Meet me in Saint Louis (Chess edition)
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Carolina's Classic: Third Time Was Not the Charm
I have been fortunate to play in all three of the Carolina's Classic tournaments. It's a tournament that was started in 2016 and has turned into quite an impressive event in only three years. Of course, I rarely get to play in weekend tournaments ...
Vladimir Simagin- A Dragon Warrior!
This game by Simagin was played when Simagin (1919-1968) was only 20 years old! He played the Dragon Variation often, and well. He was Smsylov's main trainer when Smyslov won the WC title from Botvinnik in 1957! In this game, Simagin int...
London System: 2. Nf3 versus 2. Bf4 (Part 2: the New Wa...
Today we will talk more about the pros and cons of starting with 2. Nf3 vs 2. Bf4 (see the first part here), focusing on the reasons to ALWAYS play 2. Nf3. To recap, starting with 2. Nf3 is more flexible, meaning that you can choose...
Nakamura scores hat-trick in blitz on last day in Leuve...
One day after the hat-trick of Ronaldo against Spain in the World Cup soccer in Russia, Hikaru Nakamura scored 3 times in blitz in Leuven with the following variation: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 ...
With Anand, Black is Definitely OK!
The following game between Karjakin and Anand is a Master Class! Few players can understand and play the Queen's Gambit Declined or the Slav/ Semi-Slav with Black as Anand. Take a look! At the same tournament, Anand won from the Bla...
Reminiscence: My Chess Adventures, a Prelude
It irks every chessplayer to know the greatest games of this player or the tournament victories of that player, but in my opinion what's most beneficial for both chessplayer-writer and chessplayer-reader is the story of the chessplayer & his o...
My Tricky Blitz Openings
Hi Chess Friends, Watching the Grand Chess Tour final rounds today, I started thinking about the openings that I've had some success with in blitz. As a relatively new father, these quick games are mostly what I have time for these days, so t...
My good games at this week #20
Hi, all! Today there will be a special blog. This is the twentieth blog in my biggest series. It's looks like an anniversary. Twenty weeks ago I started this blog and decided that I will show you my chess game. I did not sure that...
Chess Simul with IM Attila Turzo on Saturday at 10:00 a...
Would you like to play against an International Master? I am Attila Turzo, an International Master and Chess Coach and I would like to invite you to play with me in a simul on the LIVE chess.com server with 3...
Top 5 my amazing moves
The konnytiva, my friends!In this topic, I collected my the most original ideas behind the chessboard. Yes, may be these were not always the strongest moves, but they impressed me. And today I will show them to you. ...
QCD-Prof Lim Kok Ann Grandmasters Invitational – 1st GM...
During September last year, IM Dr Hsu Li Yang decided that it was time to step forward and make a push to help develop more Singaporean chess grandmasters. In our little chat group (comprising mostly 'retired' chess players between 2200-2400+ leve...
QGD Video Course
I am very happy to announce that my video course for the book Queen's Gambit Declined: A Grandmaster Explains is out! I wrote this book for the Chessable platform and with their video-sync technology it allowed me to expand on the already explai...
Breakfast: Tactics Time With Tigran!
What's up, guys and gals? If you're in the United States (like I am), here is a little tactical puzzle to start your day. White (the great Tigran Petrosian) to play, and find a move that grabs decisive material. A couple of simple ta...
Why are there so few knockout tournaments?
Once again draws are in the news, but Karjakin’s comments to Norwegian paper Aftenposten have largely gone under the radar. He addressed format, rather than point-scoring, anti-draw rules or player’s motivation: “If we were playi...
A Very Busy Period
It's been quite a while since I posted, but there were several good reasons for that. The details are to be found here, while a short description would be: recording more than 8h of video, playing a Congress, flying around Europe, playing an ope...
My chess universe: chess apps and programs
There is nowadays a large selection of chess apps and programs available. In this article I will share with you which programs I use and I hope to hear from you which apps and programs your favorites are and why. Of course, it depends on your hard...
Member Game Analysis: Excessive Trading
Hello everyone! I would like to thank @unc07 for submission of this game. Unc07 played a great game. He came back after losing a pawn, and with rigid endgame technique, was able to squeeze out a win. I did find some improvement...
Anatoly Karpov Comes Down Hard on Ilyumzhinov
Anatoly Karpov, the 12th chess world champion, recently spoke to Vasily Papin during the Poykovsky tournament. He was uncharacteristically harsh towards Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The RCF has supported Ilyumzhinov's candidacy for the FIDE President ...
Chess Simul with IM Attila Turzo on Sunday at 8:00 am N...
Would you like to play against an International Master? I am Attila Turzo, an International Master and Chess Coach and I would like to invite you to play with me in a simul on the LIVE c...
My Favorite Game Of. Number 7. Emanuel Lasker.
Back again! As those of you who have read my favorite books post will know, Lasker's chess games have been a constant companion for many, many years. If there is anyone alive who has spent more hours than I have studying his games, the...
Mounting Mastery #22: Tournament Mode
What's up, guys and gals? Last week, I covered my study plan moving forward, and what I wanted to achieve. As I have stated many times, it is more important for me to make obvious progress than achieve my plans to perfection, so I'm ...
My good games at this week #19
Good evening! Its UAArtur! And I am new Top-blogger on this site! Let me introduce you my funny, fantastic and interesting games at this week. We look at some funny accidents for a start! In this hole the player from Russia...
Learn From The Masters: Morphy's Opera House Game
Hello, everyone! I'm sure many of you heard of this famous game played by Paul Morphy against two opponents at an Opera House. If you've seen it a thousand times (like I have), you may be rolling your eyes, like "Come on, Daniel! Can...
Altibox: Nakamura tests Carlsen's idea against the Najd...
The Najdorf-opening is characterized by the opening moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 Position after 5... a6 In this position the moves 6.Be3, 6.Be2 or 6.Bg5 are most common and often lead to sharp play and deeply ana...