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You cannot be a really strong chess player unless you know how to play endgames.   

One of my facebook friends asked me about chess improvement. He gave me his permission to show it in this article. I think it can be useful also for other players, so I publish it fully here: Abhishek Marathe hi sir happy new year... Attila Turzo Thank you  I wish you a blessed year! Abhishek Marathe yes ,.,.sir have u came to India????for tournaments?? Attila Turzo I was there once in 1998, I played in the World Junior Championship Abhishek Marathe ooo,that time i was born.... sir whats ur rating??? Attila Turzo 2316 Abhishek Marathe woooph Attila Turzo Do you play in tourneys? Abhishek Marathe yes ,,.,.,but ...in local and district tournaments..here locally chess is not in importance....in scored 6.5 /7 in district and state tournaments.... Attila Turzo Congratulations!! Abhishek Marathe thankyou ,.,.but sir i have a problem..... Attila Turzo I wish you many nice games and a great year chess wise! ...

"When you lose your fear of a rating, you can become that rating.” - Dan Heisman

Don't be afraid of playing and losing; be afraid of playing and not learning anything.-  Dan Heisman

Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad (ABTYP), the youth wing of Jain Swetamber Terapanth sect is organizing a Mega Blood Donation Drive (MBDD) on 6th September, 2014, with a targeted collection of 1,00,000 units (a Guinness Book of World Record attempt.) This blood donation drive, one of its kinds, will be conducted in over 300 cities and across 700 locations. It is our humble effort towards service to mankind.

I tell my students to  almost always   decline  draw offers.  I follow this rule myself, for two reasons.  First, by declining the offer of a draw, I end up getting to play more chess. What could be better than that?   This will not only be fun, it will also be a good learning experience for me.  You can't learn how to play the  endgame  if you always take draws in the  middlegame! Second, your opponent will rarely offer a draw when he or she feels that the position is a good one. Think about it... But a player will often offer a draw when he or she is unhappy about the position.  A draw offer is a good opportunity for you to figure out what your opponent is afraid of. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.  Don't feel bad about taking a draw if you feel sick or tired, if you are sure that you are losing, or if you cannot figure out what to do to win the position. National Master Andy Lee