Learning chess in different developmental stages of being a human can be different, a child and an adult will have a different studying curve. In ither words, how an adult learn chess is significantly different from how a child learns chess. Teaching kids in particular can be quite a challenge without proper mechanisms to make…
Blunders, although rage-inducing aspect of any chess game is necessary to identify a true winner. After all, nobody can outcompete the opposition without them making a form of concession that allows some opportunity. A blunder is the worst of three positional misjudgments in chess (blunder, mistake, inaccuracy) that cause severe material, tactical, or strategic loss,…
Chess as a game host different time formats that present their own set of challenges a player must overcome. A longer setup played for hours would have a different playing environment compared to a five-minute game such as blitz (3-5 minute games). A different approach therefore must be taken into consideration since the experience is…
There was a moment in time where humans reign supreme in the domain of chess competence, no other entity can even come close. An average chess player could pretty much give a beatdown to the strongest chess computer at the time. Those days are long gone, chess engines/computers dominate both advanced and professional players left…
Chess hosts a unique set of 6 different pieces with their own strengths and abilities. Each of these pieces has a value different from one another, hence is used to make proper trades. The universally accepted Reinfeld evaluations give a pawn’s worth as 1 point, the knight and bishop as three points, the rook being…
While beginning to play chess, you might’ve learned about the given number called a rating. This is a good indicator of progress. It allows a player to self-reflect within various stages of the learning process. I’ve wondered for a long time how to evaluate the rating to a player’s strength? Of course the higher the…
Beginning to learn chess is like climbing a mountain. The road is deep and preparations tend to get complicated. It’s hard to start and even harder to know someone that could guide you properly, which is why I want to give tips for actual beginners that are likely to be not aware of what they…
