Dear all, Today I would like to invite you on an exciting journey through the history of the most famous and beloved board game in the world! The common hobby that unites all of us here and has captured the hearts of so many genius players and t...
Hi friends, and welcome back to my blog! It's been about ten months since I last posted, so I'm very excited to be back writing for the chess community! I thought about writing a long and elaborate blog post about all of the to...
#caro-kann #vonhenniggambit #legaltrap #quickwins #ohnomyqueen In this episode of chess noob Quick Wins, we’re going to have a look back at the lovely von Hennig Gambit by White, against Black’s Caro-Kann Defense (1. e4 c6 2...
There was quite a surprise for me in the June 18th Late Titled Tuesday blitz. The current World No 5, Abdusattorov, played the Sicilian Dragon against me using the move, 15...h5, which I introduced myself long before he was born (and even before I...
The 2024 Southern California Chess Championship concluded in exciting fashion. Here are the final standings: You can find even more information about this tournament and the SCCF by visiting this site: www.scchess.com/tournaments_n_results/state...
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Can you find the checkmate in 3 seconds? While it looks really crazy to checkmate Black King surrounded by the defenders there is: 1.e4!! mate. There are 4 Black pieces capable of capturing but none of them can. They are all pinned! ...
Do you spend time each day trying to improve your chess, only to be frustrated by your lack of progress?If you're keen to get the chess results you deserve from the effort you're putting in, this post is for you. Be sure to watch this short traini...
Welcome to the "Who Will Triumph" series, where we will be looking at the clash between 2 "titans", @Elitechess0967 and @electrosaw. In other words, this is a "World Championship Match" between me and Tyson". Just like there's a Titled Tuesday, it...
First of all thank you very much Chess.com for a very beautiful "Top Blogger" badge It's an honor I truly appreciate and I like it 😊 Im also very thankful to @VOB96 Vanessa Bristow, for her guidance and advises, she is the only top blogger th...
A surprise for me in playing through the tournaments of the 1920s is how long some of the players I think of as stalwarts of the era took to arrive on the scene. Spielmann was a confirmed middle or bottom-of-the-packer until his breakout at S...
In January 2024 I hit my highest online rating ever: 3,103 on Chess.com. This put me next to chess super grandmasters and in the top 10 on the website. However, if you think it was a result of great preparation and a positive life - not at al...
Chess.com's Game Review feature has been on site for a long time, with many updates and improvements made. Especially like the coach explanation for every move you(and your opponent) makes, but this is precisely what is disappointing about the gam...
Today, we'll going to take a deep dive on how to play an offbeat chess opening with the most bizarre name possible. So, let's jump right in! What is the Głø Krüller gambit? The "Głø Krüller Gambit" is a spicy and brutal...
Afternoon everyone. Some good news - the Lasker project which I mentioned so long ago has finally been published. Some of my friends already have their copies, which is good to see. Carl Portman - who is doing amazing work for chess in prisons...
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One of the most common problems in chess is understanding the purpose behind your opponent's moves. This is also a primary cause of making blunders. There is a famous quote from 'The Art of War': 'If you know the enemy and know yourself, you nee...
#vienna #mainline #gamereview #tacticsforblack Welcome to another episode of the "chess noob Game Review" series where the focus will be on identifying in how a game, whether I win or lose, could have been improved. This gives me ...
Stoics and Zen masters would be proud of me if they saw my inner peace and the level of stillness I was in. But they would die from laughing if they saw how after a few hours I got so angry, that I threw my phone into the garbage basket. Every...
#scotch #quickwins “Out, damned spot; out I say. One, two, — why, then ‘tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to a...
We saw the blunders and we saw the Botez Gambits, but today the 8 GM finalists proved their chess genius in a series of thrilling matches. In the end, GM Vladimir Fedoseev clinched the title to become the first Chess.com Community Chess960 Champio...
Blindfold chess is when players play a game of chess without looking at the board. They remember where all the pieces are and make their moves in their minds. It's a way to challenge memory and improve strategic thinking. I have a special bonu...
Last year I published a course on my favorite opening, the Trompowsky, featuring a ton of my original analysis. Since then I've been playing it as my main weapon here on Chess.com, with good results. I recently realized that I was scoring well wit...
Hey chess community. We wanted to share an update on two recent server bugs that impacted both the Bullet Chess Championship and the Clash of Claims. In the Clash of Claims, there were two separate issues: the first was an issue where GM Kramnik...
The GM Vadim Malakhatko Chess Memorial took place in Kyiv on the second weekend of June. It was a highly notable event by the standards of these days' chess life in Ukraine. The tournament's main sponsor, TOV Artedium (Dmytro Zagorovskyi), is al...
