The Halloween Gambit: The Spookiest Opening in Chess
If you are a chess player who enjoys tricking your opponent, then the Halloween Gambit is for you. It appears insane at first, but it's a lot of fun to…
Xeniya Balabayeva: From Prodigy to World Junior Rapid Champion
If you've been keeping up with junior chess in recent times, you've almost certainly heard of Xeniya Balabayeva. And if not, well, you'd better get on that. The 19-year-old Kazakh…
Crack the 2000 Ratings with the Power of the Caro-Kann Defense
If you're a chess player who plays Black, you know the experience of seeing 1. e4 and wondering how I'm going to deal with this without falling apart since white…
Faustino Oro: The 10-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Known as the Messi of Chess
In the world of chess, new talents appear every year, but very few capture global attention the way Faustino Oro has. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2013, he is…
14-Year-Old Erdogmus Surprises the World Champion
The chess world got a fresh story at the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in Uzbekistan. In round two, 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus from Turkey faced the reigning World Champion, D.…
Three Puzzles to Master the Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame
Ever questioned yourself how certain players seem to notice everything on the board but not you? This is the art of pattern recognition which you can get after playing thousands…
Legendary Chess Battle in St. Louis, October 2025: Kasparov vs. Anand, Carlsen vs. Gukesh, Nakamura vs. Caruana
Chess fans have been dreaming of it for years... the perfect rivalry of four chess legends who can compete on a meaningful stage that is big enough to live up…
The Youngest Female to Ever Defeat a Grandmaster in Chess (10-Year-Old)
The story revolves of a girl named Bodhana Sivanandan. Only 10 years of age, but a person of achievements already. In the 2025 British Chess Championships that were being held…
The Zugzwang Effect in Chess
Imagine a chess game where you have a equal material as your opponent, then, suddenly, with couple of moves, they trap you. Now, no matter what you do, your position…
Divya Deshmukh Wins the 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup
Divya Deshmukh, just 19 years old, has pulled off one of the most memorable wins in recent chess history. In the 2025 FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup held in Baku,…