Imagine a pawn with bulging eyes, outstretched hands and with an open jaw trying to land a bite on fellow pieces. How funny would it be if pieces could actually roam around the board like zombies when they become “infected”? Odd, ...
I am sure everyone at some point in their waking lives resort to uncle Google to find an answer to one of the most pressing questions of all times: How to respond to 1.d4! Taken from 20 Chess Memes That Will Make You Laugh Or sometimes...
I've tracked his name when exploring variations of the Nimzo-Indian defense. The line 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 is called Hübner or Huebner, a variation with a closed center pawn structure. "T...
I am FIDE Master ENEASZ and my highest ELO was 2370. I have a BLOG and STUDENT'S GROUP at chess.com. I am 26 years old and I studied Finance and Accountancy at University of Economics in Katowice. I am TOP BLOGGE...
Hi, everyone! These are strange times we're living in, and your chess federation needs you like never before! Wherever you live in the world, national federations require our support to keep going, particularly when playing over-the-board chess sa...
According to GM Andy Soltis, the following game features the most stunning chess novelty ever played—19.Qa4!! On the other hand, some have alleged that this game never even happened and was a fabrication by the white player. The truth of thi...
My Dear Chess Friend! This article is written by @jay_1944, a member of Online tournament that I organized recently. And it reflects his impression about the the 2nd round of our tournament! Hi all! Today is Sunday which means round 4 pairin...
A whopping 2,100+ KIDS have signed up for our inaugural US Chess/ChessKid Online Elementary Championship. The tournament is taking place this weekend: August 8-9, 2020 on the ChessKid live server. This event will be entirely online,...
Theory Bughouse is far too chaotic for theory to play the role that it does in standard chess. In standard chess, theory may proceed for thirty or more moves. This is possible because there are no external factors, such as a possible Knight and ...
Hi all, This is the last lesson I'll be posting from the Tournament Arc. Sorry in advance For this lesson, after reviewing her games I came to the conclusion that she was a hands-on learner. When I talked to her before the lesson, she confirmed...
What a puzzle today! Both sides' kings seem to be relatively in danger. White has a powerful rook duo on the 7th rank but can't black provide his own pressure on the light squares against white's king? Don't forget white's bishop is currently hang...
Dear friends, and now "The golden nine"! The most beautiful threemovers I have composed until now. I strongly believe that any of these problems would compete for the first prize at any of the chess composition competitions. ...
Games of the Odessa Region open championship Supefinal are provided by the chief arbiter, Valentin Bogdanov. Note that, as it was in 2018 and 2019, grandmaster Nikolay Legky played in a tournament on a condition that his games will not be publis...
Hi ChessKid family. Last month, we hosted one of ChessKid's biggest events to date: The ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship! First off, congrats to our winner: NM Ryo Chen from Texas! Next, we wanted to list all of the content f...
Hi guys, hope it's going well! Sorry I haven't made a post in awhile, but here we are! The position you see below is from a 15|10 game I played last night. Black to move. This is not a tactic, and it's highly unlikely that an engine will hel...
Siúil a Rún is an Irish song, most likely from the late 17th century, in which a lass is heartbroken because the lover is joining the military and going to war and will do anything to assure his safe return. Women and war is a theme ...
Hey Chess Players! It’s time to play chess! I’m sure you learned a lot from my 43 webinars and courses! Can you imagine we conducted 43 webinars devoted to different topics covering all aspects of playing chess: tactics, strategy, op...
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Hi everyone, So this Tournament Arc thing is only a few days away! I'm posting all of the lessons with all of your favorite AniTuber(Anime Youtubers) This lesson is for the intermediate player that, that is looking to break their old ways and le...
The Odessa region open chess championship Superfinal which took place on July 27 - August 4, 2020 was convincingly and surprisingly won by FM Georgiy Sodol, who scored +7 =2 and made a GM-norm. Among 10 participants, there were 6 GMs (albeit all u...
Hi everyone, So this Tournament Arc thing is only a few days away! I'm posting all of the lessons with all of your favorite AniTuber(Anime Youtubers) This lesson is more for the beginner chess player, sub-1000, that is looking to break their old...
I don't know why but I've recently looked at the TWIC files for games where both minor pairs [bishops & knights] appear with an active part, for both sides. Rare material formation, as a minor exchange is usually the first one in a game. But e...
This blog features an annotated blitz game between two National Masters. It should be instructive for players 1500-2000. The Tartakower, or Nimzovich variation of the Caro Kann defense is characterized by the following moves: Normal...
I couldn't help but think as I was spending a few minutes calculating different lines that Hikaru probably found the correct solution to this position in his game in a nano-second; it's a humble reminder that there's always more to improve on in c...
Hi all, As you all might know, I am helping out with Tournament Arc and was very busy preparing lessons and going over all( I MEAN ALL) of their games. Here is the lesson that I had with CDawgVA! Stayed tuned for the other ones: https://www.yout...