This blog is a bit different from normal. This is meant to be a group chat interpterion of when are cats met based off of there personalities. Pls tell me if you would want more of these in the future. {Joey} is typing... {Shadow} Wait whos...
The Art of Deception: How to Set Chess Traps Like a GrandmasterYou’re not just playing chess—you’re crafting the perfect ambush, waiting for your opponent to fall right into it. The best traps don’t rely on luck. They&rsquo...
“Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.”– Bobby Fischer The game of chess has always symbolized intellect, discipline, and peaceful competition. But in a shocking development, the Islamic...
Hi Chess.com higher-ups, It’s me 🙋🏽♂️ (a player who has spent a lot of time on your site and app) I'd like to preface this by saying the I love what you already have to offer, otherwise, I wouldn’t be here as a paid member, bu...
Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is renowned for its towering skyscrapers, multicultural neighbourhoods, and vibrant arts scene. Nestled within its bustling streets and serene lakeside parks lies a community that thrives on intellect, patienc...
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Today we honor the birthday of Dr. Max Euwe, the fifth World Chess Champion, born on 20 May 1901 in Amsterdam. Euwe stands among the greatest figures in the history of chess – not only for his accomplishments over the board, but for his prof...
I don’t remember many of my firsts in my early chess days, do you? I don’t remember the first time I picked up the pieces and learned how to move them. I don’t remember who taught me how to set up the board, reminding me that the...
Starting tomorrow, I’ll be stepping away from Chess.com. I’m beginning a new job, and with life picking up, I won’t have the time or focus to stay active here like I used to. This decision wasn’t easy. Over the past 18 ...
Couldn't really come up with a title for this post, but I felt the need to write about this. I am currently 2173 USCF (my current and peak rating) and have yet to hit NM. My main use of online chess (particularly blitz) is to study openings and th...
IntroductionHitting the 400‑rating ceiling on Chess.com or Lichess can feel like running into a wall. More often than not, it isn’t because you don’t see tactics—it’s because you fall into a few recurring habits that derail...
I present to you the Fortiswear Nitro hoodie! It's not yet live on our site because I wanted to ask you all your thoughts and opinions pre-launch. How does it look on a scale of 1-10? would you wear it? what's good and bad? what would you change e...
Hi! This is hiyapat29 again! So in this post, I am going to talk about the book, I have been recently solving:- Woodpecker Method- By Axel Smith & Han Tikkanen. Axel Smith Han Tikkanen So, we are first going to know, 1.&n...
I used to play Tournament Chess in the early 90's. My USCF rating was 1080. Now based on the engines I am able to beat, I am around 850. Yes, I suck at chess now. LOL I jumped on my first 10 minute game against the player "7superflu7". This ...
If Hikaru Nakamura weren’t a chess grandmaster, he’d be a stand-up comedian or a WWE heel. His trash talk? Elite. He’ll blunder a rook, laugh, and still win the game. He’ll say stuff like “this guy doesn’t k...
GothamChess. GothamChess, the alias of Levy Rozman, is a renowned American International Master and chess content creator, widely regarded as "The Internet's Chess Teacher."BackgroundLevy Rozman was born on December 5, 1995, in Brooklyn, New York,...
Hold onto your bishops, folks… because the GOAT himself, Magnus Carlsen, almost quit chess. Yes, you read that right. The five-time World Champion, model, meme lord, and fantasy football enthusiast nearly hung up his pawns before he ever ...
🎯 Puzzle Tips for Advanced Players: Sharpening Precision and Depth Once you've climbed past the intermediate level, puzzles become more than tactical exercises — they become tests of calculation, intuition, and decision-making under pressu...
Whether you're a beginner trying to understand tactics or an advanced player aiming to sharpen your calculation skills, chess puzzles are one of the most effective tools for improvement. Why Are Puzzles So Powerful?They Train Pattern Recognition...
There’s a saying we’ve all heard:"Practice makes a man perfect." It sounds simple, almost too obvious—but when it comes to chess, I’ve learned that this phrase is more powerful than any opening trap or tactic. Let me shar...
My First Chess960 Tournament: Where Rooks Roamed Free and Sanity Was Optional There’s a moment in every chess player’s life when they decide to step off the beaten 1.e4 path and venture into the land of chaos, confusion, and king-sid...
Chess is more than just a game—it's a battlefield of minds, a test of patience, strategy, and foresight. Whether played by kings in ancient courts or kids in modern classrooms, chess has stood the test of time as a symbol of intellect and...
Relations are the very fabric of reality. Chess game is also a rich tapestry of relationships, embodying relationalism par excellence, including the static structure of pieces, the antagonism of competing plans, and strategic dialogue, where every...
If you’ve ever played chess long enough, you know that feeling—when nothing clicks. The blunders pile up, your rating nosedives, and it feels like your brain just refuses to calculate. For me, this usually happens in blitz. One day I'm...
By Eliard GrayA Study of Silence, Strategy, and the Art of Seeing 🧠 Preface: The Game That Watches Back “Chess is not about conquest. It is about clarity.”— From the journals of Eliard Gray When I was a child, I thought ...
