Welcome everybody, to another tactic 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 been ...
A tragic crime has taken place, and only you can help me solve it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This was supposed to be the most prestigious tournament I had ever organized. A small, exclusive event in New Zealand, bringing together some of the greatest p...
Forgot to share our most recent episodes. Catching up now! Since the Toiletgate episode, Arne Moll and I have created these podcast episodes for Masters and Matches. Hope you'll enjoy them! The History of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in 1...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "When Material Doesn't Matter", where we explored one of the most fascinating and misunderstood aspects of chess: sacrificing material for dynamic factors like initiativ...
After a way-too-long hiatus, it's time to continue this matchup. Check out part 1 here, discussing the 1881 match between these two. We'll be talking about the 1887 match today, and then concluding with the usual tournament roundup in part 3. We...
Through two weeks of the North American Corporate Chess League's new season, Capital One and Jane Street Capital are tied for first with 19.5 points, with JPMorgan Chase just behind at 19. While the top teams are beginning to separate themselves, ...
I challenged Parham Maghsoodloo, currently 23° in the World, to a Blitz game (5 min vs 1 min). Pietro Checkmate convinced him I was a 3200 Elo player on Chess.com… and that’s where it all began!Watch until the end, because besides...
A student recently told me about all the chess books he was working through. Seven of them. At the same time. He wasn’t slacking. He was genuinely putting in hours, rotating between strategy books, endgame manuals, game collections, and a ...
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After a simultaneous exhibition in the Oberoi Imperial Hotel, Singapore (September 1986), GM Mark Taimanov told the following joke - A chess administrator trying to get funding for a chess tournament from a potential sponsor was sidetracke...
