During a blitz round of the European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship, a player quickly gained a huge advantage against a ...

1-move checkmate puzzles are not easy to solve. They require a keen eye for tactical opportunities and a deep understanding of chess principles. However, they are also incredibly rewarding to solve.

1 Move Checkmate Puzzles: In chess, the goal is to checkmate your opponent's king. But only the best chess players can find the winning move in a single move. In this puzzle, black is to move and ...

Chess is currently in the middle of its third boom in popularity in recent years. The ancient sport had its first popularity boom during COVID lockdowns when many people, including prominent streamers ...

Last fortnight, we discussed ‘Pattern Recognition in Chess’, aided by basic checkmate patterns like the Back Rank Checkmate with the rook and the Queen. Let us continue where we left off in our ...

In a world filled with sketchy stratagems and bad moves in every direction, the grandmasters of chess stand apart. There are fewer than 2,000 grandmasters worldwide. They play the “royal game” at the ...

THE QUEEN of the Game of Kings reigns from unassuming quarters in Forest Hills. After winning countless chess championships, breaking the game’s gender barrier and holding a top-three spot in the ...