This week we look at an intresting game played recently at the European Individual Championship held in the town of Rijeka in Croatia. In this game White has attacked the Blacks Knight on d5 with Qg2. How would you assess the position? Could you spot the move that won the game for black?  Comment. The solution of this puzzle will be included in the next issue of “chess puzzle” (more…)

Rajasthan Royals player Graeme Smith was ruled out  from the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after sustaining a finger injury during their match against Delhi Daredevils in Ahmedabad yesterday. Smith aggravated the injury on his little finger, which he sustained on SA's tour to India earlier this year. The South African was taken for scans and has been ruled out of the tournament, which is a huge blow for the Rajasthan Royals team. Smith will now fly home to South Africa in order to recover for the T20 World Cup. Read More

Train to think like Vishvanath Anand

Hey folks spend a minute in solving this interesting puzzle Prepare your brain for the battle. Find out the tricks in chess with this  weekly updated post.  In this game Vishvanath Anand played white. Black has just placed its queen on e5, white is in trouble as his bishop on f7 cannot move. Can you find the winning move for white that Vishy employed in leading to a 1-0. Do comment for this post. (more…)

[caption id="attachment_616" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Indian Premier League"][/caption] The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as IPL), is a Twenty20 cricket competition created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and chaired by the Chairman & Commissioner IPL, BCCI Vi...