Baruch Harold Wood was a fixture of British chess for decades. In 1935, he founded the magazine, "Chess," and he edited the magazine for more than 50 years, up until 1988. Wood was a strong player as well as an organizer and arbiter, but one his b...
I haven’t said much in this series about Mikhail Chigorin, who was kind of the elder statesman of chess masters of this period, held in something of the same reverence that Keres or Bronstein would be for Soviet players in the ‘60s &nd...
I will play in the 2nd Vezerkepzo Grandmaster Tourney. It will start tomorrow in the Berlin Hotel, in Budapest, Hungary. The following players will participate: Starting rank list of players No. Name FideID FED Rtg sex ...
This week's opening is a defense to the Ruy Lopez, which I today learned is called the Modern Arkhangelsk. In today's video, we talked about the meaning behind the moves leading up to the characteristic Bc5 move by black, and then played a bunch o...
7 days ago I started a study routine: I study tactics puzzles every day at least 1 hour and to make myself accountable and inspire other players I stream it on my twitch channel at https://www.twitch.tv/attilaturzo post the video at ht...
There are so many endgames that can arise in chess, so how should we go about learning all of them? After all, there's no way you could possibly study each and every possible position that could occur in your games! To tackle this problem, let's f...
TLDR at the bottom Besides the occasional one-off session with friends, I haven't formally coached in several years. In spite of this, I still get messages here on chess.com (and elsewhere) asking "how do I get better at chess?".&nbs...
'Mr. Yates has left a heritage of beautiful and artistic games of which any master might well be proud'. Tartakower. 500 Master Games of Chess. A few days ago I took the liberty of posting a game of Fred Yates in the comments to someone else's b...
Sammy Reshevsky was arguably the greatest and most celebrated child chess prodigy of all time. Reshevsky emigrated with his family from Poland to the United States at the young age of nine, at which point he toured the country, playing thousands i...
Have you ever gotten the feeling of being totally outplayed by your opponent and wonder where you made a mistake? This usually happens when two players from different classes encounter each other and the stronger one utilizes more advanced...
Chess composition is one of the most beautiful and mysterious aspects of the art of chess. For me chess is art. I am fond of solving chess problems and, particularly, chess studies. They are full of paradoxes and original ideas. — Gar...
One man who visited the tournament on Monday got a positive covid test and because of that, the Hungarian Chess Federation wanted to stop the tourney after round 6. My 7th round opponent Alex Krstulovic withdrew from the tourney, so I got a poin...
Hi everyone! Two weeks ago I decided to re-start my YouTube Channel and call it "Study Chess With Me". Currently on my channel I share videos on my trainings. In these videos I am not teaching chess, I am studying chess myself for 1-2 (hopefully...
Mikhail Botvinnik is one of the greatest explainers in chess history. His ability to think originally about strategic precepts and clearly explain his thoughts to players of all levels is possibly unmatched in chess history. Tigran Petrosian is ...
Hello dear reader! Over 2020 I hosted a round robin correspondence tournament. The contestants (listed below) were myself and 10 first category/expert chess players, who I have happened to be acquainted with on the English tournament circuit a...
Well… if you’ve downloaded the PlunderChess® app (99 cents; Android or iOS)… AND... you would not shy away from an all-out chaotic game opening… then we think “BIG BANG START” is perfect for YOU! (B...
Dear Chess Friends! Once Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch said: "Knight on the rim is dim”, meaning that knights should be developed to the center where they control a greater number of squares. A knight on the edge of the board controls only 4 squar...
Hi everyone, In this blog post, I want to go over a game of Nakamura's because it illustrates correct planning and decisive decision making. Video link: https://youtu.be/4WOfUV3L29g If you have any questions, leave them in the comment sec...
Yes... AMA ... that stands for "ask me anything". I've been fortunate that through this blog, I've heard from a lot of you, and it sounds like you enjoy my content. And generally, when I write a blog, I decide what I want to write a...
Most of you should be aware of the excellent post-game engine analysis that is available on the Chess.com platform. You will get a nice CAPS score, giving you a decent idea of the overall play you gave in the game. You will also be shown the blund...
How does an opening begin? In many cases, it takes a champion and visionary to elevate a previously neglected opening to prominence. David Bronstein and Isaac Boleslavsky were such champions for the King's Indian Defense. In the Prague vs. Moscow ...
Chess has been growing up drastically over the past few years, if we look at the number of registered members in chess.com we can appreciate that there are more than 60.000.000 accounts and people are still joining at the time of writing this. ...
Afternoon everyone! Something short and sweet today. Doing some background digging for a prospective article I had my head in one of Potter's magazines yesterday, as you do!! City of London Chess magazine, from 1874-1875. Those who have been ...
Hi, everyone! How's it going, I hope you have had a great Easter! This will be a brief installment (edit, I now realize it was not so brief ). So, without further ado... ---------------------------------------------------------------...
I continue to play Titled Tuesdays, with mediocre results. Any particularly interesting games lately, so it will be selection of successful games this time.