The starting position for Fischer random chess must meet the following rules: White pawns are placed on their orthodox home squares. All remaining white p...

Isolate the hand by raising it up. Generally when everyone is limping in i will come along with medium hands like suited aces and connectors to see a chea...

What are puzzles? Puzzle in simple terms is defined as a problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. They have become an integral part of few competi...

GMs regularly get accuracy in the high 90’s. But beginners can get accuracy of this level too! Because all it takes is playing the best response to your o...

A famous saying goes “chess is 99 percent tactics.” Here are three tips for studying tactics: Practice calculation and solve puzzles at least three times ...

‘Tactics is still more than 90% of chess. ‘ On page 195 of The Art of Positional Play (New York, 1976) Reshevsky agreed with the remark regularly ascribed...

At the conclusion of a hand, either by all but one player folding, or by showdown, the pot is won or shared by the player or players holding the winning c...

The second pre-flop mistake I often see players make is failing to consider the relationship between position and range. Your position in a hand should in...

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It speaks to the ability of the player to recognize the possibility of stalemate, and avoid it while playing for the checkmate (or opponent resignation). ...