A couple of new points show up on the atlas of chess history — with the first-ever international tournament in California followed by the first-ever in Mexico. Both were opportunities to benefit from the celebrity of Alekhine and for Alekhin...
#traps #tactics #romanticstyle #quickwins Click to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Another week, another chess noob Quick Wins article and video! And today, I’m going to show two games that follow the same theme...
Inspired by GM Aman Hambleton's challenge in 2017, when he didn't cut his beard until he achieved the grandmaster title, I decided—in my infinite wisdom—to go down a similar route, and I'm still on it. In this post, I'll share with you...
Afternoon everyone. My long suffering - and believe me, they have my sympathies - readers will be glad to hear that this is, by my standards, a quick blog! However, a fair bit of text, and then I will throw in some fun chess at the end. A few da...
The top seed has been upset! Ok, perhaps this doesn't require too much commotion; I already mentioned how I thought Burn was over-seeded, which is partially what inspired this series to begin with (everything is explained here). It makes sense in ...
Most players study everyone’s games except their own. They binge YouTube recaps, grind opening theory and analyze Grandmaster positions they’ll never face. Then they wonder why their rating hasn’t moved in six months. It’...
Christmas Charity Chess Tournament On December 21 (12 noon - 02.30pm US Eastern Time) Business Meets Chess & Kids will organize a big charity chess tournament online on chess.com in favor of the children engaged in our programs that are in n...
This is second part on my series on how to go from 1600 to 1800. I'm analyzing a game that was submitted in the comments of my previous blog post, and sharing the top 5 mistakes I saw in the game. If you prefer to learn from a video lesson, you ca...
I still remember when I said, "I really want to reach #2800 someday." I said that in 2022, and that day has arrived today. I feel truly happy and proud, having managed to stay at #2700 for many years. It took three years to achieve this new goal...
As we continue to update and improve Proctor, we are publishing new versions regularly with large and small improvements. Changes are documented here starting with 2.0.0 which was a substantial update that moved Proctor's development process fully...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "Connecting Pieces to the Attack", where we explored how and when to bring your pieces into an attack to create overwhelming pressure. Whether you're launching a kingsid...
I was asked to analyze a game I played 10 years ago for a book on the President’s Cup (the Final Four). That year our Webster team completely dominated the field. We scored 10 out of 12, the best result any team had ever achieved. I scored 3...
Cabana Santa doesn't play great openings. Learn the weaknesses of his repertoire and play a decent middlegame/endgame to take the full point.
This week’s blog features the second in a series of Paul Littlewood’s articles on Tactics, which was originally published in the ECF’s monthly Magazine ChessMoves. In this article Paul looks at one of the basic tactic...
Good afternoon to all my friends around the world. ''Meanwhile, far away, in another part of town'' as Bob Dylan wrote, I mentioned a move that is regarded as one of the most amazing ever played. I think Tim Krabbe, who has a website devot...
The second episode of the podcast Masters and Matches tells about Moscow 1925, the first super tournament in the Russian capital held exactly a century ago. It was the career's peak for Efim Bogoljubow, who won the tournament ahead of Lasker and C...
When your pieces know what they're doing, the game almost wins itself. So for this week's round-up of courses, we're all about playing your pieces to their full potential. You'll learn how to develop fast, take control of key squares, and...
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Can you believe that a confection chess set was the winning entry in a gingerbread house competition? A delicious entry, called Pawn Stars, that featured 32 chess pieces with lively personalities took first prize at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Ashe...
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...
