Chess history has a lot of legendary players who enrapture and inspire with their art. Oftentimes, we compare ourselves with great players from the past and contemporary masters. This article contains the greatest examples of the World Chess Champions. Overall, there are 16 world chess champions, if we talk about the classical line. However, there…
Magnus Carlsen
Throughout history, there have been many young chess prodigies slated to become world champions. However, they haven’t always been able to accomplish that life goal. In some cases, the child decided to explore educational and professional prospects (Samuel Reshevsky). It’s also common for a chess player to start struggling upon entering the elite level. This…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected all aspects of life. Chess is no exception. 10 years ago, it was hard to imagine millions of people playing chess online. And yet, it’s exactly the way things are today. The leading platforms, such as Lichess, Chess.com, and Chess 24 were quick to catch on. The number of…
Every kind of sport, obviously, has its own unique and unmatched achievements. Chess is no exception. For example, there are fixed results of tournaments, various ratings, victories, losses, and so on. In this review, we will talk about the game length records in chess. The most lengthy tournament game In 1989, Ivan Nikolić played with…