Turn Your Phone Into An On-Demand, Offline-Ready Chess Gym In 4 Steps With The Chessable App
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by Jabe Esguerra
1M ago
Fun fact: people are glued on their smartphones almost 4 hours every single day. How you want to spend those hours is entirely up to you. But if you’d love to take 30 to 45 minutes to sharpen your game and become the best player you can be… Then Chessable PRO and our mobile app ..read more
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The Shocking Power of Engines
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by GM Alex Colovic
1M ago
Engines never cease to amaze me. In this post, I’d like to present you with a very telling example. In the past, people didn’t bother switching the engine on early on, as the well-established theory was well-regarded and nobody thought the engine could think of something important so early in the game. However, things have ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: Hungary
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by Team Chessable
2M ago
This year’s Olympiad is hosted by the beautiful city of Budapest. And since Hungary is the host country, it’s only fitting that we take some time to discuss Hungarian chess. Hungary has an impressive record in the Olympiad – winning the first two (1927, 1928) and taking silver in the third (1930). Led by Géza ..read more
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Lessons from a Composition Grandmaster: How Chess Compositions Build Tactical Vision and Creative Thinking
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by Karel van Delft
2M ago
GM Yochanan Afek explains a study in café Batavia in Amsterdam to GM Tal Baron, IM Merijn van Delft and IM Manuel Bosboom. (Photo credit, 2017, Lennart Ootes, https://www.chessphotoshop.com) Endgame studies benefit us Yochanan Afek is a chess composition grandmaster and an international master in over-the-board chess. In his years of experience, he can state ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: United States
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by Team Chessable
2M ago
With the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest drawing closer, we are continuing our Olympiad Spotlight features. This time we are celebrating another prominent chess nation – the United States. Home to some of the best players in the world and some of the most promising young players, the US is a chess powerhouse with a ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: Germany
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by Team Chessable
2M ago
In the weeks leading up to the Chess Olympiad (10-23 September in Budapest), we at Chessable are on a mission to spotlight some of the most prominent participating countries and their Chessable representatives. And of course, Germany can’t be missing! Why? ​​Well, for one, Germany has a rich history in chess and has brought forth ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: Spain
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by Matthew Astle
2M ago
The 45th Chess Olympiad will take place in Budapest, Hungary from September 10-23, and to commemorate the event, we are highlighting some of the teams taking part, alongside a sale on the authors of these teams’ courses. In this Olympiad Spotlight post, we’re talking about an old-school powerhouse of the game: Spain. The Spanish team ..read more
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Two Approaches to the English Opening
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by GM Alex Colovic
2M ago
As you likely know by now, my course 1.c4 Simplified was published a few weeks ago. In this post I’d like to describe my approach to the creation of the course and also outline the two main approaches when it comes to the English Opening as a whole. Generally speaking, White can treat the English ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: Netherlands
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by dodgy
2M ago
The Olympics is over and the world will now focus its full attention on the main event – the Chess Olympiad! If one team could truly be described as the Chessable team, it would be the Netherlands. The Dutch connection at Chessable is very strong, as the entire Open team is composed of published authors ..read more
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Olympiad Spotlight: India
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by Vansh Pandya
3M ago
It is the Chess Olympiad season! Taking place from the 10th to the 23rd of September in Budapest, thousands of players will be representing their countries in the battle to win one of the most prestigious tournaments in the chess world and see their country’s flag at the top of the podium. Seeded at number ..read more
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