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TATA STEEL Chess Tournament 2023 - Magnus vs. rest of the world

Details: Published: Saturday, 14 January 2023 17:32; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 93

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in the Netherlands. It is one of the most prestigious and oldest chess tournaments in the world, having been first held in 1938. The tournament has a long and rich history, and has been won by some of the greatest chess players of all time, including Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen.

Mittens vs Stockfish. Who can be the greatest bot of all times?

Details: Published: Wednesday, 11 January 2023 12:31; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 134

The chess world is fascinated by a mysterious feline: Chess.com has launched a new set of bot profiles to play against, and one of them is obviously different from the others. In terms of behavior, Scaredy Cat with rating 800, Angry Cat having 1000, Mr. Grumpers incredible 1200, and funny Catspurrov with 1400 all follow expectations. Then there is Mittens, rated 1; nevertheless, there is more to her than first appears.

Immortal Game between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky

Details: Published: Tuesday, 10 January 2023 13:16; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 56

This is a game of the "Immortal Game" between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, played in London in 1851. It is considered one of the most famous chess games of all time, known for its aggressive and sacrificial play by both sides.

Are chess tactics and puzzles critical for learning chess?

Details: Published: Wednesday, 04 January 2023 22:33; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 82

Chess tactics are an essential part of the game of chess and are often the key to winning a game. Without a good understanding of tactics, it is difficult to succeed at chess. There are several reasons why learning chess tactics is important for every chess player.

Anglo-Dutch chess opening is a solid and flexible opening choice for White

Details: Published: Tuesday, 03 January 2023 21:31; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 98

The Anglo-Dutch chess opening, also known as ECO code A10, is a solid and flexible opening choice for White that can be used against a wide range of Black responses. It is characterized by the moves 1.c4 e5, following the symmetrical English opening.

Chess Informant (Sahovski) - gift from Serbian chess to the world

Details: Published: Monday, 02 January 2023 17:39; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 106

When I spoke to my father in the late 90s, he just received a new book from Chess Informant internationally known these days as Sahovski. His eyes were full of excitement, chess energy and pride. Back in the days you ordered their books by traditional mail. You actually do it today too. How far have they evolved since 1966?

Which are the top influential chess events in the 20th century?

Details: Published: Sunday, 01 January 2023 22:09; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 85

There have been many influential chess events in the 20th century. The Openingmaster team took a closer look at them and recommends to check the most notable ones.

I have read 5 great books on chess openings. This is what they taught me.

Details: Published: Saturday, 31 December 2022 22:13; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 89

We all read great books; chess players can read great chess books. But which one to read in January 2023? By the way did you know that if you read book passively you lose 90% of all information inside? So, bring the pen or pencil and start to read actively underlining the important statements, replaying the games, learning. Practice makes perfect.

Double the year special event. Subscribe until 31.12 and get two years in one

Details: Published: Monday, 26 December 2022 11:42; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 188

We are excited to announce a special offer for our valued subscribers: for a limited time, you can get a two-year subscription for the price of one! That's right, you'll get double the value for the same low price. Make a move until 31.12.

We just cracked 9.5 millions of human OTB chess games. Download now and save

Details: Published: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 15:22; Written by Openingmaster; Hits: 711

Just a short announcement, we just passed the 9.5 million bar totalling 9,516,830 human chess games played over the board tournaments under FIDE and other organizations reaching the biggest chess databases currently available on the Internet.

TATA STEEL Chess Tournament 2023 - Magnus vs. rest of the world

Mittens vs Stockfish. Who can be the greatest bot of all times?

Immortal Game between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky

Are chess tactics and puzzles critical for learning chess?

Anglo-Dutch chess opening is a solid and flexible opening choice for White

Chess Informant (Sahovski) - gift from Serbian chess to the world

Which are the top influential chess events in the 20th century?

I have read 5 great books on chess openings. This is what they taught me.

Double the year special event. Subscribe until 31.12 and get two years in one

We just cracked 9.5 millions of human OTB chess games. Download now and save

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