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Daily Calculation exercises Day 5

Daily Calculation exercises Day 5

IM AttilaTurzo
| 1 day ago

Today I created 7 exercises from my game against Bank Szalay-Ocsank in the final round of the last tourney in Budapest. The theme of the game was attack against the king and sacrificing material for winning time and open files and diagonals to hel...

Death Of An Avid Chess Player

Death Of An Avid Chess Player

MomOnaBreak
| 1 day ago

I spent my life playing a game.And now for loneliness I blame,No other but myself. Indeed,In love with chess, I fell so deep. And in this world of black and whiteI was immersed all day and night.Nimzowitsch, Fischer, Morphy, TalEach one by one b...

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

Online Blitz Tournament with Money Prizes

FM Gertsog
| 1 day ago

Dear Chess Friends, Do you love the thrill of blitz chess? Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to test your skills against other players from around the world?We are excited to announce our upcoming Blitz Chess Tournament with money prize...

Daily Calculation exercises Day 4

Daily Calculation exercises Day 4

IM AttilaTurzo
| 2 days ago

Today we have 7 exercises which I created from 3 games which I played in the last international master tournament. 3 positions happened in the actual games, the other 4 position were possible but not played. Please study these ideas and win nice...

Daily Calculation exercises Day 3

Daily Calculation exercises Day 3

IM AttilaTurzo
| 3 days ago

I created 7 new exercises from the games of my last tourney. These puzzles are from 2 games which I lost. Some of the positions happened, some of them was in my analysis. I wish you will enjoy them and will use the ideas to win nice games! ...

5 endgame puzzles from my last tournament games

5 endgame puzzles from my last tournament games

IM AttilaTurzo
| 4 days ago

I created 5 endgame puzzles from the my last tournament's games.  These positions appeared in the endgames after many hours of playing. Me and my opponents were both tired and made mistakes. I wish you can learn from our mistakes and wi...

Avoid these 3 mistakes when studying chess!

Avoid these 3 mistakes when studying chess!

WCM beccrajoy
| 4 days ago

I recently played an OTB rapid game that really highlighted three mistakes I’ve been making when studying chess. Here are the mistakes and how to avoid making them yourself! Mistake 1: Doing ‘lazy’ analysis In one of the line...

Mysterious Backward Moves with Knights

Mysterious Backward Moves with Knights

GM Avetik_ChessMood
| 6 days ago

Learn how the right backward moves with the Knight can transform it from an inactive piece to a deadly monster. Have you ever watched a historical movie, where two armies line up in front of each other on the battlefield, and the King suddenl...

Winner's POV Chapter 20: London 1876

Winner's POV Chapter 20: London 1876

Steakanator
| 6 days ago

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

Great Chess Books--1969-1986

Great Chess Books--1969-1986

DonMcKim
| 6 days ago

Chess books continued to be popular during the 1969-1986 period. Varieties of books from this time are seen in the Crossword below. I hope you enjoyed reflecting on these chess books! For more Crosswords, see my Blog: https://www.che...

Artistic Endgames in Training

Artistic Endgames in Training

FM AjedrezdeSilicio
| 7 days ago

Artistic endgames, also known as compositions or studies, could be a more than useful resource for our progress in chess. Let's not think that because they are created positions and not part of international practice, this means that they serve on...

Questioning Non-Chess Players About Chess (4.0)

Questioning Non-Chess Players About Chess (4.0)

Lightning
| 7 days ago

Hello there, welcome to the Lightning Reports! Ask and you will receive... I've had a surprising number of people persistently reminding me that I owe y'all another Questioning Non-Chess Players About Chess blog. Basically I asked 3 people (with t...

Free Mastermind "Defining Weaknesses"

Free Mastermind "Defining Weaknesses"

FM Gertsog
| 7 days ago

Dear Chess Friends! I’m excited to announce our upcoming chess mastermind "Defining Weaknesses," designed for players looking to take their game to the next level. This masterclass will focus on identifying and exploiting weaknesses in y...

A Century of Chess: Mannheim 1914

A Century of Chess: Mannheim 1914

kahns
| 8 days ago

The “unfinished tournament” has become a part of chess lore. The tournament was the biannual German chess congress, which, befitting the pre-war spirit of international cooperation, was really just a very strong masters’ tourna...

15 Ways to Make Big Gains

15 Ways to Make Big Gains

DonRajesh
| 8 days ago

Chess is a struggle against rating. We tilt, and tilt, and when we move up it seems like we immediately hit a plateau. But it is possible to strike it rich and make huge progress in rating. These moments are, unfortunately, pretty rare, but in thi...

A Champion who deserves more...

A Champion who deserves more...

FM AjedrezdeSilicio
| 9 days ago

World Champion, undoubtedly it is the title dreamed of by any athlete, many great geniuses never achieved it, others held glory for a short period of time. However, we will all agree that to achieve such a coveted award, a special mastery is requi...

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