Who can ignore the app created by the World Champion? Play Magnus is exactly that kind of chess app. Created and launched by Magnus and his team in 2014, this app has come a long way since then. But is there anything that makes this app…
Lichess is one of the best such applications that’s out there. It allows the users to play games online, solve puzzles, participate in tournaments and much more. The app is available in both Android and iOS versions in around 80 languages. Speaking about lichess as a…
Chess apps are a convenient way to learn and improve our knowledge about chess. They offer a variety of functions – some allow you to play with another player anywhere in the world, some help you watch live games of various tournaments, while some help you…
Checkmate is the ultimate goal in chess. It means that one player has completely outmaneuvered their opponent and will win the game. But what patterns can you use to achieve this? Here are 31 different mating patterns for gaining checkmate! We have a list of all…
Chess middlegame is the most important phase of the game yet at the same time the most difficult to study. It’s so vast that you can get easily confused as to what is important and what’s not. This is a huge problem, especially at the beginner…
Endgame study are always the fun part of chess. As a chess player, you spend all your time studying openings and middle games to get an advantage over your opponent and then, when it comes down to it, they just wind up in basic endgames. But…
It is said chess games can be won or lost with an opening strategy in chess. So at beginner level, it is important not to get lost in opening theory study but to learn a few openings for both white and black pieces to be able…
You’ve seen the Queen’s Gambit, your a little interested in the game of chess and may even have come across it in the past. You might wonder how long it takes to learn chess, how much progress you can expect to make, if you could get…
One aspect of learning and becoming better at chess is understanding chess theory. Often confused with strategy or tactics, it is rather more complex and involves various aspects of the game from the opening gambits to the closing scenes and the quest for victory with checkmate…
Often the King in chess is thought of as a helpless artifact that has to be defended at all costs. Whilst the defense line might be right, the king is far from helpless and can be used effectively in many attacking shows of strength. Can a…
