IVAN ŠARIĆ For almost a decade now, Ivan Šarić has been both the top-ranked and the strongest Croatian chess player. Already back in 2007, he introduced himself to the broader chess public by winning the…
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Croatian Junior Chess League 2018
Participants and regulations Croatian junior chess league 2018 took place between 2nd and 8th of April 2018. The Tournament was held in tourist settlement “Margarita Maris” in the small city of Sv. Filip and Jakov which has 4606 inhabitants (according…
History of the World Chess Championship
Introduction The title of the World Chess Champion is the highest accolade a chess player can achieve. A number of chess players in the history have been able to climb the chess summit and write…
Greatest chess players of all time
Greatest chess players of all time? In Animal Farm, George Orwell has written an immortal sentence: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others In the history of chess, there were…
Best chess clocks
A chess clock? A chess clock, along with a chess set, represents the main equipment of a chess player. Chess clocks are used in chess (and other board games, such as checkers or backgammon) to keep track of…
Chess in popular culture
Chess gone mainstream February 19th, 2017 will go down in history of chess as a date when chess became an integral part of the mainstream popular culture. Because on February 19th, 2017, the 15th episode of the…
Best chess players never to become World Champion – part one – Viktor Korchnoi
In the history of the chess there were only sixteen undisputed World Champions. The names of those masters who have managed to win the most valuable chess title are rather well known. Every chess player…
Best chess moves of all time
… OR ACCORDING TO MY OPINION After makings ourselves feel better in the latest post, where we have revisited great blunders made by world class players, it is time for a reality check. Because in…
Greatest chess blunders in the history of chess
ERRARE HUMANUM EST… The last tournament game I played was a Croatian league match. I was playing White and played a very good game, untill the following position was reached: Considering that my opponent was…