On 5th March 2023, on behalf of the Odessa Region Chess Federation, I organised the MOVE TO VICTORY (in Ukrainian: "HID DO PEREMOHY") international online blitz with 318 participants. In was 9-round Swiss system tournament with 5 GMs and no less t...
Stoics and Zen masters would be proud of me if they saw my inner peace and the level of stillness I was in. But they would die from laughing if they saw how after a few hours I got so angry, that I threw my phone into the garbage basket. Every...
Chess is considered a sport because it involves both physical and mental activity, requiring complex skills and strategies played competitively. Although there isn't a significant physical component to the game itself, chess players need to mainta...
In the 6th round of the Vezerkepzo International Master Spring Tourney I played with FIDE-Master Pham, Tran Gia Phuc from Vietnam. I trapped my queen in the London system. Slowly improved my bad position. In the endgame he missed a pin a...
Hello, my fellow tactic solvers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles...
In round 5 of the Vezerkepzo International Master Spring Tourney I played with International Master To Nhat Minh from Hungary. I played a new line in the opening which did not work out well. I misjudged the position. I got development advantage,...
ChessKid launched its third ebook, "ChessKid Beginners' Guide To Chess," in addition to its successful preceding guides for Parents and Educators, "ChessKid's Survival Guide For Parents" and "ChessKid's Guide For Teaching Chess," respectively.&nbs...
Meet Suman Kumar, a talented writer, comedian, and chess enthusiast from Bangalore, India. With an impressive list of accolades including Filmfare, Asian Academy, and Critics Guild awards, Suman has made a name for himself in the entertainment ind...
I was able to win in a long endgame in round 4 of the Vezerkepzo Spring IM tourney: I use and recommend these courses: Next Level Training: https://nextlevelchesscourses.teachable.com/p/next-level-training?affcode=1152624_ckdrdbyy Che...
In round 2 of the Vezerkepzo Spring International Master tourney I played with International Master Laszlo Krizsany from Hungary. He surprised me with 1.b3 It was a pleasant surprise. I got a great position from the opening and sacrificed ...
Chess books abounded in the 1951-1968 period! Various works on chess tactics and strategy, the parts of the chess game, as well as game collections came on the scene. If this was a time when you were expanding your 'chess horizons,'--this was 'a...
In round 2 of the Vezerkepzo Spring International Master tourney I played with Grandmaster Valeriy Neverov from Ukraine. He is an aggressive player, so I decided to use his own weapon against him and I played the Sicilian Grand Prix Attack. He p...
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to participate in the 2023 Florida State Scholastic Championships. My performance was mediocre and uninteresting, so I decided to not write about my games. Instead, what I will be writing about is much more interes...
In the 1st round of the Vezerkepzo Spring International Master tourney I played against Woman international master Srishti Pandey, a young indian girl. In the preparation I used the Mindset ideas from the Next Level course, which I recommend and...
As an intermediate chess player, you may have already mastered the basics of tactics and have a good understanding of chess openings. However, there is always room for improvement and further development of your chess skills. This study plan is de...
The scientific evidence showing how chess improves cognitive function, logic and visuospatial processing that I covered in my last article, may not have come as a surprise. But what may be a bit more of a shock is what science has to say about the...
For quite a while I have not been able to find the time to update my blog here.Despite the realities of war, chess life in Ukraine is far from being completely frozen and hopefully later I will be able to write about events in my area (the Odessa ...
Can you name the first chess player on the cover of Sports Illustrated? No it wasn’t Bobby or Karpov. No it wasn’t Kasparov, Vishi or Magnus. It was former US Women’s Champion, Lisa Lane. WGM Jennifer Shahade describes why ...
Below is another excerpt from Chessays: Travels Through the World of Chess, Chapter 6, Far Transfer: Whenever you encounter a “chess should be a mandatory part of the school curriculum” type, two things will become immediately appare...
This year I decided to play in Chess.com Daily Chess Championship.To be honest with you, I’m not a big fan of Daily Chess. Once, I played around 20 games simultaneously, which was a nightmare. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and it&rsquo...
The years 1935-1950 was a rich period for chess literature. Books that have had significant and long-lasting effects were published during these years. The Crossword below highlights some of these books and their authors. There's some chance '...
Well, this is embarrassing. I hope this game teaches you that anything can happen. You can beat experts, masters, etc. They all make blunders, even beginner ones sometimes. It can also teach you not to let your guard down! Sometimes we lose sigh...
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've had the chance to write a blog post, even though there were so many good reasons to do so: the Olympiad in India, the Sunway Sitges Open Chess Tournament in Spain, and the World Championship in Kazakhst...
Hello, my fellow over-the-board fanatics, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. Recently, our benevolent overlords here at Chess.com, added the term "Miss" to game analysis. In layman's terms, a "miss" is a move that would have won m...
Afternoon everyone! I'm back with some more beautiful and baffling chess battles. A follow up to my last humble offering https://www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/does-anyone-know-whats-going-on-alexandr-zaitsev-two-insane-games-and-some-rare-pi...