After spending some time learning about chess, you will start to realize that the game is not all about checkmates. Material and positional advantage are just as important as actual checkmates. However, we must not forget that this is the winning goal of the game. If you have a bad position (or down in material),…
There are many chess platforms out there that you can use to play chess over the internet. Some are better than others, some are new, and some have a reputable online presence. If you’re looking for the most popular chess platforms, there is no doubt that chess.com and lichess are the ones that you are…
Chess is everything: art, science, and sport. This is something that has been perpetuated continuously among chess players. This might have been true in the past, but it is clearly not the case today. Modern chess games are full of preparation and memorization. Newer games are usually decided even before the actual game. Chess can…
The human psyche is interesting, it seems that most people cannot really (accurately) determine their expertise in anything. The name is the Dunning–Kruger effect, it is a tendency of low skilled individuals to overestimate their knowledge about something. This is because they do not know what they do not know, therefore they think that their…
Not all of us have the talent and interest when it comes to chess. That is at least my story. I struggled with chess as a child and have yet to improve as much as I had hoped. This all changed when I discovered one of the famous youtubers that talks about chess games many…
Castling is important in chess. If you have watched any game played between any strong chess players, 98% of the time there will be at least one castling move per game. Even if one player doesn’t castle, the game usually features at least one castling move, it looks to be an important part of the…
Alphazero is legendary, in a world dominated by chess engines who perform brute force calculations, it shines as a beaming light. Alphazero’s games against stockfish will forever be engraved in history, it is quite remarkable. When alphazero hits the scene the players are impressed, not only by the result of the games, they are also…
Getting good at chess is an uphill battle. Not only is the field getting more competitive, it seems that the game itself is becoming more complicated. With the existence of new engine lines and theories, more knowledge is being added to the game every year. This may leave beginners hopeless, they would have to accept…
I don’t really play in many chess tournaments per year. Since they require a lot of commitment I usually just play online, it is more convenient. Of course I play in a tournament or two but I don’t do it a lot, but maybe I will start to do more in the future. I have…
When I was a kid I didn’t really like chess, it was too complicated for me. Eventually I was introduced to this world and have learned a lot of things, one of the things that I have learned is ratings. My case is definitely different, since I didn’t have much interest at first, I didn’t…
