Good afternoon everyone. Well, I had to stop digging and put the material onto the page. Too much here for one blog really, but hopefully you will drop in and out and enjoy another of my looks at a neglected player. Koblencs loved chess! ...
The Salle Molière was packed to the brim, with the crowd overflowing into the aisles—just like in the golden days of the Karpov Trophy. Julien Song, 32-year-old International Master, is the undisputed No. 1 French chess influencer, ...
940 – that’s the official number of participants in this 23rd edition, and more than 50% of them are under 22 years old. CAPECHECS is getting younger every year, and that’s refreshing news. Young players throw themselves wholeh...
Hey Impressive Chessers! Happy All Hallow's Eve, Eve (the day before Halloween)! Today we're going to be "de-spookifying" gambits just like we did last year: If you haven't already, or you want to brush up on my strategy to deal with t...
Kia ora! Welcome to another blog! As I informed you 15 days ago, today we will be talking about the latest edition of the best blogging competition on this website: BlogChamps Season 9! If you are an avid reader, you will probably already know...
Most companies worship speed.“Move fast, break things.” But Toyota did something different.They built a system that said, “Move smart. Fix things.” Back in the 1950s, their factories were chaos wrapped in success.The li...
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For an entire week, the CCAS holiday center in Cap d’Agde is buzzing with the energy of 940 players from France and abroad, competing in five Open tournaments open to all levels—from casual amateurs to passionate competitors. Highlig...
Early in his coaching career, NM Robert Ramirez worked with two gifted young students. Eager to accelerate their growth, he encouraged them to play up in tougher sections instead of remaining in their age group. One of the students, still a thi...
He is one of the most experienced French grandmaster. At 48, the former three-time French Champion remains loyal to the Grand Prix, after also competing in the Trophée. "I’ve taken part in almost every edition since the tournament...
They have engraved their names in gold on the Trophy’s roll of honor: Gelfand, Karpov, Gurevich, Anand, Radjabov, Nakamura, Ivanchuk, Topalov, and of course, Etienne Bacrot and Laurent Fressinet. These champions forged the legend of CAPECH...
Tonight, at 9:00 PM CET, chess streamers and players Julien Song and Joachim Mouhamad will face off in a Challenge Match. Their names will join the list of champions who have already competed at Capechecs. On the program: 2 rapid games (15+5) an...
As a chess master and coach, I deeply and sincerely believe in the value of blitz for improvement. The advantage of blitz is very simple: you can play a lot of games quickly. You won’t be thinking many deep thoughts, but winning at chess i...
Chess.com India is thrilled to announce the World Cup Fan Contest in collaboration with ChessBase India. As part of the 2025 FIDE World Cup Fan Celebration, we will be hosting three online swiss events on 29 October 2025, designed for players acro...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm delighted to share insights from my recent workshop "The Fixed Pawn as the Base of a Chain", where we explored one of the most fundamental strategic concepts in chess. Understanding pawn chains and how to handle them can ...
With only two weeks left in the North American Corporate Chess League's regular season, there's not much time remaining for teams to clinch one of the league's eight playoff spots. The playoff line currently ends at eighth-ranked AFS, with 32.5 po...
Manchester United football manager Sir Matt Busby is famously credited with coining the phrase ‘If you’re good enough your old enough', which is still displayed in the Old Trafford dressing room. Newly qualified ECF arbiter Alexander...
Out of the 933 participants in this 23rd edition, 127 are women of all ages and levels, representing nearly 15% of the field. In 2025, the ECU (European Chess Union) Women’s Chess Commission is partnering with CAPECHECS for the first time....
The Montpellier native Sophie Millet, six-time French champion, loves CAPECHECS. She has taken part in so many editions of the event. She remains faithful to it, even though she isn’t playing in any tournament in 2025. "I’ve been c...
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#chessup2 #firstlook #demo #blitz #vienna Click to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Earlier in the month, I announced that the good people at Bryght Labs were interested in a collaboration for me to review their current C...
“A game starts with e4; on the 5th move, a knight takes a rook and checkmate. What are the moves played?” That question is taken verbatim from the TV mini-series, ‘Rematch’ (2024), a dramatisation of the chess match between...
The fourth episode of Season 2 of 20 Blitz is live, this time it’s Joel taking the challenge.After guiding previous players from the sidelines, Joel steps up to show he can perform under pressure as well as he teaches. From the first moves...
The 23rd edition of the CAPECHECS chess tournament has begun, and living it is a true pleasure. The aisles of the CCAS center are vibrant. It’s the fever of the first days. We pass each other, we smile, we hug, we kiss, happy to once again s...
🔹 Never Relax When You’re Winning Have you ever had a completely winning position… and still lost? It’s one of the most painful feelings in chess — and yes, it’s happened to me too. Recently, I looked at ...
