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We keep a very lean team at Chess Neurons. But how do we do it? We believe in listening to our learners, especially the ones who use the free version of Chess Neurons along with the critical and constructive reviews. We believe in depending on data. We use analytics to determine if our learners are using the features we provide them. If not we retire them. This helps us focus on a very distilled list of features and develop them in a way it becomes very easy for our learners to explore them. It's never my decision versus my team's. Sometimes they build something without even telling me😅. And that's fine because it's data backed. And we don't hire just talented people. We believe in getting motivated people in our team and coaching them in the process. "Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to". - Richard Branson

Hello everyone! Today, we will delve into the concept of Outpost and its significance. Specifically, an outpost square must meet certain criteria: - It should be defended by our pawn. - It should not be attackable by the opponent's pawn. Various squares can meet the first condition but fail the second due to possible attacks by the opponent's pawns. Hence, it's crucial to evaluate both conditions when identifying a true outpost square. Happy exploring! #chessneurons #chess #positionalchess #grandmaster #vrialshort #strategy

Again a great achievement for Indian Chess!! GM R #Praggnanandhaa wins the #Tata Steel Masters 2025. We have brought the trophy home after 19 years since Viswanathan Anand brought it home. The legend has 5 trophies under his belt. Do you think our chess prodigy can break that record?

Can you identify the blunder? Think which move you should avoid to stop your opponent from getting an advantage. Difficulty: [2/4]

Communication and conversation are the tools which bind a community together. It is important to share ideas, ask for help and sometimes just have a light conversation. I have been part of such communities and have received multiple questions and I have been very happy to answer them. Our team at Chess Neurons thought of creating a place to freely and safely ask questions and share ideas without any judgement. We welcome you here to ask questions and discuss chess. The one is an AMA from me so bring your doubts to me and I will try my best to answer all of them.

Should we remove women centric titles from chess? Let's talk about some numbers before we jump to conclusions. As of today, we have 52921 standard rated female players and there are 433781 male players registered with Fide. That's a meagre ratio of 12% rounded off. In my opinion, the problem is not single-dimensional – it’s not just about having more titled players of a specific gender, but about inspiring and encouraging more players in general. We often hold an unconscious bias that female players aren’t as strong as male players, based on the stats we see. But here’s the catch: the statistics are inherently skewed because the female player base is just 12% of the male player base Let's inspire more female players to enter the game of chess to make the ratio comparable, then we can decide whether to remove women's titles or not.

♟️ Mastering the Outpost Knight! This is one of the concepts which we come across often in our games. We create outposts for knights and bishops. In this video we are going to talk about the Outpost Knight! Hope you enjoy the video! PS: Would love to hear your feedback like always!

Let's all congratulate Kiyanna Parihar!!🥳🥳 I am very excited to share that Kiyanna Parihaar from Rajasthan won the National Under-9 Girls Chess Championship 2024 in Pune. ♟️ She scored 10/11 and remained undefeated.💪 It's always a proud moment for a teacher to see their students excel!👨🏫

GM Humpy Koneru has created history yet again! 🇮🇳 Let us congratulate her on her victory in  Women's World Rapid Chess Championship! 💪 👑 This is definitely not the first time she has achieved an incredible feat! - She was the first Indian women to earn the title of Grandmaster. - She became the youngest woman to become a Grandmaster in 2002. A record which was held by her for 6 years! - She has brought home multiple medals in Olympiads, Candidates, Grand Prix etc. Let us all wish her godspeed and pray to bring more glory to our country and be an inspiration for millions of women. PS: I should have done this sooner. Somehow this post kept aging in my drafts.

Is it going out of proportion now? I think so. It was a separate thing, when we had to go with the spirit of rules. But there is a line one needs to draw and be rational about what decision they are taking and what it means for other participants. I don't have a good feeling about it. In one of the Chessbase India videos, we could hear them discussing about keep drawing the games (hopefully jokingly). I understand Magnus brings a lot of eye balls and money to the sport and people do like to watch him. As much as I like him and respect him. He can't be above the game and spirit of chess.