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Player Profiles & Interviews
Viswanathan Anand: India's Chess Pioneer
Long before India became one of the world's dominant chess nations, Viswanathan Anand was doing it almost single-handedly — five world titles, a reputation for lightning calculation, and a legacy that shaped an entire generation of Indian players.
Hardik Ranpariya · October 13, 2026
Alexander Alekhine: The Attacking World Champion
A profile of Alexander Alekhine, the fourth World Champion — a combinational genius whose deep calculation and relentless attacking style defined an era, and whose career included one of chess's most dramatic championship upsets.
Hardik Ranpariya · October 8, 2026
Wilhelm Steinitz: The Father of Positional Chess
A profile of Wilhelm Steinitz, the first official World Champion — how his theories on accumulating small advantages transformed chess from a purely tactical pursuit into a genuine strategic discipline.
Hardik Ranpariya · October 4, 2026
Emanuel Lasker: Chess's Longest-Reigning Champion
A profile of Emanuel Lasker, World Champion for an unmatched 27 years — a philosopher-mathematician whose psychological, practical approach to chess set him apart from his contemporaries.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 30, 2026
Paul Morphy: America's First Chess Genius
A profile of Paul Morphy, the 19th-century American player whose brief, dazzling career established him as arguably the strongest player in the world before he abruptly retired.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 25, 2026
Judit Polgár: The Greatest Female Player in History
A profile of Judit Polgár, who broke into the men's world top ten and remains, by a wide margin, the strongest female chess player in history.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 22, 2026
Anatoly Karpov: The Python's Positional Style
A profile of Anatoly Karpov, the twelfth World Champion — a playing style built on restriction and quiet accumulation of small advantages, and a career that included one of chess's most controversial rivalries.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 17, 2026
Mikhail Tal: The Magician from Riga
A profile of Mikhail Tal, the eighth World Champion — his dazzling, intuition-driven attacking style, and why his combinations still feel unlike anyone else's.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 13, 2026
José Raúl Capablanca: The Chess Machine
A profile of the Cuban world champion renowned for his effortless, almost error-free playing style — and the reputation for natural genius that followed him throughout his career.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 9, 2026
Garry Kasparov: Redefining an Era of Chess Dominance
A profile of Garry Kasparov's chess career — his rise to the World Championship, his dominant reign, and his lasting influence on how the game is studied.
Hardik Ranpariya · September 4, 2026