Last month, breaking news about a country and a tournament caught the attention of the entire chess community. Of course, I’m talking about Cyprus and the tournament… the 9th European Small Nations Association (ESNA) Team Championship...
Today I’ll walk you through a rock-solid opening repertoire you can start using immediately. No heavy theory. Just clear ideas that lead you to good middlegame positions. You can download all variations completely for FREE:https://rocksoli...
This game will probably go down as one of the greatest games in Argentina's chess history. The rising star Faustino Oro, one of the most promising youngsters in the world, played White against the 7-time Argentine champion Diego Flores in the 100t...
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Hey Impressive Chessers! If you’ve ever wanted advice on improving your blitz rating from a slumping, elder-millennial National Master (yes, that would be me), then this is the blog for you! In all seriousness, I really do think I can help...
On Saturday, 29th November 2025, the final blitz competition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Odessa (Odesa) Grandmaster EFIM GELLER, who in the past was officially recognized the best athlete of Odessa of the 20th cen...
We all want to get better at chess, but the path to get there is different depending on our level. I'm starting a series on helping people go from approximately 1600 to 1800, and I'm doing so by analyzing game submissions (feel free to post your...
In 1929, Alekhine defended his world championship like a mortal — with Bogoljubow keeping pace with him for much of the match until Alekhine surged ahead. But after that Alekhine started a tournament run that has a claim to being the greates...
Trailing by half a point entering the last day of the US Masters in Charlotte, Grandmaster Awonder Liang won both of his games to vault himself into a tie for first, before taking down GM Andrew Hong in a crazy tiebreak playoff. The win clinched L...
A few days ago, I listened to a podcast about League of Legends. It’s actually a game I used to play a lot but haven’t picked it up in a while. During the podcast, one segment caught my attention though. It was a discussion on how to m...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "How to Become an Uncomfortable Opponent", where we explored how to create maximum psychological and practical pressure on your opponents, forcing them out of their comf...
In this week’s blog, Maidenhead and Birmingham University Club player, Calvin Chris Biju takes us through his chess journey including joining Maidenhead Chess Club, reaching the final of the Club Championship, meeting a former British Prime ...
Many things in life happen by coincidence, but writing a book does not seem to be one of them. Even so, I never planned to write my book about Capablanca and Alekhine, although after several years of working on it, I am very glad that I did. My ...
November 8, 2025 With the tournament only 5 days away, I started my preparation by doing puzzles on Lichess, as I had cancelled my Chess.com subscription because I wasn't using it as often. Therefore, I'm not willing to pay for a service that I ...
Forgot to post a blog last week, so let's wrap up the last two weeks of chess news in audio! In Episode 7, I discuss the quarterfinals and semifinals of the FIDE World Cup, three matches from the Chess.com Speed Chess quarterfinals, the Women&rs...
#royalfork #giuocopianissimo #tactics Click to subscribe to my YouTube channel! It’s been quite a hectic November, and I’d realised this morning, that I hadn’t played a rated game on Chess.com for ove...
Duolingo, the online platform that has provided free language lessons for more than a decade, has recently added chess to its repertoire. It seeks to benefit from the continually expanding worldwide interest in the royal game that we love. Chess...
Chess players often rely on book recommendations to guide their study. Good reviews are extremely helpful and can save players hundreds of hours by pointing them toward the right material. If there’s one downside, it’s that reviews can...
With only two rounds left at the annual US Masters tournament in Charlotte, three GMs stand tied atop the standings with 6/7. But with a whopping nine players on 5.5 behind them, there are plenty of players left in contention for the tournament's ...
Welcome Everybody, to another blunder filled edition of Blitz 'n' Memes... If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always, the tactics have be...
The world is changed. I feel it in the openings. I feel it in the endgames. I smell it in the wooden pieces. Much that once was is lost, for none now play who remember it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Back to Top It began with the forging of the ...
The annual US Masters tournament is well underway in Charlotte, and one player still has a perfect score through five rounds! With wins over two GMs and two IMs in his last four games, GM Andrew Hong stands alone atop the standings, with three oth...
Through three rounds at the annual US Masters tournament in Charlotte, only nine perfect scorers remain. Thanksgiving Thursday saw quite a few upsets, as even top-seeded GM Awonder Liang ceded a draw, and several other pre-tournament favorites eit...
Afternoon everyone. As usual, far too much here for you to get through in one go, so pop in and out. Yep, I was having fun doing what I do and ended up with a mass of material. I will never be a 'content creator' who times everything down to the l...
Things are about to get increasingly interesting around these parts. If you think about it, we're over halfway done; we've covered eight matches and eight biographies, and there are only seven matches and eight biographies remaining. Welcome ...
