The Nimzo Indian Defense is a chess opening played by Black. It’s considered a “hypermodern” defense involving a quick fianchetto of the black king’s-bishop, combined with d6. Black allows White to build a strong pawn center, only later hitting back with moves like e5 or c5. The Nimzo-Indian Defense was first played by Aron Nimzowitsch,…
Chess is one of the games that have been around for hundreds of years, in different forms. Numerous other games and more complex experiences were established over the years, but chess still reigns supreme. Which brings the question, why is chess so popular? What makes chess more appealing than so many other games? It’s readily…
Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal was a Soviet chess grandmaster born on 9th November 1936. Tal was known for his attacking play and sacrificing big pieces in the game. He is considered one of the greatest and best players of all time in the world. No one can ever predict his next moves in the game. He…
Koneru Humpy is an Indian Chess Grandmaster born on 13 March 1987, She is from Gudivada Andhra Pradesh. She is quite a strong grandmaster and was sometimes even very close to becoming World Women’s Chess Champion. Humpy is one of the best players in women’s chess and she is the best women’s chess player from…
Bobby Fischer was an American grandmaster. He was a legend who had shown us some wonderful games and he fought with Russians and came out as champion. Russians Chess grandmasters were supposed to be the strongest in the world. Bobby Fischer was born on March 9, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. His full name was Robert…