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1886 World Chess Championship – Wilhelm I Meet the Players The year 1886 saw the first world chess championship take place between arguably two of the best players of their time. Fittingly, the event was held in New York, 80… 2018 World Chess Championship – Magnus is the winnner! (but it was close…) 2018 saw an unprecedented event in chess history. The winner didn’t win a single clas*ical game of chess, nor did he lose one! The hard-fought contest between… 2018 World Chess Champion will be…! The world chess championship matches are always exciting affairs – from Fischer v Spas*ky in 1972 to Botvinnik v Tal in 1960, the notion of the world’s best player being challenged by a young… Which country has the most GMs? Chess players are typically interested in statistics and trends. This is often a basis for choosing openings! We are going to look at which country hosts the most Grandmasters in the world and take… The Super Sharp Sveshnikov! Next up in our review of the Sicilian Defence, the Sveshnikov moves are under the microscope: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6. This is… Solving Chess Tactics The absolute “must have” skill for all players is tactical knowledge. Endgame knowledge is also highly recommended. Without these two skills, you cannot become good at chess. Tactical knowledge can be picked up through playing games. 1972 World Chess Championship – Reykja*ik, Iceland This is the exciting story of the most famous chess match ever; one that almost never happened. We have annotated each game for your enjoyment. The North Atlantic Island Nation of Iceland was… Game 20 – The final draw Game 20 sees our final draw. A further Sicilian which sees a complex line with pieces coming off early but ultimately ends up with a dead level position where neither side has great scope… Game 19 – Power of the Central Pawns Game 19 starts as a fairly standard Alekhine Defence (1. e4 Nf6) – black sets the imbalances