2022 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz- The Sinquefield Sacrifice
The World Grand Chess Tour, St. Louis Rapid & Blitz 2022 ~”The Sinquefield Sacrifice” Three years later, post-Covid, both of us are now teenagers (!) and we’ve returne...
Crazy Attacking Game!
Hi Everyone! This blog was inspired by a comment in one of my other posts (Check it out here!) asking for one of my own games. My rating at the time was 1807, and my opponent's rating was 1852. This rapid game was full of excitement and exhilarati...
How to Correctly Defend against Fried Liver Attack
Hello! And in this article you will learn how to correctly defend against the Fried Liver! This is a little trick that people play, it goes like this: This trick can be very inconvenient for you, as your opponent is attacking the f7 square, the ...
How to get Great Accuracy on Games!
Okay- You were wondering, how can I get my accuracy on games up? Here is the answer! (three of them actually) When you have a game that you just got 19.2 accuracy and you want that to change, the first thing you need is a- POSITIVE MINDSET! I...
What will I do about this puzzle!!!!!
Okay, Let's say you are just working on bringing your tactics rating up, everything is going fine, you are flying through points like nobody's business, but then.... BOOM! You reach a sudden halt as you see an incomprehensible puzzle before you. Y...
English Attack- Sicilian Defense Variation Full Lines
The English Attack is a great opening for all you attackers out there! In lower-rated players this line which I have played feels about 90% win and 10% loss for me, seeing as you have to sacrifice a whole lot of pieces as well in it! A...
Higher Rated? Not a thought!
Ever wondered, wow, who am I going to play now? I'm 9/9, and need one more game to clinch the tournament! Then the pairings come out, and you, a small 1200, are paired against a vastly higher rated opponent, with their peak reaching a stunning 210...
How to Correctly Defend against Queen's Wayward Attack-
Okay, If you have just started playing chess, you have probably seen this opening: 1. e4, e5, 2. Qh5. This is called the Queen's Wayward Attack, or, it's nickname, "The four-move-checkmate." This is a "classic" in beginner chess, but if you know h...
2018 Sinquefield Cup- Aronian v. Grischuk
Here is the game of two chess masterminds against each other, Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. This was the decisive Round 9 game that would decide the 3-way tie for first place if either player won, so the stakes were tremendously high. T...
Who is The Best Chess Player in The World?
Who is the Best Chess Player in the world? There are many contestants. From the World Champion Magnus Carlsen, to the Young Super GM Wei Yi, the Chess world is bursting with talent. Here are some of the players on the board: GM Hikaru N...
Carlsen-Caruana World Championship Match 2018- Game 6- What Could have happened?
We all know that this recent World Championship Match was one of the most anticipated and (bet on) in history, as #1 and #2 go head to head in this exhausting play-off. Eventually, Carlsen won on tiebreak and went home happy. But, there was a MISS...
Autograph Signing - 2019 St. Louis Rapid & Blitz / Sinquefield Cup Ceremonies
After attending the Sinquefield Cup last year, Laurel and I couldn't wait to return to St. Louis! Throughout the year we were thinking of ways we could reflect on our experience in years to come. We decided that we should try writing a blog about ...
