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On June 30th, 2021 Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess Grandmaster ever. He achieved this remarkable feat at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days. Mishra shattered a 19-year-old record held by Sergey Karjakin who earned the prestigious title at the age of 12 years, 7 months and 0 days. Additional he holds many other "youngest ever" titles for United States Expert, United States National Master, and International Master! Featured is Abhimanyu Mishra's round 9 game from a 10-round tournament in Hungary. Mishra actually earned his final prerequisite (3rd Grandmaster norm) for the Grandmaster title with a round to spare!

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Who is your pick to win the 2018 World Chess Championship?

It's a best of 12-game match being held in London between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States. Can Caruana become the first American since Bobby Fischer to be crowned king?

Featured in this video is the Round 1 game of the 2018 Grenke Chess Classic between Fabiano Caruana (white), and Magnus Carlsen (black). This is Caruana and Carlsen's first tournament encounter since learning they will both be competing in the 2018 World Chess Championship Match come November of 2018. Fabiano Caruana will play challenger to the defending World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. In this game Caruana opens with a non-confrontational setup that doesn't acheive any advantage as white, but rather some playable/normal position. Carlsen opts for a King's Indian Defense setup, with play beginning to sharp as early as move 12. We witness multiple structural imbalances, each side obtaining a majority, and an all important minor piece imbalance as well. Once the endgame arrives, and only one rook remains for each player, the quality of the pawns would be king.

Google's AI AlphaZero has shocked the chess world. Leaning on its deep neural networks, and general reinforcement learning algorithm, DeepMind's AI Alpha Zero learned to play chess well beyond the skill level of master, besting the 2016 top chess engine Stockfish 8 in a 100-game match. Alpha Zero had 28 wins, 72 draws, and 0 losses. Impressive right? And it took just 4 hours of self-play to reach such a proficiency. What the chess world has witnessed from this historic event is, simply put, mind-blowing! AlphaZero vs Magnus Carlsen anyone?

One of the most famous king walk games in chess came from the encounter between Nigel Short and Jan Timman in 1991. How would Short reply when Timman opts for the atypical Alekhine's Defense? Could an enemy queen scare the king off his path? What conditions would be necessary for the king walk to be a success during an atypical phase of the game?

Showcased is the most recent game by the youngest International Chess Master in history, R Praggnanandhaa. Praggnanandhaa, from Chennai, India, played as black in the final round of the 2016 Isle of Man Chess Tournament against Axel Bachmann of Paraguay who is a 2645 rated Grandmaster. Praggnanandhaa has a resume that shines bright, winning already two world youth titles and achieving the International Master title at 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days. He is, without doubt, a player who will challenge the feat of Sergey Karjakin, who holds the "youngest chess grandmaster in history" title, doing so at 12 years and 7 months. Observe Praggnanandhaa's 18-move miniature against Paraguay's finest, Axel Bachmann.

This is video #1 from the "Beginner to Chess Master" playlist. Illustrated is how to checkmate with the king and queen versus the lone king. This is the most basic of checkmates in chess, and in order to be successful it takes a coordinated effort by both king and queen.

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Judit Polgár, the world's strongest female chess player ever, is paired against Garry Kasparov, arguably the best chess player ever, in a game from the Russia vs Rest of the World match in 2002. At the time of this round 5 meeting, Judit Polgár was rated 2681, and Garry Kasparov was rated 2838. This battle between two legends of the game saw the Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense on board where a queenless middlegame position is reached. A positional struggle ensues where each side tries to put to better use their trump. It's a game between long term advantages, namely Polgár's healthy kingside pawn majority, and Kasparov's bishop pair. This match from Moscow, Russia in 2002 was pegged "Match of the New Century", or "Match of the 21st Century".

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Defending World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway competes against challenger Viswanathan Anand of India in the 2014 World Chess Championship match held in Sochi, Russia. Carlsen is currently ranked #1 in the world, while Anand is ranked #6. Will Magnus Carlsen defend his title, or will Anand get his revenge? This rematch is historic. It will mark the first time that the same two opponents have met in consecutive World Championship matches since Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov from the 1980's. So, where to watch the World Chess Championship 2014 live? The match will be livestreamed at http://twitch.tv/ChessNetwork with Round 1 beginning November 8th at 7:00AM EST (12:00PM GMT)

Mikhail Tal employs the Closed Breyer variation against Vasily Smyslov's Caro-Kann Defense. Do not however be detracted by the word 'closed', as the position by move 7 is anything but. A tactical and dynamic position quickly arises where an emphasis on time/development, move order details, and precise calculation are paramount. The 1959 Candidates Tournament was held in three cities of Yugoslavia. The first 14 rounds were played in Bled, rounds 15-21 in Zagreb, and rounds 22-28 in Belgrade. This was game 30 from round 8 between Tal and Smyslov.