Last fortnight, we discussed ‘Pattern Recognition in Chess’, aided by basic checkmate patterns like the Back Rank Checkmate with the rook and the Queen. Let us continue where we left off in our ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

LET'S CATCH UP on some world chess news, which happily involves an American grandmaster we watched grow up in N.J. and N.Y. tournaments. GM Hikaru Nakamura won the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters for the ...

Check here series of 1 move checkmate puzzles for beginners and pro chess players.Can you checkmate black king in 1 move to win this chess game? Chess is a two-player board game where each player ...

In the game of chess, every single move contributes to the overall outcome. All 16 pawns—the queen, knights, bishops and others—provide unique value to a player. The queen is the most powerful piece ...