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Chess Diary 08.22.2021. Accepted Queen's gambit

Chess Diary 08.22.2021. Accepted Queen's gambit

IM AttilaTurzo
| 16 hrs ago

I did opening study in the afternoon and also in the night before my daily game. I got a superior position in the opening, but I did not know his reply and spent too much time. Later I moved into a nice double-attack on my knight and my backrank.&...

A Shocking New Idea Against 4.Ng5 in the Two Knights

A Shocking New Idea Against 4.Ng5 in the Two Knights

NM Anhao
| 18 hrs ago

Like many people, the Two Knights was one of the first chess openings I learned. What kid can resist that tantalizing 4.Ng5 jump, hoping for a quick win with the Fried Liver Attack?  It continued to be a source of inspiration for me as I wa...

Chess Diary 08.21.2021. English-Meran opening

Chess Diary 08.21.2021. English-Meran opening

IM AttilaTurzo
| 1 day ago

Today in the night I reviewed my openings and then played a game. My opponent played the English opening. I played a Meran setup. He delayed d4. I used a lot of time, because it was new for me. It became very sharp. He sacrificed his queen. I defe...

Chess Diary 08.20.2021. Queen's gambit with Ne4

Chess Diary 08.20.2021. Queen's gambit with Ne4

IM AttilaTurzo
| 2 days ago

In the evening I reviewed my openings and study some new lines in the Meran.  Then played a game. My opponent played an early Ne4 which allowed me to play early e4 to gain control of the center and attack his king: Thank you for reading...

A Century of Chess: Scheveningen 1905

A Century of Chess: Scheveningen 1905

kahns
| 3 days ago

If you get seriously into chess, there's a point inevitably where you find yourself having to learn to spell the word 'Scheveningen' - and apparently that day has come for me. It seems like a very low-key place, a Dutch seaside town, that for some...

A Book That Inspired Me To Play Chess Again

A Book That Inspired Me To Play Chess Again

PeterDoggers
| 3 days ago

Since my second IM norm in 2014 I have hardly played chess tournaments. I did play a number of league games each year in the Netherlands before the pandemic hit, but over the last four years, I participated in just one (weekend) tournament. My wor...

Learn to Start Streaming Chess!

Learn to Start Streaming Chess!

aranhawaii
| 3 days ago

Hello, if you're new here my name is Aran and I'm Chess.com's Director of Broadcast Operations.I just made a Skillshare course for anyone who wants to learn how to live stream and/or record content! That means Twitch, Youtube, or anywhere you can ...

Chess Tournaments and Players

Chess Tournaments and Players

DonMcKim
| 4 days ago

Chess fascinates us for a number of reasons. Competition between two players rivets our attention. Competitions on a broader scale—as in tournaments—draw our attention as a variety of players set themselves to contend with each other...

Back to 1800 USCF!

Back to 1800 USCF!

DanielGuel
| 4 days ago

Hi, friends, I'm back with another post! Since my last post, I have participated in a couple of tournaments, and (as the title suggests) with some success. If I hadn't (re)broken 1800 USCF, an alternative title would have been "My r...

Chess Diary 08.18.2021. Taimanov with Qf3

Chess Diary 08.18.2021. Taimanov with Qf3

IM AttilaTurzo
| 4 days ago

Today I reviewed my openings around 30 minutes and then played a game. My opponent played the Qf3 line against the Taimanov. It was new for me. I allowed him to come to b5 with his knight. I misjudged the situation. I allowed Nb5, because I was th...

Chess Meets Modern Technology - 1845 Style.

Chess Meets Modern Technology - 1845 Style.

simaginfan
| 5 days ago

An unusual post today - probably more interesting to students of engineering and technology history than to those who study chess history. Also, a lot of text, and very little chess - the opposite of what I would normally do. Been off work ill f...

Zero Rated Player Tale

Zero Rated Player Tale

UAArtur
| 5 days ago

Hello my new and old chess friends! As you may know from paging through my slightly boring blog, I play a lot of online chess. Like many such players, I sometimes wonder about the differences between online games and real chess. How much of an o...

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