There are seven Grandmasters that were born "Today in Chess History." István Csom of Hungary, born 1940, GM 1973. Gata Kamsky of the United States, born 1974, GM 1990. Yannick Gozzoli of France, born 1983, GM 2012. Jon Ludvig Hammer ...
I sincerely envy the people who have the time to follow all the chess that is happening now. There are so many events, commentaries, streams, webinars, banter-blitzes, courses, books, that it feels overwhelming. Perhaps that is just me, with my ...
Jahnvi Shah from Nirmaan Charitable Trust speaks to Community Manager of Chess.com India - Niranjan Navalgund about her experiences as a chess organizer, chess instructor as well as a lover of the game. Jahnvi Shah is primarily a che...
Hi chess people. This week we are taking a look at my second favorite Defense: Scandinavian. When I came back to chess after I graduated, like 7 years ago, I decided I needed a new fresh defense for my repertoire, so, I prepared it and used it in ...
There are Nine Grandmasters who were born on "This Day in Chess History," including one woman: Leonid Shamkovich of the United States, born 1923, GM 1965, died 4/22/2005 Mihai Şubă of Romania, born 1947, GM 1978. Nigel Short of England, born...
hello everyone! This month we crossed 500 published books on our platform! We wanted to celebrate this, so here's a cupcake to all our Chess.com readers! =) Now, back to our review of the amazing book "The Complete Chess Swindler" by David Sm...
"If there had been a crime, this would be a good clue." The above quote comes from Gabriel García Márquez' Love in the Time of Cholera, an 1985 classic written in Spanish (El amor en los tiempos del cólera). A...
Afternoon Everyone. A small offering today, with some pretty chess and pictures for you to pass 10 minutes of lockdown boredom with. A few threads tangled up in my brain resulted in this one. My last article, a comment that I made on one...
There are five Grandmasters who were born on "This Day in Chess History:" Mikhail Ulibin of Russia, born 1971 GM 1991. Ni Hua of China, born 1983, GM 2002. David Arutinian of Georgia, born 1984, GM 2006. Jan Bernášek of the Cz...
Hello everyone https://www.chess.com/blog/Chessdemon2019/how-to-play-a-proper-endgame-in-blitz-1-pawn-endgames was a post that was rated for my Top Blogger status, and the post I poured the most time in. I have (recently) started a YouTube ...
There are four Grandmasters who were born on "This Day in Chess History:" Mikhail Golubev of the Ukraine (featured last year on "Today's Grandmaster"), born 1970, GM 1996. Harmen Jonkman of the Netherlands, born 1975, GM 2002. Ilmars Starost...
Hello chess friends! I haven't posted anything in 2 weeks, so I hope this gives you some knowledge . This past Titled Tuesday was one of my best Titled Tuesdays I have ever played in, and I wanted to share with you my games, as well as my luck and...
After conceding a significant lead in the first quarter of the match, chess challenger fought back hard, catching me out tactically in two black openings. It was interesting to see that its opening book of just 12,000 positions featured the dashin...
In an ordinary year, Nataf's attacking masterpiece against John Nunn would unquestionably be the best game of that year, but sometimes great games sit in great shadows In any case, this gem is a showcase for the creative abilities of the many g...
Between June 1-9, 2020, the Moldavian Chess Federation and the Hannibal Chess Academy organize the International Chess Festival Cireșar 2020 with four tournaments for 8, 10, 12 and 14 years old kids. June is the time of year when the cherries ri...
There are seven Grandmasters who were born on "This Day in Chess History:" Nikola Padevsky of Bulgaria, born 1933, GM 1964. Lucas Brunner of Switzerland, born1967, GM 1994. Babakuli Annakov of the United States, born 1972, GM 1997. Bayarsai...
I played quite many blitz games in May, and some of them may even deserve to be shown. Meanwhile, on May 29-30 I will take part in the European online chess championship (rapid, qualifications). Regulations: https://www.europechess.org/eu...
Hi all, Welcome to another installment of awesome tricks out of the opening! This is an amazing one that I have never seen covered before and as you guys know, I love teaching so here it is!!! Hopefully, my analysis in the video is sufficie...
Today the stream "FunMasterMike and the TiCher" has gathered a new viewer record! Over 4600 viewers! Thanks to ChessKid.com, FM Mike Klein, all our opponents and all the spectators! It was as always bright, interesting and fun! Strea...
When to sacrifice pieces in chess? When to sacrifice pieces. Good question! And usually a strong player (Master or Candidate Master knows the answer). However, for many club players the answer is not clear. That’s why I decided to discover...
Over the years I have had lots of coaches and I am really grateful for the opportunity I had to work with them. It seems like each of them has had a part in who I have become as a chess player and coach, and it has influenced me greatly in seeing ...
There are seven Grandmasters who were born on "This Day in Chess History," they are: Andrew Soltis of the United States (Whom we featured last year on "Today's Grandmaster"), born 1947, GM 1980. Alfonso Romero Holmes of Spain, born 1965, GM 1...
Garry Kasparov was the world chess champion (disputed) for the entire decade of the 1990s. This feat has thus far only been matched by Emanuel Lasker who was world champion for two consecutive decades, the 1900s and the 1910s. Will Carlsen achieve...
How would you like to learn how to attack with the London System as White? I show you some typical ideas in this annotated game below: What were the main things you learned from the game?For more GM mini-lessons like this daily, click here to...
Things aren't looking good for White. Black is threatening not only White's queen but also mate in 1. It doesn't look like White can defend against both threats. But there is a way, as long as White has the creativity and courage to consider...