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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! wha

"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

FIDE Laws of Chess – Changes in effect from 1st July The FIDE Rules Commission website has the final version of the FIDE Laws of Chess that take effect from 1 July 2014. These rules are to be used for all tournaments starting on or after 1 July 2014. The new Laws of Chess can be download from the FIDE Handbook . The players, arbiters, trainers and organizers should take note of the changes in the FIDE Laws of Chess posted below, courtesy of the Russian Chess Federation . 4.6 The act of promotion may be performed in various ways: 1. the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival, 2. removing the pawn and putting the new piece on the square of promotion may occur in any order. If an opponent’s piece stands on the square of promotion, it must be captured. 6.7 a. The rules of a competition shall specify in advance a default time. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise. b. If

There’s one important thing that I’d like to emphasise here. A student usually does NOT know what he/she really needs. “To know the road ahead, ask those coming back”. How can you know what you need in order to advance to the next level, if you have never even been on that next level? Naturally, you enjoy those parts of the game in which you perform well. And you may dislike those parts of the game that you are failing in. This is normal for all chess players. Now, if you dislike defence, and you don’t know this topic well and it seems hard and uncomfortable for you – you’ll never master it. So here is where a coach should come and force you to do what you don’t want to do (the things he knows you NEED and MUST do). This will eliminate your weakness, will bring you nice victories and… you’ll start enjoying  defence! :D A student usually does NOT know what he/she really needs. This is reality. You can admit it and   go forward, or stick with your delusions. The choice i

A chess player needs to be careful while choosing books and using software.. These may demotivate a player. However, these may give wonderful results if selected as per the level of standard..

The Dainik bhaskar has announced candidates for the “Pride of Haryana Award 2014” in ten categories ranging from art and literature to environment and sports. These are the people who making their homeland proud, by being the best in their chosen fields. A friend of mine, Yogesh Gautam , a 19 year old international level chess player has been shortlisted in the top 3 positions for this award and your one vote can help him reach the first position and win this one! Please take out 2 minutes of your time and message “SP03” to 09200012345.! VOTE FOR CHESS! DEADLINE - 26th May 23:59

                                                                White to play Here its white move...and there are few knight fork tricks hidden in this positions..Can you find all correct moves ?

White to play Its white to move..He has a rook and two minor pieces for Queen and four pawns..But the problem is that these four pawns of Black gives less mobility to the Queen..Can you find a way to use this weakness in form of various tactics ??

You should set traps only where they will not ruin your position.