What's up, guys and gals? Ready for another swashbuckling game between the two Cars who will certainly collide come Friday? This game dates back to Zurich in February 2014. This was only Carlsen's second ...
What's up, everyone? We are all heavily anticipating the 2018 World Chess Championship come this month. With bloggers like @vinniethepooh, @ddt_ru, @AlexColovic headlining previews of this epic match, I don't think a match has ever b...
Hello, everyone! No, this isn't some fancy and elaborate post that I prepared for weeks. This is more of a one day I wake up, and "Hey! I'd like to share this with my viewers!" type of post. As many of you know, I...
It's a nice relaxing Saturday afternoon. I log on live chess to play a couple of blitz games. A user with a somewhat cool profile picture accepts takes me down in the first game, and I look forward to a rematch with the Black pieces. I thought tha...
What's up, everyone! A blogging revolution has really begun again on Chess.com. With the initiative of several fellow top bloggers, times are looking better than ever for the amateur writers on the site. If you are a top blog...
56 day and counting... whew! Glad to be back! Where did we leave off? We will have to go ALL the way back to Mounting Mastery #22 (Published June 8th, 2018!), where I documented my short-term future plans. Let's rewind back to where we left ...
What's up, guys and gals? Ready for another quick and hopefully instructive post? Well, a few days ago, I played an internet blitz game and won (surprise! ). While I am not generally all that devout about those games, I thought th...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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!...
