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!...
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...
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! ...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
OK... I know... probably not the biggest accomplishment in the world. But I had a good quality week study-wise, especially in tactics! Last week, when I didn't really have a plan, I was moving back and forth, crunching a bunch of tactics, ...
Hey guys! I know I have been on a bit of a hiatus on blogging and overall activity on Chess.com. Life around here has been a bit hectic, including school. As a result, my chess studies have been somewhat scattered and chaotic... but I am n...
Hey guys! I'm sorry it's been awhile. I have been on a short break from Chess.com for personal reasons, though your favorite blogger (or least favorite perhaps!) is back jotting words and chess moves on posts for all to enjoy! So.....
Hey, guys! As many of you know, my family and I are planning on participating in the 2017 Texas Scholastic State Championships, and due to a large family and certain expenses, we are raising money for the trip. Therefore, I a...
Hey, guys! The first round of Tata Steel, I covered how Kramnik slowly but surely defeated the young talent, Wei Yi. We see an interesting round 2 game, in which "Drawmaster" (or so they say) scores his first career victory over Vladimir Kram...
Hello, guys! Round 1 of Tata Steel concluded today, and we have three winners in the master's section: Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, and Anish Giri all delivered in round 1. I considered all three of those games to post, but I chose...
What's up, guys and gals? And welcome to my new series on Interactive Game Analysis! Many great games were suggested in the comments section, though I could only pick one which turned out to be quite interesting! Shirov played a brilliant ...
Hello, guys! In light that Path To Chess Prosperity consumes a good margin of my chess energy and time (and it will most certainly continue), I wanted to find value in consistently writing about other things. One aspect man...
Hey guys! This post will be a brief one (though historically, my "brief" posts are not very brief! ). Anyways, I had this tournament yesterday, and I was disappointed to lose my round 1 game to a 1236. It was extremely frustrating to ...
