Hey everyone! I’ve been busy over the past few weeks working on recording episodes for my new podcast and I’m excited to share the first episode with you all in this blog post! The name of the podcast is the “Chess Chatter Podc...
This post is taken from my Substack newsletter. If you like it, consider subscribing. The name is my own invention and it refers to the “trap” that arises after the following moves: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.e3 0-0 5.d4, with ...
I selected 9 positions, 1 position from each game of the Budapest Spring Festival I played in the last 9 days. Some of the position were actually played in the games some of them I found when I calculated the variation when playing or when analysi...
Afternoon everyone. Although I post chess from the past, I very definitely keep up to date with what is going on in the chess world. I am not one of those who thinks that everything in the past was better, or everything today is better. Goat lists...
#polish #orangutan #quickwins This very interesting 7-move checkmate was sent in by @KudoShlnichi, a subscriber from the Netherlands. They played a very neat trap against their opponent with the white pieces, who led with the Polish Ope...
In the final round I wanted to win very much. I played the sicilian defense to unbalance the position. He played the closed system and put me under some pressure by his 2 bishops. The middlegame was balanced until he missed my b5-b4 which underm...
Hello there, welcome to the Lightning Reports! Surprise, surprise, I got to play otb chess again. Last weekend there was a local tournament on the schedule, and when I saw the list of pre-registered players, featuring a GM, two NMs, two 2100s, and...
He could trapp my queen in the middle of the board. A rare situation. He missed it in his time trouble. The move Nd5 looked good. I did not think He could capture and when I capture back with my queen, my centralized queen can be trapped. I did ...
#ruylopez #jaenischgambit Recently, the chess.com personality quiz identified that I was an assassin 🥷 and I going to own it! 🤣 Perhaps this is well demonstrated by my preferred response to the very good Ruy López Opening (1. ...
Over Memorial Day weekend, the Charlotte Chess Center hosted its official Club Championship at the CCC's Main/South location. The event consisted of a standard tournament (g80+10) held on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a rapid and blitz tournamen...
I sacrificed a knight for 2 pawns in the endgame to unbalance the position. I want to improve my tactics and started to study this course. If you want to improve your tactics I suggest you to stuyd the Tactics Ninja course: https://che...
Dear readers, Before I get to the text itself, I feel the need to announce to those who do not yet know, that I have recently been awarded the "Top Blogger" stamp on Chess.com. This can be seen from the new cool banner that the staff has added t...
Hi everyone! Today, May 30th, at 15:30 CEST, there will be a blitz tournament here on chess.com, organized by the OutpostChess Platform – Outpost Smart Drill with a lot of Smart Awards! Date: 30th of May, Thursday Start Tim...
I stood confused after seeing the game played by Kasparov and Ivanchuk, where White, the best player in the world, got completely outplayed in only 30 moves — in the French Defense! I wondered, what kind of French Defense is this? Should I e...
Hello, my dear chess friends! In this short blog, I would like to share my experience at a very strong chess tournament where my coach (and father, IM Nestorovic Dejan) helped me prepare for a game against GM Ulybin. It was my first win aga...
Grandmaster NR Visakh played the English opening and I got a good position. I missed a nice Ne6 sacrifice, which I countered with the Rxc4 sacrifice. I want to improve my tactics and started to study this course. If you want to improve your tact...
Years ago I was walking with GM Levon Aronian, and he said something interesting: “Mike Tyson was THE Mike Tyson because of his fear. He was afraid of his opponents. And he would use that fear to train very hard, to analyze his opponents v...
Chess is a game of strategy and deep thinking, where each move can significantly impact the outcome of the game. Analyzing your games is a crucial step in improving your skills and understanding of the game. Analyzing your own games allows...
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Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of embarking on a shared journey with countless chess players, each unique in their struggles and aspirations. This is one of the most effective ways to solve a chess or mental game struggl...
In round 5 I played with the 3 times European Rapid Youth Champion Woman FIDE-Master Hanna Iva-Gal from Hungary. I saw, She authored a chessable course about the King's Indian Defense, so I decided to play the London system and a version w...
An operating system to help you align actions and intent: the ICED framework Discipline is often thought of as the magic missing ingredients between our lofty goals and the distracting reality. If only I were disciplined I would not play b...
Is tennis the next sport where leading stars want to showcase their chess skills? Perhaps it is if Carlos Alcaraz, the number-three tennis player in the world, is any indication. Similarities Of Chess And Tennis How Chess Helps Tennis Star Al...
Dear Chess Friends! This past Sunday, we had an insightful webinar titled “Typical Attacks on the Same-Side Castling Positions”. For those who missed it or want to revise the material, I’m excited to announce that the recording...
INTRODUCTION This is my recap of the fifth and final day of the 2023-24 South Florida Grand Prix tournament. There have been four days of this Grand Prix throughout the school year, and I have participated in all four. I have done well up to...
