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First Move Advantage in Chess – Are the White Pieces Better?

The first move advantage in chess seems like a very unfair advantage for the white pieces, if they are to move first then obviously they would be the side that is better in the long run. But is this...

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Solving Chess – A Challenge that Seems Insurmountable

One of the most searched questions online is the probability of chess being solved, basically if it came to a point that the result is already determined before the game even started. A game being...

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link to Chessboard Setup: The Ultimate Guide to Setting up a Chess Board

Chessboard Setup: The Ultimate Guide to Setting up a Chess Board

For beginners one of the things they get wrong the most is the arrangement of the chessboard, this is astonishing since this is pretty easy. Now I am not putting down beginners for a thing they have...

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Why is Chess not an Olympic Sport? Here is why

Chess is a majestic competitive event that has stood the test of time which existed for many decades and has lived through many kings, emperors, and presidents. It has been included in many...

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How to Learn Chess Notation? Take the easy first steps here

For people who have never play chess there is one thing that seems to be a complicated aspect of it, it of course the indication of chess notations which is a combination of random letters and...

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link to How Chess Masters Think? Separates masters from recreational players

How Chess Masters Think? Separates masters from recreational players

For people who are new to chess, a chess master's way of thinking seems like a superhuman intellectual capability that only a few people can understand. This is far from reality though, anybody can...

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