Category: Updates

What happened to Alekhine?

While planning for a World Championship match against Botvinnik, Alekhine died aged 53 in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal, on March 24, 1946. It is us...

Does chess have checkmate?

Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is a game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player’s king is in check (threatened with capture )...

Does this make sense meaning?

“Does that make sense” is a phrase that creates uncertainty and doubt instead of being reassuring. It can imply that the other party is obliged to underst...

How do you get to 2100 in chess?

But there is a catch: it’s tedious, hard and mentally draining work. If you really want to acomplish your goal of 2100 within the year, you’ll have to at ...