Carlsen doesn’t appear to have any opening named after him, at least not yet. He does, however, have a technique that’s earned an unofficial nickname. If ...

Poker Chip Values and Stack Distribution for Home Games White or Gray – $1. Red – $5. Blue – $10. Green – $25. Black – $100. Purple – $500. Yellow – $1,00...

A bye at a chess tournament means that a player wants to participant in the tournament, but will come late, leave early, or miss some of the games because...

The minimum bet is $100 and the minimum raise is $100. Since you put in 1/2 the min raise you would be forced to put in a full raise of $200. Unless you h...

It is seen as a good tactic if you feel your strategy will take other players out of their comfort zone. i.e. the majority will fold. In this situation, t...

Use the formula: (3*opponent’s bet/raise + pot before opponent’s bet/raise) to calculate a raise to pot size, and: 2 * opponent’s bet raise + pot before o...

An HA determines your eligibility based on: 1) annual gross income; 2) whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and 3) ...

According to solvers, when the pre flop raiser does not have a nut advantage, you should be check raising in excess of 15%! The big blind should look to c...

There are four fundamental checkmates when one side has only their king and the other side has only the minimum material needed to force checkmate, i.e. (...

A continuation bet—also known as a c-bet—is a bet made by the player who made the last aggressive action on the previous street. This process starts with ...