You are your own enemy
24/10/2022 - It is believed that the hardest battle one can have is with their own self. We often doubt ourselves, question our decisions, judgments, wonder if we could have done something differently. Once we are past the battle with ourselves, we are ready to conquer whatever we put our mind to. The things we know to be as correct, can sometimes prove to be not. Automatic decisions and moves can prove to have quite the opposite of our desired result. GM Sundararajan Kidambi explains the beautiful concept of using your opponent's piece to your advantage instead of always being bent on recapturing a piece, pawn in this particular case. Check out the detailed analysis by Kidambi and enrich your knowledge. Photo: Shahid Ahmed