12 Types of Chess Players? Way back in the past, I stumbled on a Quora question titled “What are 5 types of chess players?”. I read the answer by the user Charles Slade and thoroughly…
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Weird Chess Openings
No, this is not a post about the London System. Some time ago, I stumbled on an entertaining question on Quora titled What are the coolest chess opening names. I wrote a short, but a…
7 types of blitz chess online players
Blitz chess online The 21st century can truly be regarded as the golden era for all the connoisseurs of the chess game. I have already written about huge positive impact Internet has had on our ancient game. This…
Funny chess stories
Funny chess stories? Since I have started answering chess related questions on Quora, I have tried covering a broad variety of chess topics. So far, my most upvoted answers have included some chess anecdotes from my own…
Funny chess problems
Funny chess problems? One of the greatest young chess talents in the World, 12-year-old International Master Nihal Sarin recently visited the quarters of the Chessbase in Hamburg, Germany. In the article report following that visit, there…
Best chess quotes
If you ever played chess, chances are you have probably heard the famous quote by Francois Andre Philidor: “ The pawns are the soul of chess.” Gems such as this represent a priceless part of the rich chess…
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…