Hello, my fellow history lovers, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Basketball has the "Buzzer Beater", Golf has its "Hole-In-One", and in Soccer nothing is better than a perfectly struck "Bicycle Kick". But in our Great Game, t...
Hi. My name is Magnus Carlsen. - Magnus Carlsen. Hello, my fellow movie lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz and Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right p...
Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation. – Max Euwe. Hello, my fellow tactic lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz and Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you h...
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. - Vince Lombardi. Hell...
Hello, my fellow chess pupils, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. AI has impacted our world in a plethora of ways. From badly written university essays to grossly biased social media news feeds, AI is continuing to evolve and expa...
Chess does not drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane. -Bill Hartston Hello, my fellow speed lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you ...
Hello, my fellow festival goers, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Due to the UNNAMED VIRUS, OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, this past summer was the first time in four years that I was able to return to my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Cana...
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made. – Savielly Tartakower Hello, my fellow rapid players, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. The Chess world is full charlatans professing to understand how to...
I am a meme machine - Magnus Carlsen Hello, my fellow blitz players, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, b...
Hello, my fellow tactic solvers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always, the ...
There is no remorse like the remorse of chess. – H. G. Wells Hello, my fellow OTB fanatics, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Chess is fun no matter where or how you play it, but for me nothing beats Over-The-Board ...
Hello, my fellow Blitz players, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As per usual, the puzz...
Hello, my fellow film lovers, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. If you're like me, seeing chess portrayed in film is usually an utter disappointment. Supposing the filmmakers even bother to set the board up correctly, the positio...
Hello, my fellow puzzle lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As ever, the puzzles h...
Hello, my fellow daily chess lovers, and welcome to my report on the second round of the Chess.com 2023 Daily Chess Championship. In the 1st round of the Daily Chess Champs you feel like Paul Morphy, in the 2nd round you feel like NN. ~ Sheldo...
Hello, my fellow chess tournament goers, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Here in Japan we have just finished celebrating Golden Week; from April 29th through May 5th a number of national holidays are favorably clustered togethe...
Hello, my fellow meme lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles ha...
Hello, my fellow Calculators; and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. A wise man once said, Calculation Over Everthang. Is this true? Arguably family and loved ones, might be more important, but when it comes to chess there is ...
Hello, my fellow tactic solvers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles...
Hello, my fellow over-the-board fanatics, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Recently, our benevolent overlords here at Chess.com, added the term "Miss" to game analysis. In layman's terms, a "miss" is a move that would have won m...
Hello, my fellow puzzle fans, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles ha...
Hello, my fellow daily chess lovers, and welcome to my report on the first round of the Chess.com 2023 Daily Chess Championship. In the 1st round of the Daily Chess Champs you feel like Paul Morphy, in the 2nd round you feel like NN. ~ Sheldon...
Hello, my fellow blitz lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles h...
Hello, my fellow puzzle solvers; and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. If you're a lover of tactics taken from amateur online rapid tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. Sunday January 16th ...
