I think it was GM Tartakower who once said "the wise chess player learns from someone else’s mistakes, the smart one learns from his own mistakes, and the stupid chess players never learn."
So, let's be wise and learn from the games of the best chess players in the world!
The only question is, which games should we use? It is tempting to get a game played by two 2800 players, but I can assure you that in most cases an average club player is not going to learn much from the sophisticated...
Yesterday's complete lack of upsets at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi gave way to a day of surprises, both on and off the board.
Georgia team three put up an excellent fight today against reigning champions USA, who won by the narrowest of margins. It was Wesley So who brought home the two points, on a day when the playing hall was the location of a marriage proposal.
The second round saw a number of relatively close matchups between teams that had dropped a whole or half-point...
Here you'll find updated standings and leaderboard information for the Arena Kings Streamers Championship Season 2.
Season 2 press release and announcement.
Rank
Player
Points
Twitch Channel
Name / Title
1
penguingm1
195
www.twitch.tv/penguingm1
GM Andrew Tang
2
DanielNaroditsky
190
www.twitch.tv/dnaroditsky
GM Daniel Naroditsky
3
AlexanderL
160
www.twitch.tv/gmlenderman
GM Alexander Lenderman
4-T
GMKrikor
110
www.twitch.tv/gmkrikor
GM Krikor Mekhitarian
4-T
gkchesstiger
110
www.twitch.tv/igmgatakamsky
GM...
If you like a flexible opening without too much theory, the Trompowsky Attack is for you.
In this lesson, learn from IM Keaton Kiewra how to deal with one of Black's most solid replies, 2...e6.
As one of the most wonderful chess events of the year is taking place, the golden oldies (i.e. my series: Finishing touch from the World Champions) have to wait for a little while. In Batumi, Georgia, the 43rd Olympiad is being held. Please have a look at: http://batumi2018.fide.com/en
Naturally, I'll be watching my fellow country(wo)men with great interest. The Dutch men's team consists of the following 5 GM's:
Anish Giri ( Fide-rating: 2780);
Erwin L'Ami (2639);
Loek van Wely (2642);
Jorden...
Olympiads usually offer several nuggets every two years: Worthy champions, Bermuda party excesses, and round-one upsets. But at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, the opening games in both the open and women's sections didn't produce a single flipped team result from the expected.
In the open section, the biggest story lasted not hours, but minutes. The gold-medal defending team USA had not arrived at their boards at the scheduled starting time of 3 p.m. Nor had any of the team been seated...
The 2018 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship will feature 16 of the world's best chess players in an innovative eSports bracket tournament and a guaranteed prize pool of $55,000.
See the round two results here.
NEXT MATCHES:
So vs Vidit Gujrathi:
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave:
You can find important information on the event below.
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Matchups and pairings
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SmarterChess predictions
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The 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia officially opened on Sunday with a spectacular opening ceremony that included dancing and singing performances, speeches and the drawing of colors. Many esteemed members of the chess community called it the best ever, including players like Ivan Cheparinov, who is about to play in his eighth Olympiad.
The rich chess history of Georgia could be felt throughout the opening ceremony, held 45 km away from the Batumi city center in the 10,000-seat...
The next match of the Speed Chess Championship quarterfinals is today as Anish Giri (@anishgiri) faces Levon Aronian (@levonaronian). The match winner will play the winner of Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Giri is the higher seed, but is he the favorite to win the match? Find out what our statistical predictions think.
Watch the match live today, .
The following viewing options will be available:
Twitch.tv/chess: the official broadcast with...
