An Explosive Attack
What's up, guys and gals? I was browsing through a different chess website and came across this game played by two young amateurs. It may not be the most instructive content, though I think we can all enjoy. ...
Daniel's Blog: The World of 64 Squares
Learn From The Masters: So's Blunder
What's up, guys and gals? Many of us know of the strides Rameshbabu Praggnanandhha has been making, and his hard-fought journey to the highest title in chess, International Grandmaster. He fell short of Karjakin's record for youngest...
Breakfast: Tactics Time With Tigran!
What's up, guys and gals? If you're in the United States (like I am), here is a little tactical puzzle to start your day. White (the great Tigran Petrosian) to play, and find a move that grabs decisive material. A couple of simple ta...
Member Game Analysis: Excessive Trading
Hello everyone! I would like to thank @unc07 for submission of this game. Unc07 played a great game. He came back after losing a pawn, and with rigid endgame technique, was able to squeeze out a win. I did find some improvement...
Mounting Mastery #22: Tournament Mode
What's up, guys and gals? Last week, I covered my study plan moving forward, and what I wanted to achieve. As I have stated many times, it is more important for me to make obvious progress than achieve my plans to perfection, so I'm ...
Learn From The Masters: Morphy's Opera House Game
Hello, everyone! I'm sure many of you heard of this famous game played by Paul Morphy against two opponents at an Opera House. If you've seen it a thousand times (like I have), you may be rolling your eyes, like "Come on, Daniel! Can...
Mounting Mastery #21: Will I Succeed?
Hello, everyone. As I have stressed in the past, I believe the real question is, "will I make progress?" In my opinion, it's of higher importance to make obvious progress rather than achieve your goals to perfection. An...
Mounting Mastery #20: 5/26/2018 Tournament Analysis
Prepare for a long one... Hello, everyone, and welcome back after a long break from my comprehensive series on my path to chess improvement! Before we dive into the meat and gravy of this article, let's ask and answer a few questions:...
Learn From The Masters: "Can He Do It On A Cold Novembe...
Hello, Chess.com community, and welcome back to my blog! It's been awhile. For some reason, Chess.com is not displaying our blogs on the front page as they used to, which is leading to somewhat of a hiatus by our bloggers. We did contact c...
Breakfast: "Houston, We Have A Problem"
Hello, everyone! For those of you non-Americans, you are probably wondering why I chose a title such as, "Houston, we have a problem". The saying is quite prominent, and the story is that Apollo 13, launched in 1970, was a sp...
Learn From The Masters: Tarrasch's Crystal Ball
Full disclaimer: As much as I would like to give myself credit for this artwork you are about to read, I got this game as well as the storyline from another resource, which will be mentioned at the end of the article. Also, I may end up utilizing ...
Learn From The Masters: Lasker's Quick Mate
Emanuel is a boy who is beyond amazing, very sweet and soft-hearted. He is protective and gives the warmest hugs full of love. He always makes your day better with his smiles, and he will never fail to make you laugh. Once you meet him, you will f...
Breakfast: When It Matters
Good morning, chess players! Check out the following position from a 15|10 game I played yesterday. I had Black: In the above position, clearly 51. Re3 was best. White will get the pawn no matter what. The computer, in ...
Learn From The Masters: Caruana's Conversion
What's up, guys and gals? Fabiano Caruana has been playing some very inspiring chess... you can't really doubt that after winning the grueling Candidates tournament, followed by an epic Grenke chess victory! I decided to use this p...
Member Analysis: Najdorf Knockouts 2.0
Hello to all, and thanks to @MiddleGamerUmesh for submitting this game for analysis. Before I begin, I wanted to point out that when Mr. Umesh requested this game be analyzed, my initial reaction (in my head... I did not say this to him&nb...
Learn From The Masters: Simagin... One Of The Most Unde...
That question could be up for debate... as I probably have many more "hidden treasures" out there to study! Oh... I forgot... welcome to my blog! Again. That's right, you're back here! So... what's this blog about? Who on earth ...
Breakfast: My Mouseslip
Hey guys! Good morning if you're here in America... I guess... good night/evening in Europe/Asia? Anyways, these "breakfast" posts will be brief posts about something on my mind I decide to post in a blog in the morning before I ge...
Member Game Analysis: Najdorf Knockouts
Hello everyone, and thanks to @blueemu (black player) for sending in this game for analysis. Before I go on, please know that as a Class-A player, my knowledge of the Sicilian defense is very naive, so bear with me! I hope you enjoy!...
A Word About Caruana's Candidates Victory
Hello, fellow readers! I thought as an (American) top blogger, I would take a moment to recognize the man who has been making headlines in the chess world the past 24 hours or so. First of all, I wanted to say that I was exhilarate...
Goodbye, Path To Chess Prosperity?!... Well, Not Really...
Hey guys. For my regular followers, clickbait title, right? Well, a quick word, I decided to discontinue blogging my Path To Chess Prosperity series (which would be on its 20th edition). However, the series will NOT go extinct! ...
Path To Chess Prosperity #19 PART 2: Staying In Title C...
Hey guys! I hope you saw my last post on how I achieved my greatest career chess victory. If not, then why are you reading this? Anyways, in my last article, I bragged about how I beat a Fide Master and was actually in content...
Path To Chess Prosperity #19 PART 1: How I Beat A FIDE ...
I know you guys are anxious. You either already know (from all of the posting I did last weekend), or you got spoiled by the title of this blog, and yes, I'm sorry that I gave it away this early! Last weekend, I participated in the...
So... Who Will Win The Candidates?
I apologize if this post is going to be somewhat lame. I just got back from a beach vacation, and I am currently preparing for the Texas Scholastic Championships. I hope I can get this post done in time! Well... anyways... most of you probabl...
Path To Chess Prosperity #18: Shaking Off Rust
What's up, guys and gals? There are many things you can overdo. You can overtrain tactics. You can overread chess books, and as fellow top blogger @MiddlegamerUmesh points out, many people overstudy the opening. There is, however, ...
Path To Chess Prosperity #17: Dueling The Dutch
Wow... it's already Friday?!?! Hey guys! Well, the first thing I want to say is that (from what I hear), after starting this petition, top bloggers will be getting more recognition on the front page. I first wanted to say "thank yo...
