I thought Carlsen had suffered a slight but steady decline since his 2881 rating in June, 2014. He did drop slightly, but was back up to 2876 in May 2015. His current live rating is 2835, more than 50 points off his high. That is a significant, but hardly irreversibleRead More →
Move your King Pawn forward to e4. In both of these methods the key piece for you is your Queen. … Capture your opponent’s Pawn at f5. Now use your Pawn to capture your opponent’s advanced Pawn by attacking on the diagonal. … Move your White Queen to h5 (Qh5).Read More →
The debate on whether online chess ratings are accurate has raged for a long time and the answer is that online chess systems from Chess.com to Lichess.org to FIDE’s My Arena system are all very accurate at measure your ranking within that system. Is chess com premium better than lichess?Read More →
So, can chess computers beat humans? Yes, chess computers are stronger than the best human players in the world. The difference is estimated around 200-250 Elo in favor of the engine(s). For this reason, the Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen has said he is not interested in a match withRead More →