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Chess Opening Books: 10 of the Best
Chess Opening Books: 10 of the Best
Beginner Chess Strategy: Make Winning Easier
Beginner Chess Strategy: Make Winning Easier
You Can Win With the Sicilian Dragon
You Can Win With the Sicilian Dragon
The Queen's Gambit: Start Your Game Confidently
The Queen's Gambit: Start Your Game Confidently
Buying a Chess Set Made Easy
Buying a Chess Set Made Easy
Choosing the Perfect Chess Clock for You
Choosing the Perfect Chess Clock for You
Caro-Kann Defense: Good for Beginners and Grandmasters
Caro-Kann Defense: Good for Beginners and Grandmasters
Make PowerFritz 18 Your New Power Partner
Make PowerFritz 18 Your New Power Partner
Make PowerFritz 18 Your New Power Partner
January 20, 2023
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Make PowerFritz 18 Your New Power Partner

Let’s get clear from the start and accept that neither PowerFritz 18 nor any other chess engine can replace a human training partner or coach. Chess engines can step in as a substitute training partner when needed. PowerFritz 18 makes an excellent training partner when you are stuck on your own due to a remote location, weather conditions, or investing time healing.
Caro-Kann Defense: Good for Beginners and Grandmasters
January 13, 2023
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Caro-Kann Defense: Good for Beginners and Grandmasters

Great chess players from the past played the Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6), which still appears regularly in tournaments among the world's best today. Choosing a solid opening does not mean you cannot play for the win. The Caro-Kann Defense allows easy development, a rock-solid pawn formation that supports rather than hinders your bishops, and the opportunity to create dynamic unbalanced positions.
Choosing the Perfect Chess Clock for You
December 28, 2022
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Choosing the Perfect Chess Clock for You

In our modern society, we all have many demands made upon us, and keeping control involves efficient use of our time. Chess clocks allow you to be more productive with your chess training and make you a better player. Before bullet chess, speed was not as important in chess. However, since the introduction of bullet chess, blitz and rapid has become slow games.
Buying a Chess Set Made Easy
December 19, 2022
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Buying a Chess Set Made Easy

There are many options when it comes to buying a chess set. Unsurprisingly, as in chess, good preparation is vital to purchasing a chess set. By taking time to become clear about your needs and how you will use the chess set, you can avoid being overwhelmed by the number of options available to you. Knowing precisely what you want before going shopping will save you time and quite possibly money as well.
The Queen's Gambit: Start Your Game Confidently
December 5, 2022
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The Queen's Gambit: Start Your Game Confidently

The Queen's Gambit chess opening debuted over three-hundred-and-fifty years before Netflix. This chess opening has stood the test of time and is still a dependable opening today. Although primarily a positional opening, 1.d4 and 2.c4 can lead to exciting, tactical chess in many variations. The positional nature of the opening gives you every reason to play for a win.
You Can Win With the Sicilian Dragon
November 28, 2022
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You Can Win With the Sicilian Dragon

Eliminate all doubt about your ability to learn any chess opening now. The best chess openings all adhere to sound opening principles, and the Sicilian Dragon is no exception. In fact, if you are a beginner, you will likely do a better job learning the more complicated openings than an intermediate or higher-rated player. The best way to learn anything is with a beginner's mind; as a beginner, you already have one.