NECS Blog Posts

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

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

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

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,

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

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