Tragedy I wish I could say that this was an exaggeration. I've played a lot of games, where I make silly mistakes, and I've had plenty of games that I felt bad about afterward. However, none of those games can compare to a game that I played rec...
In Love I have been in absolute love. That is in love with duck chess. Who can resist adding ducks to the chessboard? Recently, I played my highest rated opponent in this variation. The time control was blitz 1 minute with 1 second bonus. I had ...
Master Study Fischer vs. Najdorf The year is 1970, and the Olympiad is being held in Western Germany in the city of Siegen. It was here that rising star Bobby Fischer would face against one of the strongest grandmasters of the time, Miguel Naj...
2023 Daily Chess Championship Recently, I decided to take part in the 2023 Chess.com daily chess championship. I was put in group 2163 with 11 other players, and our group finished all our games this week. Most of the games, admittedly were just...
The Polish Opening Many openings that are played involve basic chess principles of controlling the center such as e4 or d4. However, there are some openings that look completely wack and violate all principles, yet are still played, especially o...
That's New You've made it! Congratulations on making it to 2023! Every New Year feels like a time of new opportunity and adventure. So I decided to try a completely random and new chess variant that I never played before. And as I logged onto th...
Brilliant Wave Brilliant moves are exciting and difficult moves to find. Getting a single brilliant move is a rare moment and getting multiple brilliant moves in a single game is even rarer. However, recently, I would play one of the most exciti...
Position Power The Vancura Position Endgames are difficult to navigate but knowing a few positions can help you bag a draw in what might appear to be a losing position. All the way back in February, I published a short blog on the Lucena and P...
That's Crazy! One of my favorite chess variants is crazy house because of how dynamic and insane the position can become. This is because you are able to place the pieces that you capture back onto the board, resulting in each player having to b...
Master StudyCaruana vs. MVL The setting is Paris at the grand chess tour rapid 2021. Two of the strongest chess players in the world are meeting in a heated head-to-head rapid game in the hot Summer day. Fabiano Caruana sits with the white piece...
Here Comes the Horde! Pawns are the weakest pieces on the chess board. They can only move forward one space and can never look back. They always seem to be the pieces that are sacrificed and sent ahead on the front lines. But what if the pawns c...
The Real Question This year has certainly been a big year for the world of chess. A lot of drama and controversy has been surrounding the chess world, especially with what could be potentially one of the largest scandals in chess history. But I ...
Duck Chess One of the new chess variants that is taking the world of chess by storm is duck chess. The board still plays mainly be the same rules, but there is a twist with a new piece: the duck. Each player gets to move a piece, but then they a...
Streak of Puzzles Puzzle rush is a popular feature on chess.com, where players can try to solve progressively harder puzzles for as long as they can until they get three wrong. My favorite puzzle rush is survival because I get to take my time an...
Foolish Brilliance I've been playing some more rapid games recently to try and get back some rating. In the process, I've had some wacky games that I'm going to share with you guys. Game 1 In the first game, I was playing with the white piec...
Going Crazy A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog on solo chess, and I got a lot of requests for me to try crazy mode. Little did I know, crazy mode is absolute madness. Puzzle 1 The first puzzle looks like a whole bunch of different things are ...
Master Study Tal v. Fischer Mikhail Tal and Bobby Fischer were two of the strongest chess champions in the 20th century. Mikhail Tal is known for his stunning queen sacrifices to pull off wins, and Bobby Fischer is remembered as being the only...
Komodo Master There are a lot of chess engines that are out there, and these computers are capable of calculating the craziest lines. The most popular chess engine is probably stockfish, but there is another popular engine that I would try to be...
Playing SOLO Chess is my favorite game in the world. But there is one problem with it. You need someone else to play with. Playing chess on a board by yourself gets kind of sad after a while. But I have been able to find a chess variation that y...
The Great Tango I recently played a game that was a bit of a tango. In this game, I was playing the white pieces against a 1968 from Turkey in the standard 10 minute rapid game. But this game was nothing standard. I would start the game off ...
Double The Bugs! Chess is usually an individual game that is played between two people. However, there is a variant that requires teamwork between two players to win the game. On chess.com, this is called doubles bughouse. It is similar to bugho...
King of the Hill King of the hill is one of the most popular variations of chess. The objective of the game is primarily to get your king to one of the four center squares. This variation requires players to focus on control of the center. A che...
Master Study Although a rematch between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi would have been a great world championship, Ding Liren will still be able to create an interesting match for Ian. Both players are incredibly talented and have faced o...
20 Questions Most people use chess.com to play chess games against other people online or to improve their playing with puzzles. But there are actually a few less-known features that exist. Chess.com actually has a chess personality quiz that co...
Beginner's Guide to Checkmates Part 1 The entire purpose of chess is to deliver checkmate to your opponent's king. This is when one of your pieces is attacking the enemy king, but the king is unable to move or be blocked and will inevitably be...
