Sometimes, Rook endgames are very tricky. Yet, they are so prevalent. Why is that? My theory is that Rooks are the most likely piece to remain on the board because they start out in the corner. So naturally, they are the last pieces to "get out th...
Hi guys, let's get this show on the road! I'm excited to share with you my progress, my chess goals for March, and my upcoming OTB tournaments next month! Without further ado, let's dive into my progress: Progress ...
Hi, everyone! Welcome to a short post of mine, I am going to give you two calculation exercises, and you are welcome to try and solve them! Or, you can just enjoy the answers if you prefer As a chess player, calculation is criticall...
Howdy! I am back for another installment of this series. My primary goal for this post is to outline what has been going on with my chess, how I'm going to continue to practice, and what I want to accomplish. If you are new, this is a series about...
Hi, chess friends! I kind of want to get a post out lol ... I tried out a couple of 10-minute rapid games on Chess.com (which is unusual for me, because I either play blitz, or 15|10). It was a very interesting experience, as I appeared to have pl...
Howdy! Wow, it's been a while. I guess I just put off making another post, and boom, it's been three weeks since my last post! Before we get into the actual content, I did want to address that I will be continuing my "getting b...
Howdy, chess fans. I just got back from my first big OTB tournament since the lockdown! It feels great to once again do these tournament recaps, and hopefully, some more coming in the future! And yes, the title was correct, I d...
Hey, everyone! It's 11:40-ish PM here in Central Texas, so we will make this brief. I have some good news and some bad news about my ratings. No, it's not my 1339 daily rating, but I'm glad you asked! Do you take the good news, or the bad ne...
Hi, everyone! Here it is. It has been a drowsy Sunday night for me, so I will try to get this written as quickly as possible... but that generally means this turns into a long detailed post. So enjoy! I went through the first set of...
Happy New Year, fellow readers! Thank you a lot for following my blog. I know sometimes I take a hiatus, then get back to it. I really appreciate seeing you in the comments section, old readers, new readers, titled players, or beginning players! I...
Hello, everyone! Sorry I haven't continued my "Getting Better At Chess" series ... because no one has come up with a title!!! Just joking, that's not the reason, I will come up with a good series title if I need to. This will be a shorter po...
Hi everyone! Oh, the same title again? Well A) my last post got quite a bit of views! And B) No one has recommended a good title for these entries. So, if you think you can come up with a better title for my series, I am open to suggestions!...
I know, I know, the title is generic, so I will need to come up with a better one! Welcome to my blog! I used to use this blog primarily to document my study plan with the goal of getting better at chess. I halted it awhile ago, but I think ...
Hi, and happy early holidays! We did have a team match last week, and why did I miss last week? Perhaps I was frustrated with my performance (spoiler!), and also, my week then was busy. As we played the match Sunday afternoon, and if my memo...
How is everyone's weekend going? I hope you are doing well. I am doing fine too! Today, I will be sharing with you my rapid games from week 2 of the Chess.com Clubs League. The games were interesting, and the matches were dramatic! O...
The Chess.com Club's League has officially begun! If you don't know what it is, it's an online league that Chess.com started, limited to chess clubs who meet in person (before COVID). It's a great opportunity to virtually connect with other member...
Yes, the title gave it away! Normally, I'd continue on my series about my experience at the Chess.com Club's League. It did happen, but I was not able to play in the rapid portion (the games I commentate on)... because I got to play GM Hikaru Naka...
Howdy all, I hope you had a great weekend! This is the next installment of my series on my experience as a player with the Chess.com Club's League. The next and final preseason match is this coming Saturday (yes, on Haloween), and then the a...
Hi friends, I hope you are doing well, and welcome to my blog! If you are new here, this is where I post things, mainly games and thoughts that inspire me and that I want to share with the chess world. What is the Chess.c...
Hi everyone! This is an unusual post, no chess lines or analysis today (unless I decide to add some games... IDK). I'm honestly extremely nervous!!!! What we're going to do is I'm going to take my last 20 Chess.com rap...
Hi everyone, and welcome to my new post! Here is the position we will be analyzing today. Black to play, White just played Rg4-Rg6. We are in trouble. We're down one pawn, and probably will be more, and I will be...
Hi chess players and readers! Now let me tell you something before we get into the meat and potatoes of this chess content. I am not one to make excuses for losing chess games. If there was drama on the board next to me, I needed to focus an...
Hi guys, hope it's going well! Sorry I haven't made a post in awhile, but here we are! The position you see below is from a 15|10 game I played last night. Black to move. This is not a tactic, and it's highly unlikely that an engine will hel...
OK, now this is not a command. If you are not a big chess enthusiast and this situation does not affect you very much as far as chess goes, then good for you. This message is directed at many of my readers who partake over the board tourname...
Hi everyone! I'm going to be attempting a Twitch stream (cause all of the cool kids do it these days!) on my Twitch channel, twitch.tv/danielguel! The stream won't be very high quality, but I will be doing my best using the reso...
