White to play and draw
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Chess Scandal: Hans Defeats Magnus And Creates A Huge Controversy
A very interesting sequence of events in Chess world since yesterday! Magnus Carlsen played Hans, an upcoming US chess player who was just below 2700 rating (i.e. an easy opponent for Magnus), and Magnus lost! After that Magnus decided to quit tournament and made some cryptic tweets which suggested that Hans might have cheated. Now... Continue Reading →
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White to play and mate in 3 moves Black to play and mate in 5 moves
Magnus Carlsen Podcast with Lex Fridman
Magnus Carlsen is arguably the best ever chess player in the world. Of course, it is not correct to use these kinds of superlatives - the best ever - but you get my point. He is the most influential chess player as of today. That would not be an overstatement. However he is also reclusive... Continue Reading →
Magnus Carlsen – The Genius and High Moral Stance of Lichess.com
Magnus Carlsen, the current Chess World Champion and arguably the best chess player ever (or one of the top 5 of all time) is a genius! However, Magnus is outstanding even amongst the greatest Chess players of all time and former world champions because he has made it big as an entrepreneur as well. Others... Continue Reading →
Magnus Carlsen Takes The 100 Endgames Test
Magnus Carlsen is already among the all-time great chess players; probably he is the greatest of them all! There are multiple videos available to prove his genius (apart from his total dominance on chess board in last 10 years). However the two three that come to my mind are as follows (I have already posted... Continue Reading →
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White to play and win...
Chess Puzzle
White to play and mate in 3 moves
India @ 75!
I wrote a blog post on Chess Olympiad just a few days ago and said that India might get 75th Grand Master in the 75th year of India's independence. Well, it just happened! Just a week before 75th Independence Day of India, 75th Indian player became a Grand Master!
Gukesh D – The New Sensation in Indian Chess
The 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai is going on in full swing! I am enjoying it a lot and am following the live stream and post-game analysis on various Youtube channels. It is a great time for Chess lovers because the online Chess activity has exploded in last 3-4 years! You are no longer constrained... Continue Reading →
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