Firstly, I'd like to thank GothamChess a.k.a Levy Rozman for giving me the inspiration for this blog. Link to GothamChess Video Introduction: Whether it be playing your friends at your local chess club, reading chess tactics books or buying ...
Before I start, I hope all of you had a wonderful New Year and Christmas. Welcome to my second Blog of 2026 where we will be discussing a topic related to the one and only Levy Rozman! This is the position: White is up a pawn in this positio...
Now, I'm going to keep this blog short and sweet because there's going to be a sequel soon. The Bishop and Knight Checkmate - How to do it? There are lots of different positions where you can checkmate with a bishop and knight and if I show yo...
On Chess.com we have a thing called Game Review (which you probably already know about if you've been around a while). But anyway, there are 2 types of moves that really stand out- The Blunder: Signifying a loss of material, when you can get che...
Here are 10 chess facts that will blow your mind — a mix of history, science, and sheer mind-bending stats: 1. There are more possible chess games than atoms in the universe. It’s estimated there are ...
Welcome dear blog reader and get ready to be amazed by some of the most incredible opening traps that will absolutely STUN your opponent. So without further ado, I present to you... The Blackburne Shilling Gambit "Outsmart your opponent so the...
Hello everyone and welcome to the December season of our Blog- #TheFlame. It's been a very busy year with the World vs GothamChess and Magnus and many other milestones. Dark Squares (a book by Danny Rensch) was published and awesome bots such as...
Three more days are left until the amazing Christmas Bots get released!! 5 new chess computers that when beaten, you get an achievement. Precious Snowflake- Brr! You defeated Powder the Snowman! Happy Holidays! (800) Nutcracker- Joy! You won v...
In the last blog I mentioned that Stockfish17.1 elite had a rating of 3200- I was wrong. It is almost 4000. Wow. 3916. The peak elo on the planet. Also, please read this- Stockfish 17.1- The Bot that Overthrew Chess - Chess.com
Deep Blue vs Kasparov 1996- Man vs Engine- The game of humanity; here it is: Kasparov resigned in view as he saw a loss of material!! A machine had beaten a world GM! Here's a link to something related: Deep Blue - Chess Engines - C...
The Mechanical Turk, the hoax that toured Europe- the Chess.com Stockfish has been defeated by my today, the 1st of November. Look at this: I swear this is me- and I stalemated them!? Just kidding everyone I used Stockfish!! Told you i...
Play Chess Online Against the Computer - Chess.com Stockfish 17.1 is one of the hardest chess engines in the world, having beaten numbers of the worlds' best players. At a whopping 3200 elo, Stockfish has overthrown Deep Blue (who beat Garry K...
Road to 1000 elo- that has been my goal over the last couple of weeks. I made it in into Champion League and because I don't fully lock-in and grind for 10 hours a day, I don't really care about making it into Legend Division. So, I decided to...
What to do in the 3 knights opening- Here's how to deal with it: NOOB What should Black do in this position- without losing material? Beginners would do this: But now they've just allowed a FREE rook to the opponent! But if you w...
Here are 10 chess facts that will blow your mind — a mix of history, science, and sheer mind-bending stats: 1. There are more possible chess games than atoms in the universe. It’s estimated there are more than 10⁴⁰⁰...
The other day for some reason I was playing my friend RhythmGoya and won (sorry Rhythm.) But anyway, he tells me in the chat below that he got a brilliant in game review. I reply "no", but I didn't actually see the review. So, I eventually go to m...
Last time on my Blog I said in one of my articles that that would be the final time playing the Turk... But I couldn't fight the temptation to play again so I present to you... Broooooooooooooo!!! Why??? He's too good. Wonder if Hikaru or Ma...
1. Log on with a sharp mindset and a positive attitude 2. Assess the situation- is it a Checkmate puzzle or a Win Material puzzle 3. If you're playing Survival, take your time, it's better to take ages than mess up 4. When you've gotten 2 wr...
Solve this Puzzle: Have you? Let me Know in the comments below
1. The Arabian Mate, where the Rook and Knight work in harmony to deliver a satisfying win: 2. The Smothered Mate, where your own pieces betray you: 3. The Boden's Mate, where two Bishops dance in harmony to secure the victory:
Have you ever tried to fight the temptation to absolutely DESTROY a Beginner in Chess? Yes? Well, this is how you DON'T fight it and just go with your gut: If Black plays 3. g6 then that's where the real fun begins... You capture the pawn on e...
Have you ever tried to fight the temptation to absolutely DESTROY a Beginner in Chess? Yes? Well, this is how you DON'T fight it and just go with your gut: If Black plays 3. g6 then that's where the real fun begins... You capture the pawn on e...
Did you ever get the Achievement 'Killer King'? Probably not as only some GMs have it. You might be thinking- "Pfffft, you can't checkmate with a King" Well prepare to be amazed: Black's King moves out of the way revealing a discovered Checkma...
My Final Game with the Mechanical Turk: He THRASHED me like a hot knife through butter!! I'm not playing him ever again...
Whoever Black is just got themselves into a Stalemate! 'Check' this out: Get yourself into a Stalemate in this position:
