One of the things that makes the royal game beautiful is that everybody, including the people at the very top level, are learners. However, novice players like me, myself and I, have a ton more to learn and do rather funny mistakes along the way. ...
Have you ever played an imbalanced game where you collected all the free biscuits, felt really rich then suddenly you adjusted the level of the game and started giving your advantage away? I recently started calling this weird phenomenon Robi...
These bots nowadays, they grow up so fast! After my victories over 8 year-old (800) and 9 year-old (1200) Beth Harmon, it was time for me to assert my alphaness over 10 year-old Beth Harmon who gained 400 rating points over one year. Desp...
My quest to stop Beth Harmon who stole the spotlight continues today as I take on 9 year-old Beth Harmon. In the span of 1 year she gained 400 rating points and has a solid 1200 rating. In this weird Slav Defense line, I managed to deliver a puz...
I am sure everybody and their mother have already seen this opening. In one of my previous blog posts named 1.d4 Players HATE This! I explored the infamous Englund Gambit where Black sacrifices a pawn for tricky stuff. On the 2nd Day of 12 Da...
There's a new girl in the block. Her name is Beth Harmon and suddenly she got all the attention got really famous on social media. More famous than I ever was. How could I let this happen? <insert epic music here> There can only be one A...
What makes a Grandmaster of the royal game so much more different than a very careful "casual" player of the game? In this week's video, we go inside Grandmasters brains by solving a series of 3000+ rated puzzles. I must confess that the recurring...
When I first started playing chess from absolute zero, I was too shy to play against real opponents. Like many of my pure beginner chess friends, I would play against a computer and GMs would keep telling me that I should play against real people ...
Sooooooooo IM Eric Rosen was on my stream about a week ago and he said I should make a compilation out of my worst blunders. As a famous 21st century philosopher that goes with the name of Timmy the 5Gs once said "Blunders are like Pringles.....
2020 has been a weird year, while sadness struck the entire globe, online chess had an influx of players and streamers from all of the world, at every skill level. While some experienced the boom more than others, there have been a multitu...
I don't know about you but I sometimes have BRILLIANT chess days whereas some days my brain refuses to function. One day, I hopped on to the stream when I wasn't feeling my best and starting solving puzzles that are way above my actual rating. I...
Things can quickly go south in chess especially at the beginner level. Being aware of some common opening traps saves you some valuable time that can be spent on winning endgame calculations. Former US Champion WGM Sabina Foisor kindly joined my s...
Competitive chess events like the World Chess Championship, Sinquefield Cup and many national championships are postponed or cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic also had a huge impact on one of my favorite activities, the chess exhibi...
Every player visits the Blunder City in Chess Republic from time to time. I, as a novice player of the royal game, am a frequent visitor of this famous city, especially when I live stream my chess games. One of the many things I like about chess i...
I am sure everyone at some point in their waking lives resort to uncle Google to find an answer to one of the most pressing questions of all times: How to respond to 1.d4! Taken from 20 Chess Memes That Will Make You Laugh Or sometimes...
Naycir's stream series Master vs Beginner will make a return on June 13 at 09:00 am PST (6pm CEST) featuring former Women's World Rapid & Blitz champion GM Anna Muzychuk! Naycir the beginner, who gives the mortals a chance by significantly dro...
Former World Junior Chess Champion GM Alex Ipatov will host and play a blitz tournament on 14 May 2020 at 4PM PST. Top three junior performers will win a 30-minute chess lesson with GM Alex Ipatov. REGISTRATION 1. Go to US Chess Hub using this...
Hello everyone! I am back with the second and final part of my visual blog post series from 2020 Cairns Cup, one of the highest rated all-female tournaments in chess history! The field included reigning world champions of classical (Wenjun), rapid...
Welcome back to yet another visual blog post series! This series feature one of the most requested tournaments ever! The second annual Cairns Cup, the highest-rated all-female tournament in chess history! The event is hosted by Saint Louis Chess C...
2019 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship took place between December 27-30, 2019 in Charlotte, NC. I was extremely honored to represent my school, Saint Louis University as a part of the women's team. Despite being a beginner player, I...
Mark your calendars, grab your popcorn and prepare your heart! This historical EPIC chess battle will begin on November 9 4PM US/Central on twitch.tv/golddustori and twitch.tv/naycir. Will Tori's legendary chess play be enough to tackle Naycir's...
Oh no! 😱 #ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX @STLChessClub @ChesscomNews pic.twitter.com/y8hIXL8YSv — Nigarhan (@nigarhan) September 4, 2019 Garry was completely winning this game, he knew it and he was confident. Then he simply r...
Today's position is set! ... and the duo is back in action! Garry Kasparov is fueling up for today's #ChampionsShowdown #Chess9LX action! ☕️ pic.twitter.com/EflftBBwcE — Nigarhan (@nigarhan) September 3, 2019 Fuel of...
Following the drawing of today's position players were paired up with each other to make preparations for the games. Kasparov's partner was none other than Peter Svidler. The duo were eagerly discussing variants in Russian. Fabiano Caruna wa...
Ding Liren was the first one to arrive at the tournament hall. Here he comes! The world champion wasn't impressed by my chess skills. Just kidding... I was holding a camera lens that looked like a weapon... The first game of the day...
