The first event of the CCC23 series is the Blitz event. Rapid and Bullet will follow after, as well as a Classical Cup #3 between the Rapid and Bullet events. This season removes PlentyChess and Carp from the roster of engines. CCC is always loo...
The AI advances of recent years have spawned a wealth of impressive tools, from ChatGPT which creates human-like text, to AlphaZero which plays top-level chess. Another type of AI application that has become very popular is text-to-image models: t...
10 new exercises from easy to hard to challange you and train your calculation skills. The positions are from my games I played in this week's Titled Tuesday Tourney. Some positions not happened in the game only in my analysis. exercise 1:&nbs...
#tactics #fishingpole #rooksac #brilliant Sometimes, chess does not go your way. Losing streaks are a feature of chess. However, there is always light at the end of the tunnel! This game was at the end of 9 consecutive losses, but this ...
What is *European Champions League*, with Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo in soccer, *European Chess Club Cup* in chess it is, clash between the best European clubs. Same as in soccer, clubs are competing for the title, almost every club is mix of...
Easy Guide To The Grachev SicilianAre you looking for a chess opening that mirrors the Najdorf but with a significantly reduced amount of theory? The Grachev Sicilian is your answer. It's a practical alternative that allows you to play like the Na...
“In 1959, Floyd Patterson put his title on the line to fight Ingemar Johansson. Although he trained hard for the fight, there was something missing in Patterson’s camp as the day approached. Maybe it was hunger. Maybe it w...
There is a case to be made that this is the single most significant tournament ever held. The logic for that argument would run that the defining story of 20th century chess was the creation of the Soviet chess machine, and the Soviet...
I created 10 exercises from my 06.04.2024. early Titled Tuesday Tourney games from round 1 to round 6. I first share the exercises then the games. You can watch the video version: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4...
Have you been observing the Norway Chess tournament and wondering what is a confessional booth? Do other tournaments have such a feature, and how did it become so prominent for this tournament? Initially known as the confession box, this anomaly...
Chess, globally recognized for its ability to develop cognitive skills, faces a significant challenge at the Claretian School of Lima, Peru. This educational institution has been a pioneer in the inclusion of chess in its curriculum for 17 years, ...
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Last year, I along with 19 other players simultaneously competed against World Chess Champion and Grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, in front of an audience of several hundred people. His opponents included finalists in a quant competition, where over 3...
Hey everyone! I’ve been busy over the past few weeks working on recording episodes for my new podcast and I’m excited to share the first episode with you all in this blog post! The name of the podcast is the “Chess Chatter Podc...
This post is taken from my Substack newsletter. If you like it, consider subscribing. The name is my own invention and it refers to the “trap” that arises after the following moves: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.e3 0-0 5.d4, with ...
I selected 9 positions, 1 position from each game of the Budapest Spring Festival I played in the last 9 days. Some of the position were actually played in the games some of them I found when I calculated the variation when playing or when analysi...
Afternoon everyone. Although I post chess from the past, I very definitely keep up to date with what is going on in the chess world. I am not one of those who thinks that everything in the past was better, or everything today is better. Goat lists...
#polish #orangutan #quickwins This very interesting 7-move checkmate was sent in by @KudoShlnichi, a subscriber from the Netherlands. They played a very neat trap against their opponent with the white pieces, who led with the Polish Ope...
In the final round I wanted to win very much. I played the sicilian defense to unbalance the position. He played the closed system and put me under some pressure by his 2 bishops. The middlegame was balanced until he missed my b5-b4 which underm...
Hello there, welcome to the Lightning Reports! Surprise, surprise, I got to play otb chess again. Last weekend there was a local tournament on the schedule, and when I saw the list of pre-registered players, featuring a GM, two NMs, two 2100s, and...
He could trapp my queen in the middle of the board. A rare situation. He missed it in his time trouble. The move Nd5 looked good. I did not think He could capture and when I capture back with my queen, my centralized queen can be trapped. I did ...
#ruylopez #jaenischgambit Recently, the chess.com personality quiz identified that I was an assassin 🥷 and I going to own it! 🤣 Perhaps this is well demonstrated by my preferred response to the very good Ruy López Opening (1. ...
Over Memorial Day weekend, the Charlotte Chess Center hosted its official Club Championship at the CCC's Main/South location. The event consisted of a standard tournament (g80+10) held on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a rapid and blitz tournamen...
I sacrificed a knight for 2 pawns in the endgame to unbalance the position. I want to improve my tactics and started to study this course. If you want to improve your tactics I suggest you to stuyd the Tactics Ninja course: https://che...
Dear readers, Before I get to the text itself, I feel the need to announce to those who do not yet know, that I have recently been awarded the "Top Blogger" stamp on Chess.com. This can be seen from the new cool banner that the staff has added t...
