Rules and Best practices

Imagine playing a game where you have the option to sacrifice a whole rook to get two whole bishops, what do you do? This is an interesting situation that a lot of people have found themselves into but cannot take advantage. This article will help you in this problem, here is what I know: Two…

Solving chess puzzles is still one of the best and quickest way to improve your tactical awareness, solving specific number of puzzles per day should lead to significant progress.  However what is the right frequency to this? I think that this is something that I can answer. From my own experience, here is what I…

I was scrolling through some chess.com forums lately when I saw this one guy asking which of the two bishops (light-squared or dark-squared) is more important. I was taken aback since I have never thought of asking this question, not even once. This is a good article topic I’ve thought, so this is what I…

After researching chess for a bit you might have realized that the bishop is slightly worth more than the knight, however, does this apply to the cases where there are pairs? Is a pair of bishops worth more than a pair of knights? As a chess player here is what I know: As a rule…

It gets really tricky when assessing the value of multiple pieces to one, especially if the one we are talking about is the almighty queen. There can be many questions as to how much value a single queen has on multiple pieces. In this article we will be talking about a single queen against a…

If you have read some of the blogs online talking about material value then you would know that the queen is the strongest piece, therefore you should prioritize it. But what if the exchange involves 3 minor pieces? Is it worth giving up a queen for such a material value? As a chess player here…

After watching many professional games I have seen comments about chess players resigning early and how this is disrespectful, people think that it is not professional to do this.  I completely disagree, I have been watching chess tournament games for years and this is the way to do it. In this article I will explain…

If you have only been playing casually then you would know that sitting on the chessboard while a game is on play is a must, however, tournament chess is different. Walking around is actually permitted, there are only a few exceptions. As someone who has participated in chess tournaments here is what I know: Competitors…

If you are someone who has learned to play chess casually (without the influence of competitive or online formats) then playing with a timer might be throwing your game off. I have known people who have genuinely thought of quitting chess because of the timer, which is a sad thing. This post will answer why…