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Ruy Lopez opening

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Ruy Lopez opening : Alapin Defence My second continuous win on chess.com !! Stay tuned to my upcoming videos by :  SUBSCRIBE Follow me on Instagram :  chess_hanker   Game played on :  www.chess.com  

Sicilian defence - Fianchetto variation

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Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Sicilian defence Fianchetto variation. Stay tuned to my upcoming videos by : SUBSCRIBE Follow me on Instagram : chess_hanker Game played on :  www.chess.com

Basics of chess - Part 1

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Basics of chess part-1 In this video, I used my blog post to explain the basics of chess arrangement for absolute beginners. So if you are a pro player, just wait for the upcoming videos on my channel and stay tuned by subscribing to it !!

Basics of CHESS

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What is chess? Chess is a two player board game  with its roots tracing back 1500 years in India with its old name as Chaturanga / Chatranj. Unlike other board games which are based on luck, chess is a very much strategic and tactics filled game replicating the war field of ancient times. Playing chess is fun but it also helps in increasing: Imagination/Visualisation Concentration Problem solving skills Increases IQ Optimises memory              Chess board /Mat  : Chess is played on a 8 x 8 squared board/mat with 16 dark and 16 light pieces(Usually black and white). A typical chess board looks like  : If you have a closer look to the above image you can find the edges of each row and column are marked with some letters/numbers as "a to h" at the white and "h to a" at the black  .These help in noting down the game which is played which will be detailed later. These letters are called as " Files " in chess and th