Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Anand’s Horrendous Blunder
Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess GM and former World Chess Champion. He was born on December, 11th 1966, and became the first GM from India in 1988. In April 2006, he became the...
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Danger, Pawn on 7th Rank!!
As Philidor stated. “Pawns are the soul of chess”. The value of pawns increases as they advance towards the eighth rank. And a pawn in the seventh rank is generally a headache for the...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Trap Uncovered
When someone talks about a trap, we immediately think of a mechanism or cage with which to capture an animal by surprise. Also, an important element in the trap is the bait. Once the...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Double Blunder
In this series, we have seen many examples of mistakes and blunders. Dramatic blunders leading to losing the crucial game in a World Chess Match, as happened to Chigorin in his rematch against Steinitz,...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Embarrassing End
Imagine a runner competing in a marathon. He/she has to run for 40 kilometres which take more than 4 hours. It is a huge physical and psychological effort. Physical because of the long distance...
Anand Narrowly Outgrinds John Mukabi
In the 1988 Chess Olympiad John Mukabi was up against 18-year old Viswanathan Anand, India’s first chess grandmaster. It appeared that the game was heading for a draw, but Anand managed to grind out...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Anand’s Trap
Every chess player is prone to make mistakes in some moment along with the game. Mistakes appear with higher probability a) in beginners’ games b) blitz games and c) in time trouble. In April-2019...
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Anand Trapped in the Petrov
The Petrov Defense, also known as Russian Defense, is an opening with a reputation of being calm. Top level players use it when conducting Black pieces if they unambitiously look for a draw. Nevertheless,...
