You are playing a tournament and have defeated a lower rated opponent in the last round. You feel confident, satisfied, and enjoy your accomplishment for a while. You check the next round pairings with a smile on your face and are greated by a familiar feeling of missing a heartbeat. You are paired against aContinue reading “Winning against higher rated opponents”
Tag Archives: chess
Visualization Training
Until 1954 it was widely believed that a human couldn’t physically run a mile in under 4 minutes. It was just not humanly possible to do that. But everything changed on May 6, 1954 when Roger Bannister broke that myth and clocked a time of 3.59 minutes. Soon after on 21st June, 1954, John LandyContinue reading “Visualization Training”
Game Formats
The game of chess requires long term strategy and planning. However, that hasn’t stopped enthusiasts from taking up shorter formats of the game where time is even more essential than normal. Introducing – Rapid and Blitz chess. A classical chess game is a battle fought over a long time, an average game lasts between 3Continue reading “Game Formats”
Chess Clock
A chess clock is a timer which is used during a chess tournament with the purpose of recording and keeping track of the time used. The clock has two timers showing the time utilized by the players. The time reduces for the person who is to move. So, if it is black’s turn to playContinue reading “Chess Clock”
Stalemate
In the previous article we saw a number of ways in which a game of chess could end in a draw. One of the most comical ones however is the classical stalemate. Stalemate occurs when one side’s king is not under check and that side has no legal moves to play. Few examples can beContinue reading “Stalemate”