It's National Chess Day What better way to celebrate than to mark your calendar for December 1, 2025 to join the Chess Friends as they launch their book Q & A Chess: Tournament Edition Where: Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park When: Dec...
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The second episode of Season 2 of 20 Blitz is here, and this time, it’s Sam’s turn to take the board! He started strong, showing sharp instincts and cool calculation in the opening games. But how did he hold up as the pressure gre...
National Chess Day Spotlight: Tamaghna Roy October 11, 2025 – Columbia Chess Club Tamaghna Roy representing South Carolina at the 2025 Tournament of Champions When I first met Tamaghna Roy in 2023, I directed his very first over-the-...
Most people start playing chess because of a family member or a friend. Yes, the good old brother of mine, who did not stop beating me in chess for my WHOLE ENTIRE FIRST YEAR PLAYING, is the one who got me into chess, and I enjoyed it. My primary ...
October is Disability Awareness Month. It is a chance to highlight the value of inclusion and show how activities like chess can bring people together. I have written before about how chess can break barriers for people with disabilities: ...
Recently, I started learning a new game. Nothing crazy, just something different from chess. It’s been nice to be back in the shoes of an improver who is early in their journey actively striving to get better at something! It’s been a ...
Who is more successful? A Grandmaster with 2,750? Or a master with 2,400?A billionaire? Or a millionaire?An influencer with a million followers? Or one with a thousand? The world screams the same answer each time.“The first one! The bigg...
Success Workout of the Week FM CheckRaiseMate9 Oct 20251One view This post is published English (US) ChessPuzzle A chess puzzle to get your brain sweating This is just some old school chess content. A puzzle to get the ...
The State Championship: Back In The Ring (For Real This Time) Trophies and Club Awards Three weeks after writing Back In The Ring, I found myself lacing up the metaphorical gloves again — this time for the 2025 South Carolina State Cha...
Being stubborn keeps you from ever learning. Yes, good old pride can keep you from learning anything about chess. Some people avoid certain content because it's not entertaining enough, even though it should be informative rather than entertaini...
There's a special corner in chess heaven that looks exactly like this — Capablanca just cruising through a field with elegant play and in a class all by himself. It's been a little while since we've had a scene like this, and it's nice to go...
Last month I took part in a tournament in L'Isle-Adam, a small town close to Paris. It was the first time that I played with a "shortened classical" time control, 60 minutes + 30 seconds per move. A few years ago, FIDE decided that tournaments usi...
One of my courses that is currenty on a discount is the Lifetime Repertoires: The Chebanenko Slav. Why did I choose the Chebanenko Slav for a lifetime repertoire? I always thought that if a player is to play an opening for a lifetime then th...
In Division 1, SRM-A and SRCC topped the regular 2025 India College Chess Championship (ICCL) Autumn Season with scores of 7/7 and 6/7 respectively. The top-six teams qualified for the Playoffs stage, while SRM A, Xaviers Team A, SRCC, and Jadavpu...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm excited to share highlights from my recent workshop "How to Create Complications", where we explored strategic ways to transform quiet positions into dynamic battles. Whether you're playing for a win or trying to escape a...
Season number twelve of the North American Corporate Chess League is now underway! A total of 38 teams participated in Thursday evening's opening rounds, playing three games of rapid chess right here on chess.com. The North American Corporate Ch...
Who improves the most, the person who consistently studies something each day or the person who studies something whenever he feels like it? Sorry to say this or to burst your bubble, but if you don't play chess consistently, you're never going to...
🔥 Chessnut Store (Affiliate Link)🔥 Or use my coupon code for a discount on checkout: CHESSNOOB64 #chessnutgo #otbchess Click to subscribe to my YouTube channel! Today (the first Monday of October) was the Labo...
This week I'm going to show you one of the strongest world champions (in my opinion, a bit underrated nowadays) – Botvinnik. He lost the world title 3 times, and 3 times he won it back. There was a saying: if you play against Tal and he sacr...
Dear Chess Organizers, Arbiters and yes—Players too, After a recent Sunday’s event, I came to a conclusion: We should all move toward paperless tournaments. Let me tell you what happened. I was part of the chess team from the ...
The first episode of season 2 of 20 Blitz is out, and Rachangel really brought the energy! Watching the games unfold is like stepping into the mind of a streamer under pressure, thinking fast and making every move count. Each match is full of...
This is my latest Substack post. If you like it, consider subscribing. I remember that I wasn’t too bothered by the pandemic and the necessity to stay at home. I like being at home and studying chess, so without the need to go out ...
Over the past two weekends, the Charlotte Chess Center hosted the 2025 Charlotte Fall Open at the SouthPark Hilton Garden Inn. Over 200 players participated in at least one of the event's five sections, with the U1800, U1500, and U1200 held from S...
The countdown is almost over: tomorrow, in Batumi, Georgia, the European Team Chess Championship 2025 kicks off! 🇪🇺♟️ Forty nations will line up for glory in the Open section, and thirty-six more in the Women’s section – each bringin...
