For a Grandmaster like myself, openings aren't a 'set and forget' thing - we're constantly scouring the databases and broadcasts for new, interesting games. By playing through games each day, we don't just get the inside scoop on new moves th...
ChessKid announces its second ebook, "ChessKid's Guide For Teaching Chess," in addition to its successful predecessor, "ChessKid's Survival Guide For Parents." This second edition chess guide aims to build more confidence in teaching chess to ki...
Round 2 recap of the Rochester Championship. I played against the co-leader Michael Kern. Michael is a young adult who is making a push now towards expert level (2000+ USCF). We played a Slav Exchange and had a tense battle throughout. The game in...
Do you struggle in endgames? GM Avetik Grigoryan shares his compass with 9 chess endgame strategies that’ll helped an improver raise 100 points!“They offered me funding, connections, and a promise of fast growth. I asked them to teach ...
Some variations and positions are evaluated in one way initially, and then some Grandmasters do some more research (this is before engines, thank God) and discover hidden resources and themes in it, and I love it! This particular variation that ...
Dear Chess Friends! Our previous educational event was devoted to planning in closed positions. I’m sure you learned a lot and won’t struggle with plans in positions with closed pawn center anymore. Did you realiz...
Someone in the Twitch chat said they don't understand Chess. So I went above and beyond how the pieces move, and how I strategize to win in a game of Chess. I hope you enjoy the video. Please comment with any suggestions for future content!
Analyzing blitz games is the best way to fix your most common and costly mistakes! This article shows you exactly how to do it... Most chess players don't analyze their blitz games.The majority don’t do that because they play blitz game...
Miroslav Filip (27 October 1928 – 27 April 2009) was a Czech chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of International Master in 1953, and the Grandmaster title in 1955. He represented Czechoslovakia in 12 consecutive Chess Olympiads from...
Chess problemists, even the finest ones, generally have a “day job” because problem composing (unlike top-level chess playing) is not a professional activity. The question arises as to which problem composers have become so successful ...
Would you like to win many more games against players rated below 1800, when you play with the White pieces?If so, then my new opening course, 'Crush Sub-1800s With 1.e4', is perfect for you I'm doing something that I have hardly ever done before....
I am pleased to announce that the option to choose "BY Setup" is now available in the Lobby. Below I will give the many reasons why we should play and learn in greater detail all the benefits offered by this new version of Four Player Chess. I h...
Here's the round 1 recap of the Rochester Championship. I played against Vihaan Pendse, a fast-improving junior player rated about 1900 USCF. We played the Caro-Kann Tartakower Accepted, which is chapter 5 in the ChessGoals Caro-Kann Course. I was...
With apologies to the Book of Genesis: "In the beginning..." In chess "beginnings," we have the Openings. We have "Openings" and then "Defenses" as part of the overall "Opening" phase of a chess game. Many books have been written about ch...
Once you’ve learned the fundamentals of chess, it’s time to graduate to the intermediate aspects of the game. As the name suggests, the concepts that you’ll learn here are more complex than what a basic chess game has to offer. W...
On Tilt! In 1620, immortal Nomen Nescio (N.N.) lost 65 chess games in a row against Gioachino Greco! In an act of humiliation, Greco published every game in The Royall Game of Chesse Play. Hell-bent on restoring honor to his no name, N.N. embarke...
I am first of all a language lover, my fellow readers. I discovered a passion for chess only recently. So for me, it is normal to use means I have used for language learning to improve at chess as well. Or at least, to try! And so, in the end,...
GM Avetik sold his Mercedes as soon as he learned about this skill. After reading the headline, you may think that the skill should be something like fast calculation, evaluation of the position, knowing good openings or, maybe, endgame? Ok...
It has been a while since I updated this blog. It has always been my intention to continue it, but life got in the way. So this is just a quick update on what happened to me while this blog was in coma. The most important thing is that me ...
Elon Musk continues to grab the headlines. He is constantly in the news, but how relevant is he to the chess community? Here is what you should know: Who Is Elon Musk? Why Doesn't Musk Play Chess? Does Musk Really Understand These Rules of 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 ...
Although there have been many controversial opinions (on chess improvement) in the chess world, none have really been answered by the best of the best. Until now, in this blog, I asked six questions to five different titled players ranging from a ...
Here is a short, controversial review of the beginning of one of the books used in the chessdojo training program. I have long flirted with the idea to join the program, have joined a couple of the chessdojo classical tournaments, and in the end...
Some breaking news has just rippled across the entire chess world: the nineteen-year-old wunderkind Hans Niemann is taking the recent chess drama to court. And not only is the instigator Magnus Carlsen dragged along but also Chess.com has gotten c...
Dear readers, sometimes a pattern is so unique and picturesque, it becomes embedded in my mind. I first came upon this idea when it was presented in the game Ribli-Adorjan, 1983, in Adorjan's book, "Black is Back!" (NEW IN CHESS, 2016) ...