When asked which book had a profound influence on their development as players, most strong players would name manuals like Nimzowitsch’s My System or books with selections of games like Fischer’s or Kasparov’s best games. Modern players will name...
Here are several “nuggets” that might be gold or might be rabbit pellets. You decide. member AnlamK asked: In your books THE AMATEUR’S MIND and HOW TO REASSESS YOUR CHESS 4th edition, you write about the importance of ignoring the opponents’ (ph...
A word to the readers of my column: Some chess fans get upset at certain articles and demand more instruction. They fail to understand that I’m not writing an instructive column, I’m writing a column that answers people’s specific questions. This ...
Two strong International Events have become part of India’s Chess Calendar in January. One of them is the Parsvnath International Chess tournament. This year’s edition attracted 24 GMs and 19 IMs, several of them being foreigners. As far as I can ...
member Jemptymethod said: Here’s the thing Silman. This is the second week in a row where you’ve denigrated masters. But OMG when I dispute an IM’s opinion about an opening variation, I’ve committed the unforgivable sin, I need to learn to be hum...
Three years after the majestic tournament of 1924, New York hosted another great event. This time only six players competed in a quadruple round robin tournament from February to March. Naturally, the favourite was the reigning champion Capablanca...
DT asked: I would like to know what you think differentiates an EXPERT, MASTER, FIDEMASTER, INTERNATIONAL MASTER, and GRANDMASTER. Besides the obvious rating points. How would you describe deep thinking in chess? And last, I’ve seen a lot of tale...
Hey all,It's been a while since anything really noteworthy jumped out at me from the field of iPhone (or iPad) chess apps, but the other day that changed when I discovered a new app (well.. three complementary apps, more accurately) that set a new...
Nowadays chess sponsorship seems to be in crisis and many strong tournaments are being cancelled. However, some of those glorious events that put our sport in the spotlight will live forever. There are various reasons for this phenomenon: one of t...
member Zuud08 asked: What should a developing player try to obtain from: a) His games / tournament experience b) A book c) A coach d) Private training (tactics etc) Dear Zuud08: I get so many questions asking about improvement methods and ...
member Adam Katz asked: Do you know of any works of fiction that mention or give pride-of-place to chess? The older the better. I am a sucker for the 19th century, but, though I can find plenty enough in the 20th century (Eliot’s THE WASTELAND ha...
I’ve written a number of opening books, and read many more, and the focus is always on the critical lines: the problem can usually be put like this, “How can Black equalize against White’s serious attempt at advantage?” For example, if you wrote ...
I originally published this in my chess journal in Sept. 2006. As I find this book particulary important and timeless, I wanted to highlight it once again. The Immortal Game - A History of Chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminate...
The 9th Gibraltar Chess Festival took place in a beautiful resort from January 24th to February 4th. The field was rather impressive, including such great players are Vassily Ivanchuk, Michael Adams and Fabiano Caruana. One of the special charac...
LionHeart319 asked: I’ve been spending hours and hours of study to improve my game, I mean I’m kinda obsessed with the game. But recently (after reading a couple of books, improving my tactics, and solving a lot of chess puzzles), I seem to lack ...
Member miguelnalexandre asked: What do think about correspondence chess and what do you recommend on openings, study plan, books... in sum, everything that you might feel is useful. Are unorthodox openings ok for CC? Once, someone very known in ...
Chess_Enigma asked: You and other authors recommend creating an opening repertoire according to likes, dislikes, study time, etc. You lay down some basic examples like 1.e4 and Sicilian defenses are for tactical games and demand more study time a...
Anpu3 asked: I would like to broach another aspect of “the psychology of chess” that always seems forgotten. While the focus of your “psychology” post is on the internal mental struggle, I always wonder about the more visceral expressions in OTB ...
From LondonSystem89: You mentioned your new book contains a section on chess psychology. I’m wondering if the material is different than the chess psychology information in your previous works: THE AMATEUR’S MIND and THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CHESS STR...
[Ed note: I am very pleased to kick off the new year with a tremendous tournament report from a new chess.com contributor, GM Sundararajan Kidambi. Happy New Year's!] The Indian National Championship is one of the strongest tournaments in the co...
Countless chess “fans” say: “Please talk about chess moves and only chess moves!” Dear “chess moves and only chess moves” fans: Ever since I first put chess pen to chess paper, I have run into people that scream to the heavens when anything ...
Every year, usually after finals, the University of Texas at Dallas prepares its top players for the upcoming Pan-American Collegiate Championship. And how better to prepare for such an event than to organize a GM norm event? This year's field wa...
2nd Annual Brooklyn Chess Championship The Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th Avenue Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 $6000 Prize Fund ...
jlueke asked: I suffer mostly from missed tactics, more often my opponents' than my own. I do study tactics 30 to 60 minutes a day, slowly, and I can solve the easier ones but slowly. What I want to ask about is a related issue I have at the boar...
