Category: Traps, Tricks & Mistakes
Gioacchino Greco (1600-1634), frequently known as ‘Il Calabrese’, was an Italian strong chess player who recorded some of the oldest known chess games in their entirety. He played chess for money against anyone who...
The Chess Club Friesen in Berlin (Germany) organizes every summer the well-attended international tournament “Lichtenberger Sommer”. Every year around 200 players take part in that competition. Because of an open event, participants of all...
Qatar held in October-2023 the third edition of the important tournament “Qatar Masters Open”. While the first and second editions took place in 2014 and 2015 respectively, an eight-year gap elapsed until the third...
There is a general tendency to think that master players are able to calculate many moves in advance. It isn’t true. Chess masters are experienced players who have played thousands of games and they...
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) is the world’s first and largest chess league. Tech Mahindra, an Indian multinational information technology services company is the main sponsor behind the league. Together with FIDE, they...
The attitude when playing chess can determine what happens in the game. To face a game absent-mindedly can cause many troubles. We always have moments in the day when our brain relaxes and we...
The 2023 European Team Chess Championship took place in Budva, Montenegro, from November 11 to 20. 38 teams took part in the Open section and 32 in the Women section. Four players composed each...
Gioacchino Greco (1600-1634) was an extremely strong Italian chess player who excelled not only in combinations but also in positional understanding. He played chess for money against anyone who challenged him. Because of that,...
The Chess Olympiad, held every two years, is the chess event with the highest participation. The 45th Chess Olympiad took place in Budapest (Hungary) where 380 national teams from almost 200 countries competed in...
The deeper the visualization a player has, the higher the chance he/she has to succeed in chess. It is well known the importance of playing according to a plan. Chess is a game with...