Blame The Queen’s Gambit. The show was so riveting, and made chess look so cool, that I couldn’t resist making an account on chess.com and cautiously dipping a toe into the world’s most intimidating ...

Despite the endgame being where many chess games are won or lost, many beginners overlook learning the phase, opting instead to study more glamorous aspects of chess, such as tactics, checkmating ...

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