Garry Kasparov (b. 1963) is one of the world's greatest chess players. Some consider him the GOAT--'The Greatest of All Time' [See The 10 Best Chess Players of All Time]. As Colin Stapczynski notes in the article: Kasparov is 'the 13th world cha...
Well, better late than never: this is my first league game from the 2022/2023 season, played three weeks ago. Our opponent was Nagyatád, one of the strongest teams in our division. After signing a couple of new players for this year, they l...
My third-round OTB recap of the local Winter Swiss tournament. I was black against Michael Kern, at his peak rating of 1825 and rising. I thought he would play the London System, so I went for a King's Indian Defense setup. I planned to play aggre...
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Most of the players get exhausted over constant rating and they lose hope after consecutively losing many games. The reason behind not improving is the player’s lack of knowledge about the studies available online. Players who worry about ge...
Sometimes we play chess at a level much lower than our actual ability.Or we play a tournament, where everything goes so badly that we think all the chess gods are against us.What should one do in these cases? I’ll tell you a story, which c...
In 1909, Alexander Alekhine, at age 16, won the amateur chess championship of Russia, securing for himself the title of master. In 1910 he finished a very respectable shared seventh at Hamburg, alongside Tarrasch. In 1911 he finished shared ...
The best time control for different rating level players depends on their individual preferences and objectives. Advantages of playing slower time control: • Allows more time to make proper strategic moves • Increases the ...
Position Power The Vancura Position Endgames are difficult to navigate but knowing a few positions can help you bag a draw in what might appear to be a losing position. All the way back in February, I published a short blog on the Lucena and P...
In Chess, we all have been taught to make the best use of our Pieces. As the middlegame approaches, we try to place our Pieces in the best possible squares in order to create threats and pressure on our opponent. But rarely do we focus on restrict...
Today I played in the 2nd round of the Hungarian Superleague against International Master Albert Bokros. He played the Ruy Lopez. I got more space on the queenside, but he attacked well on the Kingside. The final combination from the game: ...
Afternoon Everyone! A couple of hours to fill between the cricket and the football here, so a special little offering today. Recently a conversation with the inimitable @kamalakanta turned to Chigorin. ( I have always spelled it Tc...
Most of the players, after finishing their games starts playing another chess game, which is why regardless of playing too many games, it does not improve your tactical and strategical skills quicker. The first step to becoming a better chess play...
(Published on www.alexcolovic.com) Several months passed since Carlsen announced that he will not defend his title next year. The chess public accepted the fact and life moved on. In this post I'd like to give my view on the possible reasons ...
If you are wondering what to learn next here is a chart that can help you to choose topic for your rating level. 1) 0-1000 Tactic (puzzles-pin, fork, checkmating patterns), elementary endgames (checkmating with 2 rooks, checkmating with que...
“You can’t fix something unless you admit it.” - Tim Grover There are many reasons why chess players get stuck at their level and stop improving. Today we’re going to speak about one of the main ones – ostrich...
In my historical researches, I came upon a Max Euwe interview that he gave to De Telegraaf on 15th September 1936, after the Nottingham tournament. That's what the world champion said about Emanuel Lasker: "Lasker is still full of great ideas. F...
Hi Chess Friends! I recently played a bullet game that ended with one of the wildest positions I've ever had. I'll present it with a series of difficult puzzles and then show the whole game. First, I went all in on a kingside attack, let my op...
Hi all, welcome back to another blog post! The 7th one of my Road To Master series. Last month during November 11th to the 13th I competed in the 2022 Banff Open, located in Banff, Alberta. The trip was awesome, the thumbnail of this blog ...
Most of the players, after finishing their games starts playing another chess game, which is why regardless of playing too many games, it does not improve your tactical and strategical skills quicker. If you want to get better at a certain level, ...
The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, is associated with smartness and unique intellectual abilities which the majority of us consider nearly impossible to achieve. Einstein’s role in developing the field of physics is much bigger than th...
Second round OTB recap of the Winter Swiss event. I played against Isaac, a new USCF player who beat a 1400 in his first tournament game! I went for a Catalan-setup against his Tarrasch structure. After some early tension in the center, there was ...
Chess Quotes are fun! At least I think they are! Even if you cannot identify the speaker of the quote, you can admire the pithy--and insightful--saying the quote conveys. Here is a Crossword on Chess Quotes. The authors are names familiar to m...
Do you recognize the name MrBeast as the world’s most popular YouTuber? Do you think he can teach and inspire others to create online content, and would you be interested in taking his online courses to improve your skills? Here is what any ...
Hello there, welcome to the Lightning Reports! It’s been a hot minute since you’ve heard from me. For most of this year, I’ve posted twice a month, but it has now been over a month since my last post. And my last post was the onl...