Mikhail Botvinnik and Jose Capablanca were two of the great world chess champions. Capablanca was gifted with possibly the most natural "feel" for the harmony and strategy of a chess games that has ever been seen, and Botvinnik was a master ...
In the morning I run little longer than usual. I plan to increase the distance. The weather is very hot. Extra challenge. I played a much higher rated FIDE-master in the 1st round on the Titled Tuesday. I played the Capablanca variation of th...
এই ৫০ বছর বয়সেও আপনি শীর্ষ পর্যায়ের দাবায় প্রতিযোগীতা করছেন, সেসব জিতছেনও। ৯০ দশক এবং বিশ শতকে আপনার প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী যারা ছিল তাঁদের অনেকেই হয় অবসরে গিয়েছেন নয়ত র্যাংকিং থেকে পিছিয়ে পড়েছেন। আপনার ক্ষেত্রে বিষয়টা কি? অন্য সবার মত যখন বুঝতে পা...
Would you like to know the real reason you lose your chess games? You probably think it's because you made some big blunders or some other silly mistakes. But mistakes generally don't happen in isolation. In many cases, they occur as a res...
In the endgame, when there are only a few pieces on the board you should use your King. You usually do not need to be afraid of its safety. Moreover, its value in the endgame is estimated at 4 points (more than the minor piece). Not using such a p...
Winning a game “at home” is a dream scenario for all players. Experts usually spend an immense amount of time preparing surprises against their opponents. However, most of the surprises never get used. On the other hand, when home prep...
In the afternoon I went to a nice wellness center with my family. I played a lot with my daughter. When we arrived home I had my daily run. It was the 136th running day. In the night I started my chess training with a blitz game and I a...
It's been a while since I posted here. Here's one from my newsletter, to which you can subscribe following this link. As I already wrote on my blog, the hybrid event went fine for me, in spite of losing the match. I already complain...
It's difficult to be proud with my Titled Tuesday games, but anyway below is a small selection from the last months.
Hi, readers. Happy to announce this month's AMA (ask me anything!). Any questions you have (can be about chess, but I'll also talk about other stuff as well!), please write them in the comments, and I'll answer them in a video format! You all have...
In the morning I started my chess training with calculation exercises. It was the 76th tactics training day. You can solve the puzzles with me in my stream at https://www.twitch.tv/attilaturzo and you can watch it on my ...
Hey chess family,Has the chess tournament of the year 2021 already been played?My answer is: Yes, it's being played right now!It's a tournament featuring over 100 of my American Facebook friends, and it's quite possible you've missed it, as it's b...
Hello all! After a long break from posting content, I'm back! I was really busy with many things such as schoolwork and extracurricular activities. Now, as I have some more time on my hands, I plan to post some blogs about tournaments an...
Your heard the whistle on that cool morning in 1915. You grab the ladder and you are up-and-over the top of the trench as you have done many times before. But this time was different... You remember a loud explosion and then... something...
I went to run around noon. The temperature was to hot. Probably I will go to run in the forest which is milder. It was the 134th running day. In this evening I did only hard puzzles. It was the 75th calculation training day. Y...
Chess players know rooks are more powerful than a knight or a bishop. As they can move horizontally and vertically ,through any number of unoccupied squares. They love open positions, files and ranks(especially seventh or 2nd rank).Let's see what ...
Today I did all my chess training very late. I started with my run for the Grandmaster title. It was the 133th day. Then I solved 100 easier and 1 harder puzzles. It was the 74th day of the calculation training. You can solve the...
Hi, everyone. Happy Friday! It's been a while since I actually posted this series, lol. Welcome to my blog! As many of you know, I've been using my blog as a platform to update the community on my chess practice, as well as my tournament progress!...
Would you like to train your chess like a Grandmaster?Last year, I recorded a special 2-hour training video on How To Train Chess Like A Grandmaster, which I have recently made available on my Youtube channel!It's been quite popular and I'm sure y...
In the afternoon I went to run with my daughter. We climbed to a little hill and collected nice stones. The time which I spend with her is one of the highlights of my life. It was the 132nd day when I was running. In the evening I solved 10...
Carlsbad Formation is one of the most common pawn structures that appears in the Queen's Gambit and the Caro-Kann Defense. The name comes from the town where very strong and famous chess tournaments were played around 100 years ago and that struct...
Dear Chess Friends! Since our last Simul you learned several important topics: Typical Middlegame Positions When and Where to Castle Calculation and Decision Making in Chess And now it’s your chance to demonstrate how better in ch...
I did all of my chess and fitness activities in the evening. I started with the Calculation training. I solved hard puzzles. It was the 72nd day. You can solve the puzzles with me in my stream at https://www.twitch.tv/attilatur...
In the afternoon I went to run with my daughter, we explored new ways today and enjoy to process. It was the 130th day of running. In the evening I did my calculation training. I was very tired, but still did it. It was the 71st day of the daily...
Did you hear about Anand's latest game against the chess computers?Well, it turns out that it wasn't just COVID that was checkmated in Anand's latest simul...I covered Anand's full game against the machine recently, revealing the full solution to ...