The King is the most valuable piece in chess that it has some unique rules that are not available for other pieces. I had a lot of questions about this piece like that with castling (since it is also a special rule) so I have wondered a lot and eventually picked up the answer with…
Castling is perhaps one of the weirdest moves in chess, it looks unnatural when two pieces can form a unique movement together. This is why I reckon that a lot of beginners will have some questions looming in their head about this that they could not find the answer to in google search. I’ve done…
To perform better in classical chess it is best to raise a player’s mental endurance as much as possible, avoid rushing and spend at least 30 seconds on each move, bolster endgame knowledge to overcome eventual fatigue, and limit sacrifices unless there is deep thought behind it. Nowadays longer time formats are less discussed due…
There has been a raging debate lately prompted by the explosion of online chess platforms when it comes to popularity, that over-the-board chess is better. People who are used to competing in a physical setting are claiming that there are nuances that make online pretty bad, and I have wondered about this myself. Is that…
Upon entering chess you might be dazzled with the time pressure that is required to be exerted in each game, the time control that we call it. And all have different effects on the game ranging from very slight to adverse, but one thing that I’ve been wondering about is which is the best for…
I have been browsing on YouTube a lot lately and came across an interesting video, a video where a chess master takes on several people at once in an exhibition. This is called a simultaneous exhibition, it is where a titled player competes against multiple people and is paid by doing so. And since I…
The world wide web is probably the best resource for chess right now. The internet broke the repertoire of knowledge that can be received by an individual due to its accessibility. Chess in particular has never been easier to study due to the rise of many platforms out there, you just have to find it….
Youtube is one of the best platforms to learn any information that we need, content creators cover those regularly. It is one if the hottest social media platform right now. This is why when it comes to chess, people have been searching for the right youtube channels that satisfy their experience, and that’s what I’m…
The time that we will be defeated in a chess game will always come, no matter the skill level nor training, it is inevitable. However I don’t want you to be always resigning if there’s still a chance, there should be a guideline that we need to follow. This is to make sure that the…
The importance of chess ratings directly correlates with a person’s chess goals, country affiliation, level of engagement, and other monetary reasons. A high chess rating is one of the most accurate indicators of improvement in chess. But is that really that case? Is the chess rating so important that it single-handedly dictates our quality as…
