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It’s been a long time since I posted my last blog entry here at Chess.com, so today I decided to prepare something very special for my loyal Chess.com audience. This time, I pulled out an old game I played against GM Niclas Huschenbeth, but the ... | Read More
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The endgame is considered the most complex stage of the game and being good at endgames often helps players improve their performance in other stages of the game, too. Nowadays, practical endgames are some of the most instructive training tools th... | Read More
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After we have covered a great deal of middlegame concepts, I found it appropriate for me to take some time to discuss the final stage of the ancient game, namely the endgame. The endgame for many players is an unclear notion, as they often do not ... | Read More
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Maybe the most important ingredient of a successful middlegame strategy is to know when and how to improve the position of your pieces, making them both active and effective participants in your major plan on the board. Oftentimes, this step requi... | Read More
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Have you ever wondered why your plans often fail in your own games, while there are so many brilliant examples of faultless planning out there? “Why are my plans so bad and is it even worth it trying?” That’s what most beginner and intermedi... | Read More
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In today’s blog post, you will learn more about planning and evaluation in chess. These are two of the most important skills every chess player needs to master in order to progress and succeed in the ancient game. But how could one handle the co... | Read More
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Today’s post is devoted on defense in chess! Every now and then, we ordinary players, face positions in which we need to defend and only defend effectively. In that kind of positions, no counter attack or active play would get us out of trouble ... | Read More
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Welcome back to my Chess.com Blog! This is the second part of a blog series I have devoted to the major parts of the game, namely the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. In this second episode, I have focused on the major planning techniques... | Read More
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Hello chess friends! In my first blog post for Chess.com this week, I would like to present you with an interesting video I recorded for GeeksWithChess.com about a year ago. In this instructive lecture, I teach the most optimal way for players of ... | Read More
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Hi again! In my latest game last night, I had to face a strong Grandmaster who was rated 2518. It was truly a high-class game, which ended in a draw. Check out the interesting fight!
I currently keep a good result of 3.5 points out of 4 games, h... | Read More