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...
April 9, 2021 Polgar Challenge Day 1: Praggnanandhaa storms back to lead 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...
April 8, 2021 Double Trouble – The Principle of Two Weaknesses – IM Kostya Kavutskiy Chess middlegame strategies are essential knowledge for every improving chess player. Forcing a weakness or making use of one...
April 8, 2021 Sicilian Najdorf for White – 6.Bg5 Nbd7 – IM Robert Ris (iChess Club) [embedded content] The Sicilian Najdorf is a chess opening that starts with the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4...