Learn new chess openings and discover the main ideas of them. You mustn’t memorize the moves.

I will show you how to understand them learning the main concepts of each one.

Additionally, I will suggest you the proper chess openings you should play according to your level.

Of course, all the openings are playable but depending on the time you’ve got to study them and the rating that you’ve got, there are openings that have got more theory than others and are harder to learn them properly.

If you’ve got suggestions about openings you can write to me and I will do an article about them to explain the pros and the contras.

I think this section can be very useful to learn properly how to start in chess. I hope you like it.

Chess Openings for White
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

Chess Openings for White: A Comprehensive Guide for elite #1 players

As a chess player, choosing the best opening for White is an essential part of your game. While some openings may offer a slight advantage, they must also provide the resources to build a strong position and increase your chances of winning. To do this, you must understand the various openings available and their characteristics – so here we have compiled a comprehensive guide to the best chess openings for White, to give you a strong starting position.

Chess Openings for White: Ruy Lopez

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Chess openings
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

Chess openings: Know about the #1 fase of the strong game.

Chess openings provide the initial moves of a game of chess. Players spend a lot of time studying and practicing openings in order to gain an advantage over their opponents.

Learning the basics of chess openings is a must for any aspiring chess player. It will help you to quickly understand the key ideas of the opening, and to develop a plan of attack.

In this article, we will provide an introduction to chess openings. We will look at the different types of openings, the important principles behind them, and some tips you can use to improve your play.

We … Read more

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Best opening in chess
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

#1 Best opening in chess

Chess is a game of strategy where the opening is key for a successful match. Knowing the best opening in chess and the right moves to make can be the difference between winning or losing the game. Here we will discuss the main chess openings, provide advice on the best strategies to employ and look at the end game scenarios.

The most common chess opening is the King's Pawn Opening, also known as the Sicilian Defence, where White moves its King's Pawn two spaces forward. This is followed by the Queen's Pawn Opening, which is the most popular opening amongst … Read more

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World champion Hikaru Nakamura
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

World champion: Hikaru Nakamura in Reykjavik

It seems that Reykjavik is a city that only Americans can conquer, since Hikaru Nakamura recently defeated the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in what was a luxurious and quite complicated final that managed to satisfy the chess world for the brilliant games exhibited by both players.

The match recalls the last world championship played in the city where Bobby Fischer would defeat Boris Spasski 50 years ago, and where only Americans can taste victory.

World Chess Championship Final 960 2022

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Understanding the openings
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

Understanding the openings by Sam Collins: Wonderful book for opening preparation.

Nowadays there are thousands or millions of books related to openings, from complete repertoires to books specific to a single variation, but today's review is the book Understanding the Openings by Sam Collins.

A book that by now is quite old and you probably have not heard of, this is because it is not popular, however, this is a hidden gem and that from this moment on you should consider having in your chess library.

Understanding Sam Collins

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My System By Aaron Nimzovich
02 Chess openings ♟️
Alberto Chueca

My System by Aaron Nimzovich: #1 Best positional and strategic book.

Probably the best known and most popular book in the chess world is My System by Aaron Niwmzowitsch and this is because it is a book that every chess player must read at some point in his career if he wants to continue advancing in the world of chess.

The book of a legend who never became world champion, however, is an uncrowned king and who is credited with many important contributions both in openings and defenses and in modern chess.

Who was the creator of My Aaron Niwmzowitsch System?

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How to raise the ELO in Lichess, Chess.com and Chess24
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Alberto Chueca

How to raise the ELO in Lichess, Chess.com and Chess24?

Online chess platforms are a lot of fun, in many cases they also have libraries with premium content and sometimes you can even watch the best players in the world in a match or in a titlist-only tournament, but the question here is how to raise the Elo in Lichess, Chess.com and Chess24?

So here you will learn a system that will help you to get a respectable ELO on these platforms and that will help you with your blitz chess.

Why is it so difficult to raise ELO on Chess.com, Chess24 and Lichess.org?

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The Queens Gambit
Gambits
Alberto Chueca

The Queen’s Gambit Netflix: The best mini-series of chess.

One of the best original series that Netflix has in its catalog is queen’s gambit, the chess series that during the pandemic popularized the science game and even to this day, continues in the minds of all people.

So, today you will have a review with everything you need to know about this mini-series that tells the fictional story of Beth Harmon, a spectacular chess player.

Review Queen's Gambit

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Alberto Chueca

Top 5 advanced positional chess principles you must know

Chess principles in positional chess are as beautiful as combinative chess if played correctly, also a very important part of chess. As there are players whose style is more combinative, positional chess also occupies a special place.

If we talk about positional chess, we have to talk about Anatoly Karpov, whose style was purely positional. Positional chess is all about restricting your opponent’s move and improving your position.

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What Are The Best Online Chess Apps on The Internet?

Are you looking for the best online chess apps on the web or on your smartphones?

Before the advent of popular chess servers like lichess and chess.com, chess players played chess online on platforms like yahoo chess, but yahoo chess is no more today because of some major changes that took place at Yahoo in 2014.

Yahoo chess gained a lot of traction when it was active but today, we have new players in the game.

In this article, you’ll find a list of the current top five best online chess apps to learn, socialize, play with friends and family … Read more

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