Firouzja had a great performance, ending the tourn…
Let’s say you play a tournament, preferably a traditional Swiss one with a classical time control where you find out your opponent’s name the evening before the actual round. The first step when preparing for the upcoming match is reviewing the opponent’s games. The big question is: where do you
You have probably heard about the popular 10,000 hours rule that Malcolm Gladwell popularized. It states that it takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials, such as playing the violin or becoming a proficient IT developer. As a result, many chess
The 9th edition of Norway Chess kicks off – despite Nepomniachtchi missing his flightNorway Chess, the closed invitational which takes place in Norway’s third largest city – Stavanger – started at 17:00 local time today. The tournament has been played …
The anonymous GM Arka50 won the September Lichess Blitz Titled Arena on Saturday by a comfortable 9 point margin. Another anonymous GM, Feeglood finished in 2nd. Arka50 took the leader’s position 30 minutes into the three hour event, and with an hour l…
Last week, we prepared for you a blog post with a short overview of our brand-new Knight Runner app that takes you on an exciting chess journey through time and space. We revealed the first World featured in the game – India, 600 AD, where chess was allegedly created in one
