Musings on Chess

"Never play a move without an idea even in blitz" -Tigran Petrosian The above famous quote was told by the legendary Armenian Worl...

 In Endgame theory, especially in King and Pawn endgames there is a concept known as Corresponding Squares (Sister Squares as mentioned by s...

Grandmasters Anish Giri and Sandipan Chanda were giving a master class on the same day (Oct 21st, 2022) in Pro Chess, and I was given an opp...

 " आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन:" -Bhagavath Geetha The above quote from the Bhagavath Geetha (the dialogue between Lo...

 Fischer used the term 'Castling into it'  to signify Castling into a flank with a risky or a weakened pawn shelter. I am using this...

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation" - Herman Melville I agree with this quote in part, as the ideas...