This position arises from the Roussaeu Gambit in an opening played by black. An early sacrifice of the f-pawn leads to an immediate attack on the e-file when white accepts. If white doesn't play correctly, it usually becomes disastrous. In this position, White has blundered with the move d3. Can you find the best move for Black?

This position exemplifies your typical middlegame position in a good game of Chess. Material is equal. Both sides have good attacks & positions. But black might have the slight advantage. Can you see how you can convert the same? This is a multi move combination. See if you can find it all the way. (Good for Rank 04 students)

I came across this wonderful video that portrays all the decisions people face in life showing how complicated the process of decision making really is. Unfortunately, this is not something that education prepares us. However, that can change for the next generation.

Can you find the best move for white? White has a winning position but needs to play accurately, because Black is about to queen himself! Click here and try to solve this puzzle!

In a recent Match-up on chess.com, I played against a strong 2250+ player on chess.com in the time control 3 | 0.  I had some difficulty winning this game, and in fact, it was resignable for me when I blundered a piece early on. However, I continued to play and eventually went on to win the game because my opponent lost on time. 
 

Last night on Chess.com, I played a couple of blitz games and got paired against two very strong opponents. The time control for both games were 3-minutes each. I was able to beat both of my opponents and was pretty exited about that! I must point that I don't consider myself a better player, but I certainly did play a very decent game that made it difficult for these IM's to take me down :). 

The World Chess Championship Match 2016 will be held between November 11 to 30th, 2016. The contestants are Magnus Carlsen - Reigning champion from Norway and the his challenger - Sergey Karjakin from Russia.