April 13, 2021
Magnus Carlsen to commentate on the Candidates
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will commentate on the event that decides his next challenger when the FIDE Candidates...
April 12, 2021
Garry Kasparov: The Beast of Baku
Garry Kasparov is a chess grandmaster from Russia. He was the chess world champion between 1985 and 2000, and...
April 11, 2021
Praggnanandhaa powers into Champions Chess Tour
15-year-old Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa has won the Polgar Challenge with a round to spare to earn $3,000 and a...
April 11, 2021
Polgar Challenge Day 3: The battle heats up
Praggnanandhaa leads Nodirbek Abdusattorov by half a point with one day of the Polgar Challenge to go, with the...
April 9, 2021
Polgar Challenge Day 2: Pragg snatches sole lead
Praggnanandhaa continued his march on Day 2 of the Polgar Challenge as he racked up 8 wins in a...
April 9, 2021
The Chess Pawn – Packed With Potential
A humble hero is our chess piece, the pawn. Don’t be fooled by its size because the lowly pawn...
15-year-old Praggnanandhaa stormed back from a 1st round loss to Volodar Murzin to win his next four games and...
April 9, 2021
10 Reasons to Play Alekhine Defense
The Alekhine Defense is the most famous example of a provocative opening. Black meets 1.e4 with 1…Nf6, attacking the...
Chess middlegame strategies are essential knowledge for every improving chess player. Forcing a weakness or making use of one...
[embedded content] The Sicilian Najdorf is a chess opening that starts with the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4...