RULE: The golden, overarching rule to keep in mind is that each player matches each opponents’ bet with as much as is left in his stack. All players still...
Psychological skills training (PST) is the systematic acquisition and practice of different psychological techniques to improve cognitive and technical pe...
FIDE titles including the grandmaster title are valid for life, but FIDE regulations allow a title to be revoked for “use of a FIDE title or rating to sub...
According to the WBCA (World Blitz Chess Association) rules, a player who makes an illegal move loses the game instantly. This rule is frequently enforced...
The best hand to crack aces is 56s (not the same suit as either of the aces) with a 23.056% chance of winning. A lot of suited connectors will be close to...
As you can see, the highest levels of chess call for equal parts positional understanding and calculation ability. Memorization is only important in openi...
When it comes to flushes, the suits don’t matter. However, not every ace-high flush is ranked equally. When it comes to rating one ace-high flush over the...
While in a model mate, each piece on the mating player’s side (possibly excluding the king and pawns depending on context) participates in the mate, an id...
Important Set Over Set Odds Scenario Probability Odds If you have a pair, you hit a set (trips) on the flop 11.7551% 1:8 Being dealt a pair and flopping a...
What is the code for castling on the king’s side in standard chess game notation? A quick and easy answer here: 0-0 is the code for castling on the king’s...