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In Chess, You Need to KNOW What Each Move Does

In Chess, You Need to KNOW What Each Move Does

5 ways to practice the 5-sentence exercise
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I Used to Be a Fearless Chess Kid —  Now I’m a Nervous Chess Dad

I Used to Be a Fearless Chess Kid —  Now I’m a Nervous Chess Dad

Returning to competitive chess in my late 30s — with a career, two kids, and a creeping fear of 12 year old prodigies
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Charles Davie
8 Chess Openings You Must Learn if You Care About Improving

8 Chess Openings You Must Learn if You Care About Improving

Bite the bullet!
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Quinn Bunting
Ranking the Top 5 Game-Changers in Chess

Ranking the Top 5 Game-Changers in Chess

An easy guide to help you rapidly improve your chess
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Ineffective Chess Improvement Strategies

Ineffective Chess Improvement Strategies

An abundance of theories and an absence of consensus
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Getting A 2000 Blitz Rating On Chess.Com

Getting A 2000 Blitz Rating On Chess.Com

Uncovering how I improved my rating in online chess
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Charles Davie
Try These Chess Handicap Drills

Try These Chess Handicap Drills

Using the Lichess board editor and FEN codes
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GM Igor’s Blunder-Busting Tips From the Remote Chess Academy

GM Igor’s Blunder-Busting Tips From the Remote Chess Academy

Plus 3 Masters’ bonus tips
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TRENDING STORIES
How to Develop a Winning Mindset Like a Chess Player

How to Develop a Winning Mindset Like a Chess Player

There are two sides of the coin and you need them both
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Olga Hincu
‘Sovereign Chess’ is a Battle Without Loyalty or Humanity

‘Sovereign Chess’ is a Battle Without Loyalty or Humanity

This chess variant has Regime Changes
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Oscar
What Chess Taught Me About the Brain and the Body

What Chess Taught Me About the Brain and the Body

On adjustment and the purple jacket at 10 degrees
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Olga Hincu
America’s Strongest Player Speaks on Newcomer’s Chances at FIDE Candidates

America’s Strongest Player Speaks on Newcomer’s Chances at FIDE Can...

The strongest chess players in the world are currently gathered in Spain as they prepare to engage in mimic battle over the board for the…
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Otis Adams
Riding With the Knight

Riding With the Knight

Following his paths across and around the board
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Should I stay a chess-engine virgin?

Should I stay a chess-engine virgin?

Most chess personalities online give detailed critiques about using engines while briefly acknowledging their usefulness? Does any chess…
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10 Takeaways from Chess Cognition

10 Takeaways from Chess Cognition

Chess Cognition with nine short episodes is one of John Bartholomew’s YouTube channel playlists. In each episode, he features a key…
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Lichess is Light-Years Better on Browser Than On App

Lichess is Light-Years Better on Browser Than On App

Amazing treasures on the browser version
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