Chess Books for Beginners: Tactics
Embarking on your chess journey and wondering where to start? Or have you found yourself captivated by the game, but are struggling to improve? Welcome to our "Chess Books for…
What is the Woodpecker Method?
Chess, a game as ancient as civilization itself, has been dissected, studied, and refined for centuries. The rise of different training techniques over time has offered players many ways to…
Tricky Tactics to Tickle Your Brain
Welcome to "Tricky Tactics to Tickle Your Brain"! If you're a chess aficionado, you'll know that tactics are the exciting, brain-crunching moves that can make or break your game. At…
Overloaded Pieces: When two is too much.
I still remember the last few days of my college life when I lived in a frugal way inside a small apartment room along with my other classmates. We cooked…
Chess Tactics Simplified: The Zwischenzug!
Zwischenzug - A tongue twister for most Chess players hearing this term for the first time, is a German word which means "in-between" move. The concept was known for a…
Bravest Sacrifices in Chess
There are two types of sacrifices, the obvious ones, and the not-so-obvious ones. Or, as Tal would put it, "The correct ones, and mine" Let's take an example. White to…
Getting better at Problem solving: Recognizing Tactical ideas
When I think about Chess combinations, I am always reminded of a recipe for soup. The first time I tried to make one, someone gave me a simple piece of…