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You need to analyse your own game. But how?

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You need to analyse your own game. But how?

Chess is like knowledge. You can’t grasp it all. You don’t find any grandmaster declaring that they know all about chess. Your opponent might surprise you with a new opening or a strategic move that you didn’t know about. So, you need to be open to learning whenever there is an opportunity. What makes you a better player is your ability to comprehend your own game. Scrutinize, analyse and then practise. Everyone does that after a tournament or even a game. If you don’t start doing it to get better results. But how do you analyse your game? This blog will walk you through the complete process of Analysing your game. Let’s get started. 

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How to defend and win in chess?

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How to defend and win in chess?

Attack or defense? What does it take to win a game in chess? Most of the people will offer you a tiny piece of advice, the first to attack wins the game. Though there are literally no evidence that proves the fact, people believe its true and the real reason beneath it must be the thrill, the risk. So, is defending a poor man’s trick to escape? Let’s find out. 

With respect to the game, defending is as important as attacking and you just could not neglect its role in careful strategization. To understand and develop your strategy you need to know the golden principles of defending. 

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Best Chess Opening Principles for Beginners

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Best Chess Opening Principles for Beginners

Once you have learned the basics of chess, how to move your pieces and engage your opponent to move theirs, it is time to learn those  rules that could set your opening game straight. A good opening ensures better protection of the King, control over an area of the board, like the center, greater mobility for pieces, and better opportunities to capture opposing pawns and pieces. To be adept at this there are a few principles that one must follow as beginners. Let’s take a look at the following:

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How to avoid missing the most obvious chess moves?

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How to avoid missing the most obvious chess moves?

Our mental constraints block the perception of absorbing every movement and stimulus that present themselves in front of us. So it is not a shocker to believe that in a game like chess, the most unsubtle and quickly identifiable moves can be overlooked and regretted as the game proceeds in the opponent’s favour.

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Tips and Tricks to improve your middle-game in chess

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When it comes to chess, learning the game may seem easy, but mastering it could definitely take a while. Being a two-player strategic board game, chess has been prevalent amongst us since a long time now. Moreover, it helps build cognitive skills, especially amongst children. So, enrolling them in for chess coaching in cities like Bangalore is a good option, wherein children will be able to develop themselves better. 

In chess, most players do know how to serve the opening but lack the skill of finishing it wisely. Such scenarios usually occur when one isn’t too confident about the middle-game strategies that you could use, which in turn could make the game seem more complicated than it can actually get. 

So, how do you tackle such a scenario? Here are a few tips and tricks to improve your middle-game in chess – 

  1. Bring your pieces to the centre

 Centrepieces control the majority number of squares on a chessboard. When you collectively bring your pieces to the centre, you will be at a greater advantage of dealing with the knights, as you play. Although the knights usually control as many as 8 squares when they are centralized, they end up controlling 2 squares when cornered. Moreover, bishop and queen pieces can be very effective form the margin. However, when centralized, they can move flexibly and also control either sides of the board game.


  1. Pairing your Bishops

 As we all know, two definitely is better than one, and in such a scenario, pairing your bishops can be a wise and powerful move that could impact the game in your favour. Avoid losing out on your bishops at the beginning or during the middle of the game. In multiple cases, the bishop pairs’ attacking potential overweighs the pawn structure defects.


  1. Rooks work best on open files

In case there is an open file available, your first instinct should be to ensure that your rook occupies the file. You can also double your winning chances by doubling your rooks in the open file. In case that isn’t available, you can reach out to a semi-open file that  you can force open, later in the game.


  1. Weak squares should be avoided

In chess, weak squares cannot be protected by pawns, although such squares are perfect to represent strong outposts for the pieces on the other side. With this being said, trouble usually spurs when a weak square is formed on the center or near the king’s position, especially because pawns cannot move backwards.


  1. Avoid Allowing Weak Pawns 

Isolated, backward or doubled pawns should be avoided, majorly. A weak pawn gives your opponent the upper hand to turn the game in his/her favour. It is essential that you use your pawns during the game wisely as they can only move forward in the game. 

In conclusion, you can increase your chances of winning the game by improving the position of your pieces through identification, finding the right squares for those pieces and carefully manoeuvring a plan of action in the game. 

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Do knowledge and education create the power of unanimity

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Do knowledge and education create the power of unanimity

You may think the answer is either a yes, or a no. Although the answer could not be, or rather is not that simple. The country’s relation to education started quite early. History suggests ancient India had traces of education being widely spread across various sections of the society. Scholarly scriptures and manuscripts that are translated from oral recitation by saints and sages had been found in different parts of the country, known as the remains of the cultural impression. 

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What are the five common mistakes every chess beginner makes?

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What are the five common mistakes every chess beginner makes?

Consider playing chess an art. Have you ever come across anyone saying, they have learnt everything in the process of studying art or literature? It is impossible. The same is with chess. You can master its skills, but you can’t get over learning chess. You learn something new everyday. Beginners have a tendency to constantly learn new things and we agree, any new activity that you pursue can make you curious at the beginning. Which is absolutely fine but you need a mentor to guide you through. You just need to understand how it's all happening. 

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Why it is advisable to memorize your first chess openings?

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Why it is advisable to memorize your first chess openings?

They agree to it or not, initially, every grandmaster started with learning and memorizing opening moves. Once you get acquainted with the opening moves, get to the next exercise. Learning these moves doesn’t mean you do not have the potential to learn this game. Learning these moves gives a better chance to proceed and eventually win a game. It also helps you understand the structure of the game and understand your position. Your idols, the grand masters have now been practising these opening moves since years so they don’t need to visually see to move ahead. They just virtually picture it in their brain and focus on ideas of the opening move. If you wish to trick your opponent just like your grandmasters do, try and learn all the basic and important opening moves. 

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The chessboard reveals: The King and the queen are equally responsible for the chessboard.

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The chessboard reveals: The King and the queen are equally responsible for the chessboard.

A very common question that might have come across the mind of every rookie is why is the ‘queen’ most powerful piece on the chessboard? To answer this question, we have to go back in time. Historians believe the queen rose to power in the 15th century. Before that, the queen, who was previously known as the ‘fers’ or the ‘advisor’ was the weakest piece on the board. The advisor could only move one square diagonally. Why it became powerful, is because the game of chess that was once limited to a part of the world spread across the European continent during the 15th century. Due to the presence of many influential female monarchs in the continent, the game went through some crucial changes. These changes made the Queen, all-powerful and important. 

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In the time of video games, which junction does chess stand at?

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In the time of video games, which junction does chess stand at?

Not just kids, firstly, we all are culprits here. We all are addicted to the screen as much as any kid. Kids generally mimic the behaviour of their parents or whomever they spend their time with. They are quick learners and according to Dr Howard Klein, the director of behavioural pediatrics at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore "A 1-year-old understands that the actions he's copying have a significance,"

So, if at the age of 6-7 he/she is inclined to play video games more than usual, it is a behavioural tendency he/she picked up while growing up. How can you stop them from engaging into video games? The answer is you can’t. You can limit their access but can’t stop them from playing video games completely.

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Know the Top 5 Youngest Grandmasters in the World?

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Know the Top 5 Youngest Grandmasters in the World?

These kids are young and they are the best at what they do. Being a chess master is a dream for every kid who adores chess. But these kids have made a place in the world named as the Youngest Grandmasters. You know your game well, but do you know them? Let us take some inspiration from these little geniuses. 

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Magneto the Antihero or the superhero?

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Magneto the Antihero or the superhero?

The distinction between a Superhero and an Antihero is simple. It’s the principles or vision they embrace. A hero would be portrayed as a person who serves the humankind and a villain is one who wishes to destroy it. But is that simple? There are different kinds of humans in this planet, all having a distinctive personality, a likely or even unlikely perspective towards things. Is protecting their kind from the enemies an evil thing to do? Then what makes Magneto a villain?

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How Joker is the exemplary opponent that you can ask for?

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How Joker is the exemplary opponent that you can ask for?

What do we know about our super villains? One thing for sure is, they make our heroes stand out. But, is that it? Do they just glorify our heroes and prove the dominance of good over evil? It is time we hail our supervillains too. Even if we do, their contribution to the movies are significantly greater and more impactful. If that wouldn’t have been the case, we wouldn’t have considered Heath Ledger as an outstanding performer and thus winning an Oscar.

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Don’t spy on your kids, a watchful eye over their online activity is enough

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Don’t spy on your kids, a watchful eye over their online activity is enough

The internet is a treasure chest of knowledge, there is always something that was unknown to you. That’s what the internet was used for, to know the unknown. The World Wide Web is a vast universe and everyone would find something suiting their interest, however, kids of a tender age get distracted towards unfamiliar websites that keeps popping up on the screen.

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What Online chess offers to people?

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What Online chess offers to people?

Does playing chess make people smart or smart people are attracted towards chess? We might never find out the right answer to that. However, we already know that chess is the game of kings and emperors. It helped them strategize and plan their warfare. It helps them defend their throne by scrutinizing attacking possibilities of their opponent.

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Online Chess for Kids

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Online Chess for Kids

Parenting is a tough job. Both emotionally and intellectually, you get to experience new obstacles every day. There is a lot going on every day and it is so obvious to feel exhausted. You try to juggle between your work life and parenting and even try to nurture your kids in the limited time that you spend with them.

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This summer, let your kids explore

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This summer, let your kids explore

The society or community we live in, the people we interact with and the behaviour we imbibe from them are all inter-linked. They create a long-lasting impression on the nature of kids. Their convictions are all based on the apprehensions that they make early in their life and later abide by these inculcated ideas. These days, parenting can be both difficult and tiring. You as a parent need to be equally cautious and patient. You need to be aware of the facts, situations and surroundings relating to your kid, at the same time be all understanding and composed to the issues that are evident. Your child can be an enigma to you, but you as a parent need to figure out what’s best for your child.

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Rejuvenating the Zest of life with a slight Sprinkle of Water

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Rejuvenating the Zest of life with a slight Sprinkle of Water

Water is known as the essence of life. What’s surprising is, a substance that is colourless, odourless and tasteless could actually be the poet of the never-ending narrative called life. As a wise old man, water has always been the saviour for plants, animals, human life, and the initiation of entire civilizations. Maybe that’s why the sight of a looming dark cloud over a drought prone area, brings relief not just to the earthly beings but also the parched, scorching face of the earth.

If we consider photosynthesis, water plays a crucial part in photosynthesis. Without water, the plant can’t absorb Carbon Dioxide from the environment.

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The beaming sunlight beckons the plant to sprout

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The beaming sunlight beckons the plant to sprout

Since the ‘Big Bang’, sunlight has been known as the optimal source of energy, light and positivity. Every morning the innocent game of hide-and-seek ends with first streaks of light breaking through dawn, ending the darkness prevailing all over the earth. Sunrise is really a beautiful sight for the beholder, and it wakes the entire planet up from its long deep sleep. It does the same to a plant.

The rays of the morning sun shakes a plant up from its night cradle, energises it and reminds it to do its daily ritual. Day by day, It grows under the shelter of its mentor, the sun. What was a feeble sapling once, grows out to be a big strong tree. The sun nurtures a sapling, helps in photosynthesis and helps in growth.

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A strong and sturdy plant speaks of the soil beneath

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A strong and sturdy plant speaks of the soil beneath

A strong and sturdy plant speaks of the soil beneath; A soil that is well-ploughed, and watered; which breathes, replenishes and lets grow. The right soil does not merely give birth. It nourishes and sustains. Children are those saplings we plant with much hope and dreams. For them to nourish and grow into healthy minds, there needs to be a lot of digging around; a whole lot of watering and manuring, with patience and diligence.

Gift your child a new skill.