You know the feeling. You’re in the middle of a nuanced battle, your strategy is playing out perfectly, and then you make a crucial play. A second later, you feel your stomach falling. You’ve just left a piece en prise — that is, hanging, undefended, and for your opponent to nonchalantly take. …
How to Stop Blundering in Chess: A Practical System to Eliminate Simple Mistakes read more
Self-analysis is not just seeing what the engine thought were “blunders.” It’s a disciplined exercise in retraining your mind, questioning the choices you make and gaining a deeper sense of what the game is all about. This post will lead you through an organized four-step approach to studying your games …
How to analyse your chess game without chess coach: A Four-Step System read more
Chess is a challenging game that requires strategic, tactical, mechanical and even flexible expertise. One of them is the opening — the first several moves in which players develop their pieces, establish pawn structures and a tone for the game to come. A good memory and without getting at a fear of the …
How to Memorize Chess Openings: The Full Guide for Players read more
Stalemate is one of the most interesting and paradoxical concepts in chess. It occurs when a player has no legal moves and is not in check, and it is automatically a draw. At first glance stalemate might appear to be a mundane rule, but actually in real games and especially …
The Art of Stalemate: Five Brilliant Chess Puzzles read more
If you’re hanging around the 1400 rating range—whether Chess. com, Lichess and OTB (over-the-board) play — you’re a very key point in your chess journey. You’re far from a beginner, but you wouldn’t yet call yourself an intermediate. At this level, the ability to comprehend opening principles, pattern recognition and …