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Checkmate these 3 mistakes when studying chess: Tips for effective learning

Chess is a game that has been around for centuries, and it continues to attract players of all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, there’s always something new to learn in chess. However, learning chess can be challenging, and many players make mistakes that slow down their progress. In this blog post, we’ll look at three common mistakes that chess players make when studying chess and provide tips for effective learning.

Mistake #1: Focusing Too Much on Openings

One of the most common mistakes that chess players make is focusing too much on openings. While it’s important to understand the principles behind different openings and to have a repertoire of openings that you’re comfortable with, spending too much time on openings can be counterproductive. Openings only account for a small percentage of a game of chess, and they’re only relevant in the first few moves of the game. Once the opening phase is over, the game enters the middlegame, where the real chess begins.

Tip #1: Focus on the Fundamentals

Instead of spending all your time on openings, focus on the fundamentals of chess. This includes understanding the principles of pawn structure, piece placement, and the importance of controlling the center of the board. By focusing on these fundamentals, you’ll be able to play stronger chess in all phases of the game, not just in the opening.

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Tip #2: Study Master Games

Studying master games is an excellent way to learn the fundamentals of chess. By studying the games of great players, you’ll see how they apply the principles of chess to their games. You’ll also learn how to think strategically and how to develop a plan in the middlegame.

Best Study Chess Set you must have- Tournament Series Staunton Chess Pieces

Mistake #2: Not Analyzing Your Games

Another common mistake that chess players make is not analyzing their games. After a game of chess, it’s essential to go back and analyze the game to see where you went wrong and where you could have made better moves. Without analyzing your games, you’ll continue to make the same mistakes and won’t improve as quickly.

Tip #3: Analyze Your Games

After each game of chess, take the time to analyze the game. Look at each move you made and try to understand why you made that move. Look for mistakes, missed opportunities, and alternative moves that you could have played. By analyzing your games, you’ll be able to identify your weaknesses and work on them.

Best Analysis Chess Set for your study – Reproduced Vintage 1930 German Knubbel Analysis Chess Pieces

Tip #4: Use a Chess Engine

Using a chess engine is an excellent way to analyze your games. Chess engines can analyze your games and provide you with feedback on your moves. They can also suggest alternative moves that you could have played. By using a chess engine, you’ll be able to identify your mistakes and learn from them.

Mistake #3: Not Practicing Enough

Finally, another common mistake that chess players make is not practicing enough. Chess is a game that requires practice to improve. Without practice, you won’t develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a strong player. You can join a club or have a like minded friend with whom you can play chess every evening.

Tip #5: Play Regularly

One of the best ways to practice chess is to play regularly. Whether you play online or in person, playing chess regularly will help you improve your game. By playing regularly, you’ll be able to apply the principles you’ve learned and develop your chess skills.

Tip #6: Solve Chess Puzzles

Another way to practice chess is to solve chess puzzles. Chess puzzles are problems that require you to find the best move or sequence of moves to win the game or gain an advantage. By solving chess puzzles, you’ll develop your tactical skills and improve your ability to find the best move in a given position.

Conclusion

Learning chess can be challenging, but by avoiding these common mistakes and following these tips can effectively make you better in chess over the time.

Happy Chess Playing!

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Benefits of Chess January 28, 2020

Skills to Master Through Chess

Chess, the game as we define it, is an amalgamation of moves, moves that define your winning or losing. The same way your life’s outcome depends on your moves (your habits, your consistency and planning). In chess, our goal is to checkmate the king. In life there are many goals, may it be quitting a bad habit, clearing a competitive exam or acquiring a new skill. All of them need focus, consistency and planning. But the million-dollar question is that how can you develop these skills?

Most of the chess champions are from Russia, now why is that?

The answer is practice.

Because in Russia, chess is practiced from a very young age. It’s added in their academic curriculum in mostly all education institutions. Practice or play chess as it will help to improve your skills, these skills are essential to help you to achieve anything in life.

At chessbazaar, we believe in providing chess for everyone. We provide all types of chess-related products such as chess set, chess pieces, chess boards and other chess accessories at reasonable prices without compromising on the quality.

The following are some skills you can master through chess, if you practice it regularly, you will surely see its positive effects in your life.

Collection of Chess Pieces and Chess Boards — The 1950s Soviet Latvian Reproduction

Observation

“To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
― Marilyn vos Savant

In this context, we just need to keep our mind focused and your glance on the chessboard. Don’t let yourself get distracted by anything. Observation doesn’t mean you have to observe everything in surroundings, but you should rather be focused on your next move.

Memory Enhancement

Memory is an important feature of the human mind. Memory gets sharp when one tries hard to remember chess moves of the opponent as well as his own. We should use this aspect of the human mind to our fullest potential and we can do it by mind exercises and what better exercise than chess!

Logic Enhancement

Logic is free of emotions and it deals very specifically with a set of information in its truest form. Logic plays an important role when one is clouded by enormous thoughts and strategies. Asking yourself the right questions to find a logical pattern (which is the key) and once the pattern is found, then the logic fastens and your logical ability to solve a puzzle craves for more problems.

Analysis

When we play a game of chess, after finishing we must analyze the moves and try to figure out what we could have done, what we should have focused on, this technique will help the player in future games. Through this process, we teach ourselves to get more advanced in the game by analyzing our and competitor’s good and bad moves.

An analysis is very important for progress in any field. At chessbazaar, we have exactly the chess set which is used by players to analyze the chess games in their training called analysis chess sets.

Academic Performance

It is said that the ruler of India asked his wise men to devise a way to teach the children of the royal family to become better thinkers and better generals on the battlefield. Chess was the result.

Most schools in the world have chess as an extra-curricular activity. Countries like Albania, Netherlands and many other European counties lay emphasis on chess activities. Chess helps in Focusing, Visualizing & Planning which helps the students in other subjects significantly.

Calmness under Pressure

In order to reap the rewards that a state of calmness can bring into your life, you will need to become more mindful. Being more mindful means being more focused on the moment.

It means letting go of past regrets. It means redirecting your mind away from current stresses, and it also means refocusing yourself away from future worries. You can try this by focusing your mind on a puzzle or a chess game.

Chess forces you to think critically and slowly, it forces you to be patient enough to create a trap for the opponent and cherish him being caught.

To stay calm under pressure is very difficult, but as you practice and practice you enjoy the competition and feel home. And, when you feel home, you are the king.

Creative Thinking

As discussed above, creating traps for your competitor you need creativity and improvisation. Each move catalyzes your creative thinking. In chess, you are forced to find out each & every possible move, you can take to evade capture or kill of your pieces.

“Mystery is at the heart of creativity.”
― Julia Cameron

Increases concentration.

Chess offers immediate penalties and rewards for problem-solving which forces the player to bring his/her full attention to the problem at hand. One tries hard to counter the opponent’s move in a manner that saves our piece under attack. Focus and discipline can be other outcomes of chess.

Chess creates such an observing system in mind, when used faithfully, can bring out success.

Play Chess with More Confident — It’s all about keeping the calm in the chaos.

Chess Blogs January 1, 2020

What Are Triple Weighted/ Double/Non-Weighted Chess Pieces?

Most of the time people buy chess pieces and chess boards just for fun and later they realize ( after playing) that they don’t like the weight, the stability of the pieces and sometimes the size of the king. Believe it or not these things matter in the experience and flow of the game-play. That’s why there’s a standard chess set for World chess Championships and tournaments. The Staunton chess pieces.

Now, let’s discuss what differentiates chess pieces. Chess pieces come in different sizes, shapes, colors, and weights. And, one can choose chessmen according to their own needs and specifications.

There are two types:

1) Weighted Pieces

As the name suggests these pieces are left hollow from the bottom and later the weights are added into them.

FYI: there is no industry standard for set “weighting”. It depends on the vendor to differentiate weight categories and also keeping in mind the convenience of the end-user.

To have an approx idea :

Double weighted King Weighs between 2 – 3 oz.

Triple weighted King Weighs between 3 -4 oz.

What’s in weighted chess pieces that make them heavy?

-Usually Iron studs

-Lead is also used in some cases which makes the chess pieces a little more expensive, it is mostly seen in exotic & non-rust wood, it’s also heavier than studs.

Types of Weighted chess pieces.

Double weighted

Two Iron studs are added with keeping in mind the height of each chessman. Chess sets weighing between 1000-2000gms are usually called Double weighted.

We at chessbazaar , deal in all types of chess sets but our best-sellers are weighted chess sets. You can check out the double-weighted chess set below.

Double weighted chess pieces — Double Weighted Chess Pieces

Triple weighted

Chess sets weighing more than 2000gms are usually called Triple weighted. Three Iron studs or lead are added with keeping in mind the height of each chessmen.

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Weight also depends on the type of wood, Boxwood is lighter than Ebony, Padauk, etc.

2) Non- Weighted Pieces

Chess pieces with no weights inside them (mostly pre-staunton, bone, plastic chess sets).

The thing to note while buying chess pieces is the size of the king will increase with weight. In order to maintain the center of gravity and equilibrium, it is mandatory that the size, weight, and height are in proportion.

Weighted v/s non-weighted

Weighted	Non-weighted
Comfortable to move and place.	Comfortable to move
Sturdy	Light weighted
Don’t tip over easily	Tips over easily

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Bottomline

The chess pieces with the bigger bases and heavier weight give a very pleasant feel to hold and give a nice thud sound when released on the board. Of Course, Such chess sets command better prices and in my opinion the naming of the chess pieces as weighted, double weighted and triple weighted has been done just to simplify the process of selection of the chess set. Even a layman can make out that the Triple Weighted Chess Set is heavier than the Double Weighted Chess Set and the Double Weighted Chess Set is heavier than the Weighted Chess Set. The weighted chess pieces are fixed with a stud of iron in the base while double and triple weighted chess pieces are fixed with lead studs at the base. Lead being more dense, is used for double and triple weighted chess sets. Generally, double weighted chess sets are mostly preferred as they are reasonably heavy and economically priced.

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Greatest Chess Players November 25, 2019

Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand

We at chessbazaar.com admire chess and chess players around the world, and we love to write about them so that one day one might seek motivation and follow them if one wants to pursue a career in chess. Indeed, the life of this player revolves around chess from a very young age.

Born on 11th December 1969, in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mr. Vishwanathan “Vishy” Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He became India’s first grandmaster in 1988.

He first won the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000 and held it till 2002, thus becoming the first Asian to do so. After that, he won the FIDE Championship in the years 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

(Vishy with his mother)

His first chess mentor was his own mother who also played very good chess & Vishy followed and the interest was created at an early age of 6.

Vishwanathan is also known as “Tiger of Madras” because of his sheer domination in chess over the years. He is a bachelor of commerce which he completed from Loyola College, Chennai, India.

He became the youngest international master at age of 14 by winning the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship in 1983. In 1987, Mr. Anand became the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship.

In 2000, Anand won the FIDE World Chess Championship defeating Alexei Shirov (a Latvian and Spanish) player which also made him the first Indian to do so.

Did you know

Anand wrote a book titled ‘My Best Games of Chess,’ in which he shared his journey of chess (if you want to know more about him, a must-read). In 1998, the British Chess Federation gave the ‘Book of the Year’ award for his book.

Awards are bound to come when one is such a splendid player.

At the age of 18, Anand was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri (the fourth highest civilian award in India). Viswanathan was the first Indian sports player in history to get the Padma Vibhushan award in 2007. He also received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92(India’s highest sporting honor).

Young Anand playing with Chavet Championship Tournament Chess Pieces

Not only he won the Indian awards but he also got rewarded with many International awards all over the world.

In April 2006, he passed the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list and became the fourth player to do so; after Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov.

On November 7, 2010, when the then US President Barack Obama was on a visit to India, Anand was the only sportsperson to be invited for the dinner hosted by the then Indian PM Manmohan Singh.

In the words of Lubomir Kavalek, a Czech-American chess player, Anand is the only player to have won the world chess championship in the tournament, match, and knockout format, as well as rapid time controls.

Anand has endorsed brands such as NIIT and has a net worth of around $3 million.

For his swift and fast way of playing his moves in the game of Chess, he got the nickname “Lightning Kid”.

Anand has a large assortment of hobbies and interests apart from Chess. Apart from Tamil, Hindi and English, he is also fluent in French, German, and Spanish languages. He also has a keen interest in Astronomy and a book on astronomy written by Carl Sagan from the United States is his all-time favorite.

*Playing with white pieces, Viswanathan Anand drew the first game of the 2014 World Chess Championship against 23-year-old defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

Did you know?

Anand has a minor planet named after him named “(4538) Vishyanand” which was discovered in 1988.

He is a huge history buff too. Nowadays, he is also fascinated by statistics.

Call it intuition, a hunch, or a gut feeling- if we followed it, we just might be happier or a champion in Anand’s case. Vishwanathan Anand has admitted that intuition is his best trait.

In the latest events, Vishy is seen with Carlsen at Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz, the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2019.

We at chessbazaar.com wish Vishy a fruitful career ahead and we wish him more success. He is a living legend in the game of chess.

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Chess Blogs November 16, 2019

The Deadly Sins of Chess, By Connor Eickelman

There’s only one reason why you’re not a master, or a grandmaster, or even a world champion: Maybe it’s a lack of chess knowledge, in the opening, or the endgame. Maybe it’s a lack of energy at the board. Or, maybe it’s a psychological flaw. I can’t suddenly teach you all the opening knowledge you need, or give you an energy boost at the board, but I might be able to help your chess psychology. I think that the best way to organize chess psychology mistakes is with some of the deadly sins of antiquity.

Pride

You’ve checked the pairing sheets for this round. You’ve got an easy opponent this round. Look at his rating! You’ll get an easy win this round, and have time for a leisurely lunch. After every move, you get up and stretch. You chat with a buddy at the water cooler. When you get back to your board, around move 15, you start frowning. This position is a little uncomfortable. By move 25, you start sweating. Wasn’t this supposed to be easy? At move 30, you check your clock. Did you really use all that time? At move 37, in a vicious time scramble, you hang a piece. Whoops.

Greed and Gluttony

If the only way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it, you’ve refuted every sacrifice in the book. If you see a hanging queen’s knight pawn, you take it without thinking. If you’re a little bit better, and your opponent sacrifices a pawn, you gobble it up. But, those queen knight pawns have a habit of being poisoned. Accepting those pawn sacrifices gives your opponent just a bit too much counterplay. And all those extra pawns on the queenside? They don’t help you when your opponent mates you on the other side of the board.

Sloth

It’s been a long game. Three hours, at least. You have the great good fortune of being in a winning position. Even a beginner could win this, you say. There’s no harm in relaxing a bit. There’s no need to calculate so hard on each move. You don’t notice your opponent squirming out of his losing position until it’s too late.

Lust and Envy

What’s the best opening in the world? You might be thinking of the Slav, or the French, or maybe the Sicilian Najdorf. All of these answers wrong. Actually, it’s the opening that you’re not currently playing. Maybe you lose a couple of games in a row with your favorite opening. You decide to “move to greener pastures” and find a new favorite opening. You buy a couple of books, study for a few months, and whip it out at a big tournament, and are duly crushed. Find another opening, buy new books, wash, rinse, repeat.

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So, what can you do if you’re consumed by Pride in your high rating, or by Greed when you see a “free” pawn, or Sloth when you have to win a “won game”, or Envy when your openings just don’t seem to work? It’s not something you can fix overnight, but I do have some advice.

If you’re guilty of Pride, don’t look at your opponent’s rating before the game. Assume that every opponent is stronger than you until you beat him. The solution to Sloth is similar. Don’t let your guard down until your opponent resigns. You’ll have plenty of time to relax after the game.

Greed is a tough sin to beat. I recommend walking away from the board if you think you see a bit of “free” material. Come back to the board with fresh eyes, and check for any silly tactics. You’ll be amazed at how effective this is at preventing those silly mistakes that always seem to come after taking that hanging pawn.

For Envy and Lust, remember that you play your openings for a reason. Why switch away from a perfectly good opening that you’ve played for countless games because of a couple of losses? Unless you’re playing something obviously unsound, consider putting the opening away for a little while, then coming back to it once the negative feelings have subsided.

More than enough books have been written about every phase of the game of chess, but there is a severe lack of books on the psychology of chess. All of the knowledge in the world won’t help you if you don’t apply it, and you have to be in the right frame of mind to apply that knowledge. I hope this article has given you some help identifying your “deadly sin” and given you some ideas on how to overcome them.

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Chess Blogs November 11, 2019

Tips for Improving your Chess Training Session, By A. Claudio Marcolino

Every time I start a chess lecture and the subject is related to improving or training, I place the following question to the audience:

– Why don’t you improve in chess?

Answers always refer to lacks… Lack of time, lack of books, lack of money, lack of teachers, lack of computers and software… Of course to own the very best notebook with Chessbase and updated Megabase, to own Dvoretsky books collection, to have several free hours a day and the best instructor around will be great, but…

– But what, teacher?

Well, you need something that is inside yourself… Something that you can’t buy…

I mean METHOD and FOCUS. Even if you have time, money, a good teacher, the best hardware and software, if you don’t have a METHOD and a good FOCUS, your improvement will be severely harmed! Believe me! This happened to me, more than 20 years ago…

A couple of weeks ago, I got a book called “Deep Work”, written by Carl Newport. “Rules for focused success in a distracted world” is the cover quotation. It is not a chess book, but it points, in a clever and clear way, the problems we faced to work or study without METHOD and FOCUS. Newport says that we live in a “distracted world”.

Can you count how many things can interrupt or delay our chess training session? Cell phone, electronic messages, tv news, social media in general, noises, family issues…

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I got some ideas from Newport and tried to adapt them to our environment, a chess training session environment. And, stated them in topics. So, let’s go…

Every time you are going to train, with a teacher or alone:

– Define clearly the starting and ending times for your session. I strongly believe that, for chess, less than two hours won’t be that effective.

– Define your goal and schedule for the session. For instance: I’ll study tactics and solve problems for the first 30 minutes, then I’ll spend an hour checking an annotated game, after that, I’ll read an ending book and so on… A major plan can help with that.

– Ask your friends and family to not interrupt your session.

– Stay away from social media!

– Turn off cell phones, radio sets, TV sets…

– Only use your computer as a tool for your chess training session. Sorry, no on-line blitz!

– Always use your chessboard! Even if your material is a computer one. Don’t train or study on your computer screen. Never!

Also Read: History, Openings, and Strategy of Chess by Steven Connolly

– This is not mandatory: Boosters… You can use some boosters if you feel this will improve your focus. Whatever… A cup of coffee, a glass of your preferred juice, a big meal (lol), a prayer, a Day-dream, a couple of minutes of quietude… Up to you! Enjoy your session!

I hope these words will help you with your next chess training session. I’ll be more than happy if you write to me in the comment section below pointing something related to this method. Please, feel free to share the article… friends, blogs, teachers…

A bit about myself: I am a Brazilian player and teacher. 58 years old and an Electronical Engineer. My current FIDE ELO is 2077 and my peak was 2154, as far as I remember, 20 years ago.

Me with my Chessbazaar New Columbian knight! October, 20th, 2019.

Chess Blogs May 6, 2019

Start your chess collection now – Be a chess collector

Chess collection for some is a passion to preserve the history for the generations to come. Chess as we all know, dated back to 6th century BC, mostly played among the Kings and the idea behind the game was to make a war strategy. It is a 2-player strategy game and since then many modifications and new rules have been added and modified in the game.

Chess collecting like coin collecting has become an interesting hobby. Chess comes in many materials, size, color, and variety. Depending on your budget and your passion, you can choose any of these to start your collection. Most popular among the collectors are the wood chess sets and bone chess sets as these are handcrafted and their value increases by the course of time.

The other popular chess sets among the collectors are the Vintage chess sets, which are very rare and been exorbitantly priced, they are simply out of the reach among many chess enthusiasts. Here comes the concept of Antique reproductions where we create the exact replica of the vintage chess and sell it at the most reasonable prices. The best thing is that these sets do come with rarely used woods like ebony wood and some reproductions do come in bone sets, like 1849 reproduction.

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To start making the collection, according to famous chess collectors I interviewed, you must start with the reproductions of basic Staunton chess sets like 1849. We offer 1849 reproduction in 4.4” king size(antique) and 3.75” king size(non-antique). You can get a lot of information about the early Staunton chess and its design by a book written by Mr. Alan Fersht https://www.fersht.com/chess/ (highly recommended)

The most popular among the early Staunton chess sets are the J.Jaques 1849 Cook Type2, 1851 Morphy knight, 1852-55 Harrwitz, 1855-60 Anderssen Drop-jaw and later knights are 1875-80 Zukertort, 1880-85 Lasker and 1900-1915 Marshall. As you have started making your collection in Staunton range, then come to the basic French chess sets. We recommend the basic French Lardy and 1990’s Chavet chess sets.

The most popular and loved collection among chess collectors is Russian/Soviet collection. These sets are so rare that we have made a reproduction of almost all the sets, which were used during 19th century Russian and 20th-century Soviet era. You can start with the basic design and as per your choice, you can start collecting them. Here are our top 5 recommendations for Russian/Soviet chess sets.

1. 1966 Lanier Graham Reproduced Minimalist Chess Pieces

2. Reproduced 1924 Bauhaus Geometrical Abstract Chessmen

3. 90s French Chavet Championship Tournament Chess Pieces

The timeless European collection is the one not to be missed. The Dubrovnik and Austrian coffee house are among the most collected chess sets among the top chess collectors. The Hungarian and Romanian sets have also seen a huge demand not only with the collectors but among the players as well. The 1929 historic Barcelona chess set by “Joc Catalan” is also worth collecting.

Chess collectors very rarely collect the Luxury chess pieces, which are actually an art piece, mostly used for the display. They are worth collecting because mostly all luxury chess sets are crafted by very rare ebony wood and padauk wood. Before Padauk a.k.a Bud rosewood, Red sandalwood was used extensively. After it was banned, the Padauk came into existence. The person who possesses any chess set of Red Sandalwood can treasure it throughout his life and can proudly pass to the generations to come. Same for Ivory bone chess sets. With rosewood already getting partially banned and ebony being an expensive and rare wood, it’s worth collecting chess sets made of these two woods. We have some very fine collectible luxury chess sets to choose from. Our 5 picks are:

1. St. Petersburg Chess Set

2. The Indian Chetak II Chess Set

3. The Mustang Series Chess Set

To sum up, though knowledge is very important to start collecting the chess sets, you can start by reading some history about these sets from the Internet and collecting some reproductions, which gradually enhances your interest in this hobby.

More to Read: Why Luxury Chess Sets are Expensive and Why do you Own One?

Chess Blogs March 15, 2019

MONTHLY ROUND-UP – FEBRUARY 2019

The month of February was wrapped up with plenty of new items and was dedicated to the chess board lovers as we came up with the new astonishing solid wood Indian chess board. These Indian chess boards bring back the good times for the chess buyers who were looking for heavily weighted long lasting Indian solid wood chess boards. The Smokey Staunton Series Chess Set in Painted Box Wood also had a major presence in the new arrival section throughout the month. For the full scoop on all of the above, plus some other launches from the past month, hit up the links below.

Luxury Chess Board Ebony Box Wood – 21″ 55 mm square

Wooden Chess Board Ebony Sheesham Wood 21.8″ – 60 mm

The Smokey Staunton Series Chess Set in Painted Box Wood

The Dutch Warmblood Staunton Series Chess Pieces

First, let’s look at the exquisite ebony chess board. The frame is ebonized but the squares are made with genuine ebony & boxwood. The weight of the chessboard 5390 grams (190.12 oz).The underside of the board is felted with green velvet. Know More>>

Wooden Chess Board crafted in ebony & Sheesham Wood has taken over our new arrival section. This beautiful Board is made of Ebony Wood on the darker side and Boxwood on the lighter side. The frame of the Chess Board is made of Sheesham Wood (Golden Rose Wood). Know More>>

Moving on to the smokey Staunton series chess set. Each piece has been hand carved and sanded before being hand painted by our skilled artisans with auto-grade paints which have a long life and are very durable. Know More>>

The Dutch warmblood Staunton series chess pieces made the headlines as well. This unrivaled Dutch Warmblood Staunton series chess pieces are made up of bud rosewood and boxwood. The King proudly stands at 4.3 inches and its base is robust 1.8 inches. This is a classic design featuring a magnificent and strong knight. Know More>>

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Chess March 21, 2018

10 Greatest Chess Masters of all Time!

Gary Kasparov – Gary started learning his training at the age of 10 at Mikhail Botvinnik’s chess school. In 1979, he accidentally entered into a professional tournament which he won. Started ruling the chess kingdom at the age of 22, youngest ever undisputed champion in 1985, he remained #1 until his retirement in 2005.

ANATOLY KARPOV – Youngest ever Soviet National Master (age 15), World junior chess champion in 1969, defeated Korchnoi and Spassky in 1974 and challenged Fischer for the World Title. He won the 1995 Linares tournament which is considered to be the strongest tournament in history.

EMANUEL LASKER – The longest ever(27 years) to dominate the chess world. Emanuel Lasker began his reign in 1894 by defeating Steinitz by 10 wins, 5 losses and 4 draws to win the World Title. Later in 1907 he defended his title against Marshall and won flawlessly.

Wilhelm Steinitz – He was branded as Austrian Morphy. In 1866 he defeated Adolf Andersson, then he became the strongest active player in the world. 1873-1882, the period when he only ended up playing one match, against Blackburne but won it flawless 7-0.

Jose Capablanca – Capablanca, the undisputed master of the Blitz chess, he began his chess at the age of 4. At 13 defeated the Cuban champion, at 18, defeated the US Champion Frank Marshall 15-8. Finally, in 1921, he won the World Championship and ended the Lasker reign and set up himself as the new World Champion which he successfully defended for next 6 years.

BOBBY FISCHER – Fischer, began his career at the age of 14, winning 8 US Championships, at 15, became the youngest Grandmaster and the youngest ever candidate for World Championship. In 1970 he on 20 consecutive matches in “1970 Interzonal”. By 1972, he defeated Boris Spassky to become the World Champion.

Alexander Alekhine – Alexander Alekhine, one of the strongest players of Russia by 16, and strongest player in the world by 22, as mentioned earlier, began his reign by defeating Capablanca in 1927.

Mikhail Botvinnik – He began his reign in 1948 which continued till 1963. He retired in 1970 and devoted himself to development of chess programs and training young Soviet Players.

Paul Morphy – He is considered to be the most gifted chess player. Morphy participated in the first American Chess Congress which he won to become the champion of United States.

Viswanathan Anand – The highest rated player in the world and World Chess Champion, he held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000-2002. Anand is one of the six players to cross the 2800 mark. He officially gained the #1 on November 1, 2010. Anand is the most versatile player as he is the only one to win the world championship in many formats including Knockout, Tournament, Match, Rapid, and Blitz.

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Monthly Review October 7, 2017

MONTHLY ROUND-UP – Sep 2017

Month September of 2017 was dominated by three chess sets. The first was Mustang Series. Mustang series is our premium offering since the St. Petersburg came around. Second one on the list is Limited Edition Reproduced Romanian-Hungarian National Tournament Chess Set & last is Special Edition St. Petersburg Luxury Artisan Series Chess Set. If you think you might have missed the announcements or are simply looking for an orderly recap, the table below should be for you. It also comes complete with links to our respective product page.

The CB Mustang Series Chess Set

Limited Edition Reproduced Romanian-Hungarian National Tournament Chess Set in Lacquer Finished

Special Edition St. Petersburg Luxury Artisan Series Chess Set in Bud Rose / Box Wood (lacquered)

First and foremost on the list is The CB Mustang Series Chess Set. It comes as no surprise that over 50 chess players have already purchased the Mustang Series to show their enthusiasm for the luxury chess sets. The King comes with two beauteous king finials(each side) & proudly stands at 4.4 inches and its base is robust 1.9 inches. Changing the king finials is a quick and easy job. This is a luxury design featuring the magnificently robust and solitary knight. The knights are precision-crafted. We designed and focus tested over 30 variations before finalizing the mane of the knight, it perfectly matches the design. Such crafting process requires prior analysis on the wood material before it is sent for processing. Know More >

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The CB Mustang Series Chess Set in Bud Rose / Box Wood - 4.4" King with Storage Box

Next on the list is Limited Edition Reproduced Romanian-Hungarian National Tournament Chess Set in Lacquer Finished. This set also got plenty of attention last month. King proudly stands at 3.85″ tall with a base diameter of 1.57″. The lathe work on the each chess piece is noteworthy, especially the elegant curves on Knights. There are 4 cuts in the turrets of the rook. Like the Russian/Soviet chess sets, the balls on the bishops are of opposite color. All chess pieces have a very wide base which adds another interesting dimension to the set. know More>

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Limited Edition Reproduced Romanian-Hungarian National Tournament Chess Set in Lacquer Finished Stained Crimson Boxwood

Special Edition St. Petersburg Luxury Artisan Series Chess Set in Bud Rose / Box Wood (lacquered). The King proudly stands at 4.2 inches and its base is robust 1.8 inches. This is a luxury design featuring the magnificently robust and curved knight. The carving and the design of the knight are quite spectacular, look closely at the curved neck, eyes, nostrils, teeth and, craftsmanship around the mane. The design of the other pieces is also highly outstanding that allow the set to truly stand out. Each chessmen is carefully handcrafted in India and takes some influences from the Arabian Knight Series. The finial of the king is inspired from the golden dome of Saint Isaac’s Cathedral which dominates the Russia’s rebel city St Petersburg skyline. Know More>

Ten years. That’s how long it’s been since our first customer bought the travel chess set from us. We still remember the buzz of excitement in the office as we processed and delivered this order. At that time, we had very few products in our catalog. But each of those was designed with a lot of thought and crafted with much love and attention to detail. We have grown manifold since then – we now have 300+ distinctive designs, a 50+ strong team, a larger office and multiple warehouses – but we still put in the same care while choosing our designs, and we feel the same excitement every time we launch the new set!

Year 2017 marks the tenth anniversary of Chessbazaar & our team is dedicatedly working on the 10th-anniversary chess set. Our few chess sets set the gold standard in their first decade and we are just getting started. “The best is yet to come.”

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