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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...
The FIDE World Cup 2023 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Jul, 30th to Aug, 21st. 206 players participated in the Open section while 103 players in the Women section. The format used in...
The city of Bled (in the former Yugoslavia) held in 1931 a major chess tournament where fourteen leading chess masters took part in a double Round-Robin competition. Alexander Alekhine was the winner with 20,5...
Ambitious chess players try to study all aspects of this game, from openings to endgames. There are hundreds of openings and in order to remember what they have studied, a good memory is important....
The FIDE World Cup 2023 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Jul, 30th to Aug, 21st. 206 players participated in the Open section while 103 players in the Women section. The format used in...