James Canty III shines brightly on many stages: as an aggressive chess player, a star commentator, and notably, World Chessboxing Champion. But the American master also actively strives to pass his wisdom on and build future champions. Through ...
Guess who’s back? Apologies for the hiatus. It’s already April and this is my first blog post of the year, so let me explain what has been going on: My last blog was about what a great experience it was to play chess in Cyprus, and...
Kia Ora! Welcome to another review of a BlogChamps Season! These posts might not generate the most views, but they are definitely the ones I enjoy writing the most. Today, we will take a look at Season 10 of this amazing competition, the recentl...
Welcome everybody, to another Blunder filled edition of Blitz 'n' Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always, the tactics have been...
No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work of art, if these qualities do not lead to the main goal – the search for truth. ...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "The Worst Piece in Your Position", where we explored one of the most practical and universal strategic concepts in chess. When you're stuck and don't know what to do, t...
Good afternoon everyone. I am back from my travels. Whilst away a picture in my reading matter reminded me of a project I had never gotten around to. Benjamin Leussen. I have seen him described as the best Dutch player before Euwe, but O...
In Division 1, SRM-A and SRCC repeated their performances from previous years, both qualifying for the Finals of the 2026 India College Chess Championship (ICCL) Spring Season just as they did in the last edition. SSN and JU Team A will play for t...
With any other great player who had any more glamor, Margate would be a big event in chess history — 23-year-old Sammy Reshevsky leaving the US for the first time as an adult, traveling to Europe, and defeating Capablanca in his first intern...
The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament starts tomorrow (March 29) in Pegeia, Cyprus, and it’s going to be one of the most exciting chess events in a long time. Eight of the world’s strongest players competing in the Open section and eight...
#otbchess #chessup2 #funchess #quickwin Click to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Earlier in the week on Wednesday 25th March 2026, I was very pleased to attend the inaugural meeting, the "First Move" of the Inner West Ch...
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something. ~ Wilson Mizner Welcome everybody to another tactically unsound edition of the Osaka Papers. On Sunday March 22nd, I found myself in the idyllic city of Kyoto, Japan, there t...
Please welcome back @JediGoat whose exile has ended after he correctly chose this match's victor (see here). If this were a more serious tournament, I actually might feel a little bad for Chigorin, as his path through this bracket was stacked. B...
Hey guys, it's SmarterChess! 👋 John Bartholomew and I just released a new video covering the 2026 Candidates tournament starting on Sunday already! The top players in the field are Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, and Javokhir Sindarov. But tha...
The chess world was surprised to see a Grandmaster blundering mate in one in an advantageous position. This is a very rare occasion. GMs, as all humans, can and do make incredibly big blunders, but it is not often you see a mate-in-one blunder in ...
On March 15, 2026, the MVP Chess K-12 Quads brought together 28 players from Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The event used a three round G/25 d5 quad format to support a wide range of US Chess ratings and first-time competitors. The t...
On March 19, the chess world learned that sports icon Erling Haaland is becoming a significant investor in chess events, specifically by investing in Norway Chess and its new tour format, the Total Chess World Championship Tour. What is important ...
You’re sitting down at the board for a tournament game. Maybe you lost last round and you’re still thinking about it. Maybe your opponent is rated 200 points higher than you and you’ve already convinced yourself that you’re...
A Conversation with Alex Byelashov By Ken Lee Reprinted Courtesy of Northwest Chess, March 2026 Issue Alex Byelashov (bye-la-shoff) astonished me when we discussed how he has managed to blend his multiple responsibilities (che...
In this blog post, I'll address my first classical chess tournament, which I've referred to in my previous writings as the event that changed my life and made me decide to dedicate myself more seriously to chess. In case you don't know me yet, I...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Typical Mistakes of Improving Players", where we explored the most common errors that even strong players make when they rely on memorized patterns instead of concrete ...
The author of this guest post is Sara Cavaglià, a PhD candidate at the University of Verona, Italy, and one of the winners of the 2025 Chessable Research Awards. In this article, Cavaglià reports on her pilot study which explores ...
In Division 1, SRM-A topped the regular 2026 India College Chess Championship (ICCL) Spring Season with a perfect score of 7/7. SRCC and Jadavpur University stood second and third, respectively. The top-six teams qualified for the Playoffs s...
One of the days in mid-February last month served me a wonderful evening. Winter had begun to fade, the wind was blowing gently, and I could hear the soothing rustle of the leaves on the trees outside my house. I had to enjoy this moment. Closed m...
In 1925, the USSR’s Moscow tournament demonstrated what a chess heaven the Soviet Union really could be. Not only were the playing halls jammed but so were the streets with spectators jostling to get in. For many of the international masters...
