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Last weekend, the Bristol Centenary & WECU Championship chess tournament took place in Bristol, UK. In the Open section, 63 players battled it out for the coveted title of West of England Chess Champion. Among the strong field, which include...
Hi! I was going through my recent games yesterday when I got a nice surprise. The Game review showed that I had made three excellent moves in a row. Here's a look at the game: Thanks for reading!
"Have you forgotten how to play chess yet?" my friend Oleksiy asked. It was a joke, but it came with an invitation: a rapid chess tournament in Dnipro city next Saturday. Can a 70-kilometer trip to a neighboring city feel like an unusual adventu...
Hello, my dear chess friends! The Ukrainian Chess Federation has postponed my Candidate Master title. My statistics in the Ukrainian rating list As I mentioned in my previous Zero Rated Tale I met the standard in my first tournament, b...
Hello, my new and old chess friends! As you may know from my slightly boring blog, I play a lot of online chess. Like many digital players, I've always wondered about the difference between online games and over-the-board (OTB) chess. How much o...
Hello, my chess friends! On July 4th, a day the whole world associates with a great American holiday, Ukraine has its own important celebration: Navy Day. I was lucky enough to visit the city of Ukrainian shipbuilders, Mykolaiv, for t...
Hello everyone! I am absolutely buzzing this week — I’m close to the most fantastic achievement of my chess career! As you may know, the Chess.com portal announced a competition for the best game to be added to the ongoing Immortal...
Hello, my chess friends! I need your attention one more time! May is officially over, and that means it's time to choose the Game of the Month. Please take a look at the candidates below, and let me know which game you liked more! Your...
Hello, fellow chess maniacs! I once came across a question — I think it was on Gregory Serper’s blog (@Gserper) — that immediately stumped me: "What is your favorite chess move?" It was totally unexpected. Of course, every...
Hola! I had a few fantastic games this week that truly helped brighten up my mood. The boards delivered serious entertainment, from hilarious blunders to a bizarre, creative opening. It all kicked off with a game against German FIDE Master C...
Hello, everyone! I'm thrilled to announce that this week has brought me some spectacular new chess records and trophies. Let's dive right into the action! First up, check out the crushing, squall-like attack I unleashed against a Russian pla...
Hello! Regular readers may remember my exploration of the Urusov Gambit. I’ve posted interesting games in this line before, but here are a few fresh examples where my opponents committed some dramatically fatal mistakes and lost the...
64 it's the most beautiful and legendary number for any chess player. To celebrate, here are my best and most instructive games from my sixty-fourth week of play and blogging! I love chess gambits. I'm thrilled that this cont...
Three games. One will be the best! Write, please, what game you liked more? Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Write in commentary number of game what you liked more. Напишите в комментарии номер партии, которая вам ...
Hello there! It’s the last week of April, and I'm wrapping things up with another game report. Let's dive straight into the opening catastrophes. The Bishop’s Opening is an old system, but don't let that fool you...
Hello, my dear! I am amateur chess player from Ukraine. You probably already know about my (slightly boring, but honest!) blog, Fresh Chess If you've been reading for a while, you'll know the main focus here is detailed analyses ...
Hello! Once again, I've had some good games this week! Last Sunday, I played in the Elite Superblitz Arena on Lichess for the first time. My biggest win was my game against the renowned Venezuelan coach and FIDE Master Eddy Ravelo (...
Next Thursday is here, and we're back with the highly anticipated continuation of our series on the "Secret" Von Hennig Gambit! In the first part, we left off discussing Line 2 of our opening. Let me be clear (after some lively dis...
Hello! Today will blog about one of my favourite gambits. This opening is known as Blackmar's or Blackmar-Diemer (with moves 2...de 3.Nc3 Nf6) Gambit. This gambit have a many fans, and there are players wh...
Hello!This week started for me with an unforgettable match against FIDE Master, famous streamer and absolutely great chess player Dawid Czerw (FIDE 2259) from Poland. It was very kind of him to agree to such a match. ...
Hey!If it was too fast for you - you can find a complete analysis of the game here (Game 3).Enjoy, slowly!
My new and old friends!Traditionally, when the month is over, I post my games, which decide which one will become the Game of the month.Here are my best games in March. Write, please, what game you liked more? Game 1 ...
Hello!It was a great week, and perhaps one of the richest with my creative successes, the best of which I traditionally hurry to show you. Today will also be a small experiment. You all know that recently I am one of the streamers of the Ches...
Hello, my dear chess friends! I am proud to tell you some extraordinary news.On Monday, April, 1st, I will play a live match against FM Dawid Czerw (FIDE 2259) from Lublin, Poland. David is not only a strong chess player, but also a famous str...
Hello, my dear chess friends! This week a lot of small things left me quite a bit of time for chess.But still, this week I played, perhaps one of my best games.The second game is not so interesting, but it still illustrates the ideas of some of ...
