The numerous chess material available in the market might be confusing for a lot of players. Which one to pick, which area to work on, how to improve one's weaknesses and become a stronger player. These are the few questions which occur in the mind of all strengths of players. Four-time National Women's champion, Asian Continental champion, Individual Gold medalist at Tromso Olympiad 2014 - the woman of multitude of accolades - IM and WGM Padmini Rout wrote a review of the new ChessBase DVD by Luis Engel and Karsten Mueller on her blog - An Open Window. Check out her thoughts and it will certainly benefit you a lot. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy and ChessBase

Reading seems to have become a dying habit. With the advent of gadgets and distraction lurking around every corner, the temptation to resist them is increasingly becoming a difficult task. A true bibliophile knows the real essence of reading from a physical book, the smell of a newly printed one cannot be replaced by a digital or e-ink. Four-time National Women's champion, Asian Continental champion, Individual Gold medalist at Tromso Olympiad 2014 - the woman of multitude of accolades - IM and WGM Padmini Rout writes her thoughts after reading Daniel King's new book about Sultan Khan. Photo: Amazon India