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How to Beat Your First Chess Bot

How to Beat Your First Chess Bot

NM Fischwitsch
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Are you ready to rage against the machine and score your first win against a Chess.com Beginner bot? We're going to break down a winning game plan against bots in the 250 to 700 rating range. Get ready to plant a flag or two in the mountain, hop t...

Can You Solve Our 2024 Holiday Puzzler?

Can You Solve Our 2024 Holiday Puzzler?

Pete
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Your favorite annual chess quiz tradition is back for the 2024 holidays. Play the puzzler by clicking here.  Enjoy this year's quiz, and see if you can win one of our prizes for a top score! Rules: All ties will be resolved by ...

How Tigran Petrosian Managed To Stop Chess Time

How Tigran Petrosian Managed To Stop Chess Time

GM Gserper
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As we start our journey in the magical world called chess, one of the very first things we learn is the ultimate importance of time. "Each move should have a purpose," "Don't waste time," and "Develop your pieces as quickly as possible." These and...

The CCT Finals: What The Numbers Say

The CCT Finals: What The Numbers Say

NM CoachJKane
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While the chess world is distracted by the FIDE World Championship, the Champions Chess Tour Finals are fast approaching. The in-person finals run from December 17th until 21st in Oslo, Norway. It's a fitting location, as the defending champion is...

New Release For Prize Events: Chess.com Proctor

New Release For Prize Events: Chess.com Proctor

CHESScom
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Chess.com invests millions of dollars each year in competitive events with prizes. To ensure Fair Play standards are met and that we protect the integrity of the game, all prize events will ultimately require the use of a separate program to play....

New Champions On Their Way Ahead Of 2025

New Champions On Their Way Ahead Of 2025

CHESScom
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The end of the year is always a busy time, and Chess.com along with the rest of the chess world are not exempt. Right now there is an ongoing world championship, and everyone from content to Chessable is getting in on the fun. Soon, there will be ...

What Your Favorite Chess Piece Says About You

What Your Favorite Chess Piece Says About You

WCM lularobs
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Let me set the scene. You meet somebody new. The topic of hobbies comes up. You tell them you're a chess player. Suddenly, you're met with a deep, unsettling feeling... regret. You know it all too well. You and I both know what's coming. The Inevi...

How Grandmasters Play Chess

How Grandmasters Play Chess

GM Gserper
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In his book The Game Of Chess, Siegbert Tarrasch, one of the greatest players of his time, famously said: "It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well." Indeed, all great tournament results, ratings, and titles boil down to a sim...

Gold Medalist Shares His Top Coaching Game

Gold Medalist Shares His Top Coaching Game

NathanielGreen
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GM Srinath Narayanan is one of Chess.com's most impressive and accomplished Coaches of the Month yet. Most recently, Srinath made headlines as the captain of India's team at the 2024 Chess Olympiad that scored an amazing 21/22 to win gold! Srinath...

Gukesh Vs Ding: Here's What The Numbers Say

Gukesh Vs Ding: Here's What The Numbers Say

NM CoachJKane
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On November 25, World Champion Ding Liren will aim to defend his title in a match against GM Gukesh Dommaraju. IM Rakesh Kulkarni has analyzed the match and its place in chess history. Here's what we can look forward to. Match Details The 2024 ...

The Greatest Tournament Performances Of All Time

The Greatest Tournament Performances Of All Time

NM CoachJKane
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Every chess player dreams of playing a brilliant move or a spectacular game. More serious players hope to put together a masterful tournament and claim first prize. Yet, it's only the best of the best who can lay claim to have played the best tour...

The Tactic That Catches World Champions

The Tactic That Catches World Champions

NM CoachJKane
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Have you ever played against a grandmaster in a chess game? How long did you survive? If you lasted more than than 12 moves, then you did better than former world champion GM Anatoly Karpov in his roughest game, against GM Larry Christiansen. See ...