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11th Modern School International Chess Tournament. A memorable one…
The nostalgic 11th Nanganallur Modern School Chess Tournament (for School students) was held at Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur who were also the sponsors of the same, from 3rd to 6th August 2018.
A memorable one that will stay in the hearts of the students for a long time to come thanks to the hospitality and the prize money. Golden Chess Centre would like to thank the School for conducting the tournament in a smooth manner going all out in achieving a
9th Modern Senior Secondary School Chess Tournament – Sweet Memories!
Modern Senior Secondary School is a new generation CBSE SCHOOL situated at Nanganallur in Chennai. It hosted the 9th MODERN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2016 in a grand manner,
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Why Blitz Chess is addictive – Dopamine effect of Chess Blitz
Have you ever wondered Why Blitz Chess is addictive ?
Especially Blitz and Bullet time controls?
Maybe Neuroscience has an answer and can explain why Blitz Chess is addictive as any online player will testify. It has a lot to do with a chemical called…
7 Willpower tips to Maximize winning chances in chess
Here we are not talking about percentages where 99% is considered as almost too good, to be true. In Chess even 99% is a fail mark as chess results largely depend on either checkmating your opponent or getting checkmated yourself. So how to strengthen your win-switch to 100% result?
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6 Amazing Things Chess players can learn from 2 year old baby
Recently I came across a two year old child and after observing his daily activities, I was amazed what we can learn from this. Here is the list of practical tips, that I learnt from him – the 6 Things Chess players can learn from 2 year old baby!
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When Priorities and Desires Change.
When we were just children we had many small desires like buying a comic, a doll or a toy, and we nagged our parents really bad. As teenagers, we wanted to be highly popular and admired by all, an intensity that you may all still retrieve when you see your child doing the same or see your old school pics. Sure enough this desire to be popular, starts to ebb by the beginning of college years. So my thoughts started on what to do when priorities and desires change…
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Learning from Chess Champions and World Chess Championships
Question from VM: I have a doubt regarding learning from Chess Champions and World Chess Championships. Reading all games from world champion is really time consuming process and also tough to understand without the help of annotations. Also many opening lines played before are dropped at high level due to suggested improvements by chess engines. Do you still recommend it? If so what is the order to read? Are there any sites that have world champions games annotated (or at least all world championship games games annotated). What learning process can we can follow (for 1800 player)
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Mind is much more powerful than you think
Mind is the magical wand that fulfills all your desires. You will be amazed at the potential of your mind. Its ability to absorb, analyze and use any such information at the appropriate times, is what makes it effective in completing a complex task. So is it that simple to just train the mind and achieve success? Maybe it is the secret… ?
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Review: Pump Up Your Rating by Axel Smith
For those of you who have not heard of this book Pump Up Your Rating by Axel Smith – let me say that it aims to show new avenues for training for an already advanced player. The author presents a road-map of improvement in your Chess training. The real value of this book is its instruction that is interspersed with lots of personal experiences from author and his chess colleagues. The book focuses mainly on increasing one’s strength at classical time control chess (more than 60 minutes per player per game). So if you are a casual blitz player you will not be benefited by this book. Pump Up Your Rating by Axel Smith – who can benefit? This book is for class A players (those who are 1800+ in elo) and above. For those who are rated below 1800 FIDE rated, it may help if you have a trainer working with this book. Remember that this book is for Tournament players and not for the casual blitz player. Pump Up Your Rating – voted the ChessCafe.com Book of the Year 2013 – read here. About the Author: The author is Axel Smith is an IM (International Master) from Sweden and a FIDE trainer. Axel Smith is an upcoming Swedish IM, who is on his path to achieving a GM title. He is also a succesfull coach with many students climbing the success ladder, to his credit. Smith talks seriously about his chess preparation; he prepares in detail for his opponents sometimes going to great lengths like looking at his opponent’s ICC games too check out their weaknesses. Now... read more
Dvoretsky’s latest book on the art of prophylaxis
There is always a dearth of quality chess material for training once you climb up the ELO ladder. When my students join they are raw beginners but later I find it difficult to set them challenging tasks as they slowly master the techniques and therefore I keep looking out for new avenues for training them with. And today I have a reason to be thrilled
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Review: Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics for Easy Learning
Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics It’s a known fact that has been stressed for a long time. Chess is 99% Tactics! And that is the theme of today’s Review: Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics. Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Player is different from other regular tactic chess books, in that the positions are all taken from everyday amateur games. You just need to find a tactical solution, without any hints whatsoever. Some positions are dead easy, while some are really difficult. What appealed to me about this book is that each and every position is typical of problems that the majority of the chess players are likely to face (in the weekend local tournaments or clubs). Who is this book Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics aimed at? One caveat though – this book is not for the rank beginners, since the problems are not arranged by any theme and the answers can be difficult and lengthy for them. So if you are probably somewhere in the range of ELO 1000 – 1600, solving this book’s puzzles every day should help in your gameplay as they will simulate a real chess game. This training method is best suited for the serious beginner and helps as a daily warm-up course. If you are using the Kindle version use it while commuting or waiting. I know this sounds a bit difficult to understand as the usual perception is that the harder the problem the better the result. Trust me, it’s crucially important to master BASIC tactics. It doesn’t matter if you can solve most of the... read more
Bobby Fischer meets Mikhail Tal
East Germany was chosen as the venue of the 14th Chess Olympiad, organized by FIDE. It comprised of an open team tournament, as well as many other events designed to promote the sport. It took place between October 26 and November 9, 1960. Fischer had read a lot about Tal’s swashbuckling style of sacrificial play and was also obviously eager to get even with him for past humiliations as well as to show him a taste of his own medicine!
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8th Modern School Nanganallur Chess Tournament 2015
Nanganallur is known for its myriad of temples dedicated to the Hindu Gods and Goddesses and the place appears to have a religious aura during festive occasions. It is also home to Modern Senior Secondary School that has showed a phenomenal support to chess playing students and Chess tournaments.
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When to Exchange in Chess by Soltis – 3 Problems Beginners Need to Unlock
Andy Soltis is one author whom I look forward to as he was instrumental in my growth as a chess player with his lucid writing style and simple method to elucidate complex chess finesse.
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Chess Openings – how to study – for beginners
Do I have to study all the openings in this case ? Last week somebody advised me that I have to study the openings that fit my playing style. What is your take on this? Or should I study all the major openings and if so which ones do I have to study as priority?
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