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06 Online Chess, Databases and Software ♟️

Grandmaster Mac Chess Academy: Start learning with their free videos and follow up with private chess coaching.

One of the last websites I have discovered is the Grandmaster Mac Chess Academy! I was surprised because it has a great number of chess resources and videos to learn, and best of all, many of them are free! GM Mackenzie Moliner analyzes in video interesting games to learn new concepts and discover new ideas.

Videos are well-structured as learning material because you can find punctual chess lessons or videos about one specific topic, like “Attacking Chess Course”, “The Sicilian Defense Course”… with many chapters in each one. The fact that a GM like “Mac” analyzes positions showing how … Read more

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06 Online Chess, Databases and Software ♟️

What is the chess-result.com server for?

What is the chess-results server?

The chess-results server or chess-results.com is a useful webpage that allows people to access a great amount of important chess data. You can view any kind of information related to chess tournaments and games.

This is really useful for people who need to review information about other tournaments or their own. The chess results of all tournaments in the world are registered here so everyone can access them.

Players can also view their own chess results on the platform, information about their FIDE ratings, chess norms, and etcetera. When a player is new in the … Read more

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05 The ways to improve in chess ♟️

How to choose the next chess move

The next chess move in the key moment

There are important moments in chess when we have to choose our next chess move, which is a decision that will affect the whole game. When we have a key position in front of us we need to objectively consider all the aspects of the position.

This process is called analysis and this is one of the most important chess skills you can develop. IM Mark Dvoretsky used to focus a great part of their training sessions on this topic.

Why we have to think so much to decide our next chess … Read more

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08 Chess anecdotes ♟️

LEGO Chess Set To Build Fun Over The Board

The best 5 Lego chess sets on the market

Lego chess sets exist in big amounts, Lego has been a giant in the toys industry since 1932. It’s been bringing joy and fun to our lives since memorable times. That’s why it is not a surprise that there are a variety of Lego chess sets in the market.

The great popularity that has consistently increased over the years has arisen many toys inspired by the Lego products. Today we are going to take a closer look at the Lego chess sets we can find on the internet.

Iconic LEGO chess

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08 Chess anecdotes ♟️

Star Trek Chess Sets You’ll Love

Star Trek chess set: A journey to the stars

The Star Trek chess set is just one of the thousands of merchandise inspires by the 60s series. Their characters and story are an appreciated memory to everyone who was part of their fans.

Star Trek is one of the most important series of all time, I think everyone reading this post has at least heard about it. The social impact it had in its age was huge and became part of a worldwide popular culture.

At the time, there were many games and machines (merch in general) inspired by … Read more

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02 Chess openings ♟️

January 2021 – Opening Novelties

In January 2021 there were some very interesting Opening Novelties. Today we analyze 4 interesting and beautiful new moves in the opening, which have been played by top masters. There were novelties in some high-level competitions, and we considered all of them. However, the four moves/games we found most amazing for this post are taken from the super-strong Tata Steel.

For the selection, we thought of the strength of the master who played it, the beauty of the move and the game, and how early in the game it was played (since it is … Read more

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09 Chess novelties ♟️

Buy all you need to become a great player in chess house.com

What is chess house.com?

Chess house is a web page in which you can buy anything related to chess or anything useful to learn it. Here you will find chess sets, books, tables, chess clocks, courses, and etcetera.

This is heaven for anyone who wants to buy some merchandise for improving in chess or just to have fun. The page offers products for any kind of customer and chess-lovers, from chess beginners to experts and grandmasters.

They offer their delivery service that has a great range in the world delivering for most countries. Also, they offer excellent client attention … Read more

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08 Chess anecdotes ♟️

5 Medieval Chess Sets to Conquer The World

Bring the madness of middle age to your chess games!

There are many medieval chess sets with unique designs, especially the old ones. Chess was invented approximately one thousand years ago when online boards didn't exist. So it was necessary to have a board to play chess.

You can find a wide variety of medieval chess sets with beautifully sculpted pieces and a nice chessboard. The medieval chess sets were very elaborated and normally made out of wood.

You will find very well-designed pieces relating the middle age thematic and make you feel in the real medieval battles. You will … Read more

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03 Chess middlegame ♟️

Murderous Chess Knights Plans to Destroy your Rivals!

The all-mighty chess knight

The chess knights are indispensable pieces, they are “cheap”, I mean, sacrifice material, also pretty strong in the correct positions. Placing a knight correctly in the center of the board without an opposition can be enough advantage to win the game.

This piece can make a real disaster in the position by just being in the right square. This is why masters maneuver their knights to improve their position on the board.

The great point about the knight is that is easily re-ridden to a different place. The knight is the only piece on the … Read more

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07 Chess Tournaments ♟️

Learn how to get better chess results in tournaments!

Improving your tournaments' chess results

Playing chess tournaments is a beautiful and challenging moment for us chess-lovers. The chess tournament player needs to have certain habits to get their chess results better.

To have good chess results in competitions we need a certain level of preparation. This preparation is following practices intended to train different points, like opening repertoire.

This may be important but is not essential, there are some techniques to train many points in a chess player. Some could be intended to sharpen the tactical vision, for example, others may be to reinforce our motivation or mindset to … Read more

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