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The Tactic That Catches World Champions

The Tactic That Catches World Champions

NM CoachJKane
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Have you ever played against a grandmaster in a chess game? How long did you survive? If you lasted more than than 12 moves, then you did better than former world champion GM Anatoly Karpov in his roughest game, against GM Larry Christiansen. See ...

Online Chess Unites Prisoners Worldwide

Online Chess Unites Prisoners Worldwide

WIM Patty43
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The FIDE Social Commission (dedicated to using chess as a tool for social development) organized, in cooperation with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the 4th FIDE Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners as part of FIDE&rsq...

How I Turned My Chess.com Blog Into A Book!

How I Turned My Chess.com Blog Into A Book!

kahns
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I started my chess blog, really, because I couldn’t figure out what else to do during the dead time of a day. Some people, I suppose, apply makeup, or scroll on social media, or listen to podcasts, but, when I was waiting for a train or some...

The Relentless Mind

The Relentless Mind

CHESScom
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Credit for this article goes to Pavel Lint, a senior developer at Chessable. The article is part of a series on Garry Kasparov, the rest of which is available at the Chessable blog. You know what’s interesting about GM Garry Kasparov? Ever...

How To Paint The Mona Lisa Checkmate

How To Paint The Mona Lisa Checkmate

NM CoachJKane
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"You guys are not going to see a nastier thing on the chessboard, maybe in your lifetime." That's what GM Aman Hambleton said right after delivering what is, without exaggeration, probably one of the most incredible checkmates the world has ever s...

The Most Important Tactical Pattern In Chess

The Most Important Tactical Pattern In Chess

GM Gserper
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Recently I was explaining a concept of a chess X-ray to one of my students. I don't need to do it too often since surprisingly, most chess players, even quite inexperienced ones, know about it. So, I described chess X-rays as a situation where a...

Chess.com And World Champions, A Winning Combination

Chess.com And World Champions, A Winning Combination

CHESScom
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There's a lot going on at Chess.com right now, and world champions are at the forefront: GM Magnus Carlsen keeps winning Chess.com events; GM Garry Kasparov brings a video course to Chessable; a game of chess between GM Viswanathan Anand and the w...

How India Dominated The 45th Chess Olympiad

How India Dominated The 45th Chess Olympiad

NM CoachJKane
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The 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest featured 381 teams, but only one winning country. India totally dominated the event, winning both the Open and Women's sections with an unprecedented performance. A very impressive double gold achievement by...

Stockfish On The Classics: Kasparov's Gambit

Stockfish On The Classics: Kasparov's Gambit

NM CoachJKane
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Stockfish is the strongest chess entity in history. In seconds, it can find deep variations that masters of that past could only imagine. Last time, we examined the most famous move of GM Bobby Fischer's career. Today, let's examine GM Garry Kaspa...

The Unexpected Advice Given To A Future World Champion

The Unexpected Advice Given To A Future World Champion

GM Gserper
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Chess is more popular now than it has ever been. We see articles about chess and chess players in all major media outlets. As a result, chess fans know very well the current chess stars, from established elite players like GM Magnus Carlsen to upc...

Chess Played Quick - Discord Bot Battles

Chess Played Quick - Discord Bot Battles

ChesscomEmeric
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Chess Played Quick (CPQ) is Chess.com's series of events where top chess streamers complete bounties for prizes. Chess Played Quick - Discord Bot Battles happens on September 19 at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET/21:30 p.m. IST. Top streamers have two hour...

The Chess Olympiad: By The Numbers

The Chess Olympiad: By The Numbers

NM CoachJKane
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The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad runs September 11-22 in Budapest, Hungary. In many ways, this is the biggest chess event of the year with 1,893 players representing a record 381 teams across the Open and Women's sections of the competition! IM Rakesh...