If you are in your 30s or 40s, this guide is perfect for you. Many people start chess late and when they see the YouTube videos and read articles they mostly get demotivated by thinking that it’s too late. Most of the chess legends say that if you are not a GM at 18, you…
Impossible Puzzle to Solve for Humans
I remember my coach gave this puzzle to me back in 2013. It’s a puzzle that won’t be possible to solve with the engine as you have to find and set up the correct position. Let’s go Puzzle You have to set up a position where white has 3 pawns and both players have a…
Tournament Review: Rilton Cup 2023-24
Rilton Cup is a yearly event that takes place in Stockholm, Sweden from 27th Dec to 5th Jan. They have a long-term deal with the Scandic Continental Hotel in Stockholm Central. I played the Rilton Cup 2022-23 edition last year and decided to play the 2023-24 edition also. In this newsletter, I am going to…
How to Counter Sicilian Defense – Step by Step Guide 2022
The Sicilian Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular choice of aggressive players with black pieces. Often White will try to build a strong pawn center with moves like d4 and c4. Black’s response of c5 attacks the pawn center and hopes to gain…
What is the best way to get better at chess?
Many chess players ask me one best way to get better at chess. Many times players study and didn’t get results as expected and they think to quit. The reason for this is that they don’t follow systematic ways and approaches to studying chess. When I become FIDE Master and crossed 2300, I followed only…
5 Best chess courses to learn King’s Indian Defense
Learning King’s Indian Defense is a long-term process. There are a lot of main openings and variations in king’s Indian from both sides which you should learn. Also, King’s Indian is a very sharp tactical opening. There is a lot of material available on King’s Indian defense from which you can learn. If you are…
How to counter French Defense? – Complete Guide 2022
French Defense is 3rd most popular choice against 1.e4. In this opening, Black tries to attack the queenside and white control center. This aggressive opening ends with the unbalanced position where both players get equal chances to win. Black usually choose french defense if he/she likes to play the closed positions. White has 4 main…
How much do chess players make? GM vs IM vs FM vs CM
In this article, we are going to see how much do chess players make. There are several categories in chess players such as Grandmasters, International Masters, FIDE Masters, and candidate Masters. For this, I have created a total of seven categories and we will see each category in detail. To give a rough idea I…