Hey there chessers! I've recently been, to say the least, not playing much chess. I've just had no motivation. It felt like 1600 was the only thing pulling me to play more, and now that that's gone, I didn't have any reason to play. Sure, I set ...
I get up to go eat dinner, and every step makes my brain hurt from the vibrations. I've stared at my computer for hours straight, and it's almost all on chess.com. Luckily, food makes me forget about the pain. But this leaves me wondering. I hav...
Welcome back chessers! After much too much delay, I am finally releasing the first chapter of My Journey! For those who aren't familiar with the series, My Journey is where I choose around 5 games from my past in a specific rating...
Ahoy chessers! I’m starting a new series (again), called My Journey. Here, we venture through every rating block (200-300, 300-400, etc) I’ve gone through, with games and tips so that you yourself can climb the rating ladder you...
Hey there chessers! Today I'm starting a new series where each week I go over my performance in the Improvers' club Sunday Rapid Late tournament. For those of you who don't know, the tournament is exclusive to people in the Improvers club and is...
Hey there chessers! Have you ever started a match only to realize your opponent was doing something completely wrong? What about them just advancing their pawns to make a full-on pawn chain? Something like this: Hopefully you haven't...
Hey there chessers! Sadly, today we have to talk about chess, not the 14th century epidemic. If you had something else in mind, this probably isn't the blog for you. Also sad, this man is hardly known, as the chess.com article on him has hardl...
Hey there chessers! I've recently gone on another opening overhaul after a bit of a rating tilt, and chosen one that I've never ended up playing but it's always just lingering there as one of my favorites that I'd like to switch to. So now that ...
One of the most important and frequently taught fundamentals in chess is controlling the center. You might have been taught that “controlling the center is controlling the game”. However, while everyone agrees that this is important, people have b...
The King's Gambit is one of the oldest openings around. Popular during the romantic period, it was a way for white to try to grab the center by diverting the undefended e5 pawn. Originally, it was considered to be one of the best openings around, ...
Hey everyone! If you're like me, you have noticed that a lot (and I mean a lot!) of users on Chess.com are beginners. My rating is 913, and while being a beginner rating, it is better than 70% of other users (!!!). Not saying that others are bad o...
