Brilliance of Dubov
♟️ Daniel Dubov Full Name: Daniel Dmitrievich Dubov Born: April 18, 1996 Co untry: Russia Title: Grandmaster (since age 14) 🏆 Achievements Won the World Rapid Chess Championship in 2018 Defeated top players including Magnus...
2026 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship – Round One Recap
Welcome to my very first blog! Today, I’m recapping Round One of the 2026 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship. This is an annual tournament featuring Daily Chess (aka correspondence chess). In Daily Chess, each player gets 24 hours to make ea...
All blogs (Feb 11 to Feb 28)
A Century of Chess: Leningrad 1934 kahns |Feb 28, 2026 |97 |3 If there’s a moment when the Soviet era in chess really started — the dominant theme for the next fifty years of chess — it would be this tournament, a US...
All chess.com blogs (Feb 11 to Feb 20)
A Century of Chess: Leningrad 1934 kahns |Feb 28, 2026 |96 |3 If there’s a moment when the Soviet era in chess really started — the dominant theme for the next fifty years of chess — it would be this tournament, a US...
What “Talent” Actually Means in Chess (It’s Not What You Think)
A while back, GM Daniil Dubov made headlines when he called Fabiano Caruana “arguably the least talented player in the top 20-30.” It caused a stir in the chess world and everybody had their own take on whether Dubov was being disrespe...
Valentine's Day: This Bishop Knew his F8
Today is Valentine's day, unless of course, you're reading this on another day. Valentine's day is a day where those who are single can often feel ostracised and alone, yet, at least they aren't out of pocket upwards of $20 for a single rose...
tata steel 2026 round 12
In Round 13 of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held on February 1, 2026, Nodirbek Abdusattorov secured the Masters title with a win over Arjun Erigaisi. 2026 Masters: Round 13 Results White ScoreBlackArjun Erigaisi...
tata steel round 12 results
In Round 12 of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held on January 31, 2026, Nodirbek Abdusattorov took a sole half-point lead heading into the final round after defeating Matthias Blübaum. 2026 Masters: Round 12 Results Whi...
tata steel round 12 pairings
Masters PairingsNodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Matthias BluebaumYagiz Kaan Erdogmus vs. Vladimir FedoseevAravindh Chithambaram vs. Anish GiriHans Niemann vs. Gukesh DVincent Keymer vs. Thai Dai Van NguyenJavokhir Sindarov vs. Praggnanandhaa RJorden van...
tata steel Round 11
In Round 11 of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held on January 30, 2026, Javokhir Sindarov caught the lead after Nodirbek Abdusattorov was held to a draw. Masters Results (Round 11)Anish Giri 1–0 Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusJavokhir ...
tata steel Challengers Round 11 Highlights
Round 11 of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess Tournament is taking place today, January 30, 2026, in Wijk aan Zee. As the tournament enters its final stretch, Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the Masters standings with 6.5 points. Masters Round 11 P...
Intro to the Queen's Gambit Declined Tarrasch Defense
The Tarrasch Defense Accepted lines Rubinstein System Carlsbad Variation Symmetrical Variation Dubov Tarrasch Schara Gambit 6 Bg5 Marshal's plan sidelines
Season 9 leaderbaord
The updated standings and leaderboard information for Arena Kings Season 9 are below. You can read the season 9 announcement and rules for complete details. Live Bracket and Pairings: This is updated 2-3 minutes after the end of the arenas. If...
claude knows chess: Caruana vs Carlsen, 2022-01-29
I wrote a package (with claude and gemini's help) that takes a database of Caruana games, runs them all through stockfish for analysis, then ranks them, then creates a terse latex report for selected top games (such as the game discussed in this c...
A Surprising System in the Open Game
What if I told you playing the Vienna can suddenly twist into the Ruy Lopez? Or I can show you how little your opponents really understand e4? I love the game, and those who know me know I love to experiment in all kinds of opening lines, ...
2025 World Corporate Chess Championship
Last month I had a chance to play in a tournament that is certainly going to be one of the most memorable events of the year for me - the 2025 FIDE World Corporate Chess Championship. Together with my colleagues from Microsoft we managed to qualif...
life of hiraku
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura[1] (Japanese: 中村光, born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the 2022 World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster...
Hikaru Nakamura
Hikaru Freind me or else :> For the manga artist, see Hikaru Nakamura (artist). Hikaru Nakamura Nakamura at the 2016 Chess Olympiad Born Christopher Hikaru Nakamura December 9, 1987 (age 38) H...
Despite the War. Geller-100 Blitz Tournament was held in Odessa, Ukraine
On Saturday, 29th November 2025, the final blitz competition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Odessa (Odesa) Grandmaster EFIM GELLER, who in the past was officially recognized the best athlete of Odessa of the 20th cen...
Rankings Right Now
#1 GM Magnus Carlsen 2839 2824 2881 #2 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2813 2732 2838 #3 GM Fabiano Caruana 2795 2751 2751 #4 ...
...... Which is better?
Hi! Myself Dhrupad and today a question suddenly came to my mind Which is better ATTACKING CHESS ‼️‼️☠️🚬♟️ OR ... POSITIONAL CHESS 🧩🧩🧠🧠... and today I want to share my thought with you in this blog made by me. When it comes to positional che...
hikaru hakamura
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura[1] (Japanese: 中村光, born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the 2022 World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster...
magnus carlsen
where Homer's chess history is revealed.[590] In 2020, Carlsen announced that he had signed a two-year sponsorship deal with gambling company Unibet to act as a "global ambassador".[591] Unibet parent company Kindred Group is also a sponsor of Off...
Beyond The Board - A New Type Of Game Analysis Merging Chess And Life
My palms were so sweaty, the scoresheet stuck to my hand. Our annotated game comes from Goa, India, where the heat wasn't limited to the weather. The top Russian player, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was brutally knocked out by Indian GM Diptayan ...
Coach’s Corner: Michael Green
For Michael Green, a chess trainer and content creator based in Liverpool, a defining moment of his coaching career took place in Izmir, Turkey. Partnering with GM Dragan Solak, he brought together ten young players from the United Kingdom and ...