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8 Year old CEO woos security experts in Delhi. Be amazed!
8 year old CEO woos security experts with wit and aplomb. Barely out of his milk teeth, this kid knows what it is like to be a CEO and also has his head clear on what he wants to become. No wonder he was invited to speak at the Ground zero summit in Delhi in November. And since he could not reach for the Mic
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Tactics from the 41st Chess Olympiad
Hi friends, lets look at some Tactics from the 41st Chess Olympiad. This position comes from the game WGM Melanie Ohme of Germany (2301) vs WGM Olga Girya of Russia (2484), Round 4 of the 41st Chess Olympiad, played in Norway.
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China Wins Gold at 41st Chess Olympiad in Norway
The world’s fourth-largest chess event, the 41st Chess Olympiad, ended on August 2015 in the former Mack Brewery warehouse in Tromsø. About 1,500 players from over 170 countries played against each other in the Norwegian city of Tromso, to win medals and more importantly, the Hamilton-Russell Cup, which was the top prize since first official Olympiad in London in 1927.
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Using the Opponent’s force (a la Judo) in your chess games
My first memory on seeing this is Judo. It does an amazing job of using your opponents force and weight (damage from the throw), then adding in your force to damage your opponent. This is what happened in the game.
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Attack and Counter-Attack – Model Chess Game
One of the best games by Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk on Attack and Counter-Attack – Model Chess Game for all budding chess players. I think it needs to given a closer second look to understand many concepts related to attack and defense. I really enjoyed this game and hope you would too.
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At 4 years – youngest Indian chess player!
At 4 years – youngest Indian chess player. At the age where kids grapple with numbers and alphabets, this three-year-old Sparsh Bisht is mastering the moves over the chess board. Still in his pre-nursery (pre-KG), Sparsh took to the game four months back and has started
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Separating the wood from the trees!
Chess is a fun game, till you enter your first tournament! After which all hell breaks loose and two things may happen. Either you will be consumed by passion – or – stand as a bystander in frustration or awe. My intention is not to scare you out of the sport called chess but to help you prepare for it with a proper mindset without any fear or phobia. Separating the wood from the trees
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7 Super Tips – How to prepare for chess tournaments successfully
How to prepare for chess tournaments? I would like to share some thoughts on this aspect of Chess. I am sharing some personal techniques as I have seen the impact of these points on my own experience.
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Knights can often be better than Bishops – 5 Points to Ponder
Knights can often be better than Bishops. When there are weak pawns, even on an open board this factor is important to remove misconceptions about the ‘slowness’ of the knight. Read more… (click on the title)
read moreLondon Chess Classic – Carlsen first, Kramnik second
It was a thrilling finale to a historic event. In the final round, Judit Polgar drew with Levon Aronian, while Vladimir Kramnik also drew, with Michael Adams. Hikaru Nakamura fought against Luke McShane, who blundered, while Magnus Carlsen, despite a guaranteed first, pressed hard against Vishy Anand, came close to winning, but eventually drew. The 2012 London Chess Classic took place in the Olympia Conference Centre from Saturday, December 1st until Monday, December 10th. A win was counted as three points, a draw as one, and a loss zero. Links Official tournament site All games in... read more
Reprogram your brain.
Why should you Reprogram your brain ?
The common misconception is that blunders are just tactical errors. Tactics are definitely involved, and better tactical vision will certainly help reduce the number of these blunders, but merely studying tactics is like
read moreWorth replaying slowly.
[Event “Zurich ct”] [Site “Zurich ct”] [Date “1953.09.19”] [EventDate “?”] [Round “12”] [Result “1-0”] [White “Mark Taimanov”] [Black “Efim Geller”] [ECO “E94”] [WhiteElo “?”] [BlackElo “?”] [PlyCount “80”] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 Re8 10.d5 c5 11.g3 Nf8 12.a3 Ng4 13.Nh4 a6 14.Bd2 h5 15.h3 Nf6 16.b4 b6 17.bxc5 bxc5 18.Rb1 N6d7 19.Qa4 Bf6 20.Nf3 h4 21.Nd1 hxg3 22.fxg3 Nb8 23.Re3 Nh7 24.Reb3 Bd7 25.Qa5 Qc8 26.Nf2 Bd8 27.Qc3 Ba4 28.R3b2 Nd7 29.h4 Ra7 30.Bh3 Qc7 31.Ng5 Nxg5 32.Bxg5 Bxg5 33.hxg5 Kg7 34.Qf3 Qd8 35.Rb7 Rxb7 36.Rxb7 Kg8 37.Bxd7 Bxd7 38.Ng4 Qxg5 39.Rxd7 f5 40.exf5 Rb8... read more
10 Things You Never Knew About Viswanathan Anand
10 Things You Never Knew About Viswanathan Anand. He is one of India’s most successful, yet low-profile sports personalities. In light of his latest achievement, here’s a look at some interesting and little known facts about arguably one of the greatest chess players of all time:
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Important Thumb rules for the opening stage in chess
Many chess beginners want to simplify chess principles in a way that can be easily understood and retained in memory. Having seen the puzzled looks on some of the
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Which is stronger – Bishop or Knight – Part – 2
In this part – Which is stronger – Bishop or Knight – Part – 2, I am going to show you a classic game played between Gligoric and Trifunovic
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