July 29, 2021
FIDE World Cup 6.1: Carlsen & Shankland take lead
Magnus Carlsen needs only a draw with the white pieces to reach the World Cup semi-finals after his queen...
July 29, 2021
How to Learn to Think Like a Chess Master?
Many people think of chess mastery as something unachievable. It is understandable: they constantly see high-rated players making brilliant...
July 28, 2021
Levon Aronian tops Chessable Masters field
World no. 5 and Goldmoney Asian Rapid winner Levon Aronian is now the top seed for the Chessable Masters,...
Magnus Carlsen will play Etienne Bacrot in the FIDE World Cup quarterfinals today after surviving an incredibly tense tiebreaker...
July 27, 2021
FIDE World Cup 5.2: Shankland & Vidit in Quarterfinals
Sam Shankland knocked out Peter Svidler to become the first player to reach the quarterfinals of the 2021 FIDE...
Myth busted: even if you are below 1500, you still need to learn endgames. Period. Let’s face a fact....
July 26, 2021
Enjoy Success With GM Ron. W. Henley
The Sicilian Dragon Defense, Benko Gambit, and Dzindzi Indian are all sound, vigorous defenses you can use to play...
July 26, 2021
FIDE World Cup 5.1: Martirosyan & Kosteniuk strike
Haik Martirosyan beat Amin Tabatabaei while Alexandra Kosteniuk took down Valentina Gunina in the only decisive games in a...
We’re down to the Last 16 of the FIDE World Cup, with just three matches as seeded: Carlsen-Esipenko, Grischuk-Duda and...
July 24, 2021
FIDE World Cup 4.2: Hari, Xiong & Pragg knocked out
Harikrishna fought for 115 moves but couldn’t find a way back on Friday against Iran’s Amin Tabatabaei, whose clash...