NM Anthony Levin caught the chess bug at the "late" age of 18 and never turned back. He earned his national master title in 2021, actually the night before his first day of work at Chess.com.
Anthony, who also earned his Master's in teaching English in 2018, taught English and chess in New York schools for five years and strives to make chess content accessible and enjoyable for people of all ages. At Chess.com, he writes news articles and manages social media for chess24.
Maybe you read my previous blogpost in December 2025, the original announcement that I won't cut my hair until I reach a 2100 FIDE rating. If you've seen the thumbnail to this article at the top, you already know that the haircut hasn't happened y...
Inspired by GM Aman Hambleton's challenge in 2017, when he didn't cut his beard until he achieved the grandmaster title, I decided—in my infinite wisdom—to go down a similar route, and I'm still on it. In this post, I'll share with you...
One does not need to search far to find Black excellence in chess. Indeed, you can find unbelievable games played by Black players in any given year. In honor of Black History Month, I share some of the games by Black players that moved me most ...
While driving NM Juan Sena to the train station one day, already knowing he was fatally ill, a student of his asked: At the end of the road, what matters more? What we achieved or what we gave? Years later, Juan is lying in a hospital bed ...
You're up against a player 200, 300, 400 points higher than you. A tussle, a hussle, and after a stroke of fate, somehow you are on top. You are winning. Your heart is beating fast and you may start to think about what you will do after the round....
You're up against a player 200, 300, 400 points higher than you. A tussle, a hussle, and after a stroke of fate, somehow you are on top. You are winning. The feeling, if you have felt it, is like winning a wrestling match with an elephant. ...
How much should you trust your gut in chess? Should you, at all? It's a fact so simple yet true: you cannot see everything in chess. Even at the grandmaster level and beyond, although they see more than the general public, this still ho...
