Are we witnessing the ascent of a new chess king? Did Fabiano Caruana have a moment of self-realization? No More Mr. Nice Guy! After all, the greatest champions are also the most ruthless... NEW: American Chess Magazine #16100 pages | Free US...
14-year-old chess prodigy Aydin Suleymanli scored a brilliant win in the 2020 Aeroflot Open and qualified for Dortmund! His success has been justly making waves thanks not just to the high achievement but also to the incredible games he won. While...
"I believe that without the g2-g4 thrust I would never have achieved success as a player and trainer." - GM Dmitry Kryakvin Our BOOK OF THE WEEK is Attacking with g2-g4: The Modern Way to Get the Upper Hand in Chess by GM Dmitry Kryakvin. T...
Sometimes it's a powerful idea to open up the kingside and watch the bare King run around try not to get checkmated, and sometimes a better idea is to wedge it shut! Hi there. This is Stacia and I hope your attacking spirit is ready...
Hi All,Here comes the final part of blog series where I share my experience at this year's edition of Gibraltar Masters tournament (You can read part 1 here and part 2 here). Off the board.. While I was quite seriously preparing for the gam...
See part 1, HERE. Part 2, HERE. Part 3, HERE. Part 4, HERE This post concludes my Beating the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit series and has a dual purpose: First, I want to announce the publication of my Chessable course on b...
ChessKid Presents: FunMasterMike and the TiCherFunMasterMike and Tihon play live chess and comment on their games. Link to the stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/558226746 JUST ENJOY CHESS!
Dear Chess Friends! How often do you have to play against Scandinavian Defense? Looks like not as most competitive opening, but white players always face with some difficulties. How to avoid them? Just learn how to play this opening and get the ...
It is wrong to use a hammer for a job that requires a wrench. It is the same with problems, from the ones we face in our hardbound puzzle books to the business or financial ones we solve from our cubicles. There are different problem-solving te...
Calling All Chessdotcomers - Thanks for checking out my blog yet again. The young GM Gukesh D won a crazy game in Cannes a couple days ago, and my team suggested I do a video. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not the boss around here and ...
Hi All, Thanks for tuning in for Part 2 of the review of my games at Gibraltar Master 2020 (you can read part 1 here if you haven't done so already). So just to quickly recap, after first 3 rounds of the tournament my result was not great,...
The #CairnsCup February has run its course with some incredible happenings occurring in the ChessKid orbit this month, not the least of which was Carissa Yip's jaw-dropping performance in the Cairns Cup. Carissa is a longtime ChessKid contributo...
Afternoon Everyone. So, finally I decided that - as with Max Euwe - I should stop posting losses by a great player, and show you a win or two!! Back to my usual format for these little posts. It will be far too long for most, but apologi...
Part of a comment from a now closed account which expresses the thoughts and feelings that many Chess players seem to have about engines. I don't use computers before a game, only after. And so many times I analyze a game where I thou...
The January recap was written by @MangoMankey. TUESDAY EVENT The Tuesday event was won by @Noki102 with 8.5/10, in close second was @MastaOfDisastaa with 8/10. @Noki102 quickly established lead in the tournament with 4/4. With th...
In this day 3 years ago.... The continuity of generations...The first session of the simultaneous game of a 6-year-old chess player in the Kharkiv ССС "Metropolitan" (result 4: 0 in favor of Tihon).THANKS to All for the invaluable experience! ...
Hello chess lovers. In the last round of Prague Chess Festival, Masters Group, there was an interesting game between Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2755) and Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2721). The strong Indian GM was in first place, but he needed to get at leas...
Are you ready to play the Bongcloud Opening in a blitz or bullet game? The opening keeps surfacing in noteworthy games even with its significant drawbacks. After 1.e4, White's second move pushes the king off the back rank. How foolhardy is this id...
In the previous installment of the Roadmap to Master series, I covered how to get started in chess from scratch. Now we're going to talk about how to take your game to the next level - and beat beginners consistantly! Watch the video below, and ...
I finally got my life back on track. One of my many shortcomings is being totally unable to fake a smile to show the world when I'm dying inside. Nobody likes a Debbie Downer, so I tasked my team to take over my facebook page and post my tournam...
Some weeks ago I played in the 4NCL and I was lucky to get a chance to play a very strong opponent. I rarely get a chance to play strong players nowadays and I miss that, but on the other hand the rare chance I get puts additional pressure to rais...
I created a Daily Chess Tournament for all those who want to practice the Sicilian Pin Variation.Every game starts from the position after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4You can join it here: https://www.chess.com/tournament/k...
Hello! Everyone has their favourite openings. One which has served me well is the From's gambit, because in return for just one pawn your pieces spring into life. Well that is the general idea for most gambit openings. Why is this one so spec...
In February 2020, in the city of Kramatorsk (Ukraine), the Ukrainian Chess Championship was held in the age category up to 20 years. I took part in this tournament and in the Blitz I became the Champion of Ukraine, boys - U20. Tournament link: h...
Hi All,It's been a couple of months since my last blog post, as since playing in Corsica (which you can read all about here), I was preparing for the big bang or the central event of 2020 - Gibraltar Masters tournament in January.As you can tell b...