Musings on Chess

Every square that is empty or occupied by a certain piece changes the entire way a position is perceived! In continuation with the previous ...

"To improve at chess, you should in the first instance study the endgame" - Capablanca Endgames are thought of to be relatively si...

Ding mentioned on the previous day that the last round game would not be a short draw. Going by this it was clear that Ding would try and m...

After a long last back to 1.e4 to try and break down the French. This was a very tough fight, where Gukesh had Ding on the ropes, but Ding d...

Ding produced one of his best when pushed to dire straits. He played such a controlled game where there was never a chance for Black to comp...

 After a rather eventless draw in the 10th game, this game was turbo charged. Gukesh showed intent to surprise Ding, even with a not an enti...