5 Grandmaster Tips To Improve Your Chess Tactics
Do you find yourself getting a good position only to spoil it by missing a simple tactic? How about getting a promising attack but failing to find a forced mate or win of material? Here are five simple tips will help to sharpen your tactical eye.
We're Different ! Chess Potential
ZugZwang Academy is currently in its 5th year of operation. In these 5 years, we have experimented with and learned and achieved a lot. However, a few recent events and feedback have made us realize we do not share enough about our thought process, philosophy which, while focussed on chess to a great extent, goes far beyond. So here we go ...
My win vs. IM Andrew Martin (Chess.com)
In a recent chess.com matchup, I had the privilege of playing an International Master by the name of Andrew Martin and was able to score a win! For those who are not familiar with the various Chess Titles by FIDE, an International Master or otherwise 'IM' is the second highest title that a player can achieve which typically involves a rating higher than 2200+.
Chess Tournaments Demystified
Playing in chess tournaments is the holy grail of all chess enthusiasts. It is only through these events that a player can measure his progress and strive to improve upon the areas that he is relatively weak in. FIDE, the governing body of chess awards an official rating to players who participate in FIDE authorized tournaments