Hi everyone! I am writing this blog post today, September 20th, because yesterday after two rounds I was simply not able to do it. Unfortunately, I have no good news. I lost both games yesterday. The only consolation is that the games were fightin...
Strategy ForgottenLack of strategy is a common downfall everywhere. There is a mantra even Grandmasters of chess adhere to that chess is 99% tactics. Well, it is true, but tactics only manifest the building blocks of strategy. In reality, in chess...
I recently found out that I have already played more than one thousand (precisely 1002) Titled Tuesday blitz games - if a dozen of games from tournaments, cancelled for technical reasons after some four rounds, is included. This milestone deserv...
“What openings should I play?”; “Is _____ opening good to play?” As a chess streamer and coach, I hear these questions all the time. . Before anyone asks this question, though, they need to figure out what their strengths...
At the end of Day 1 of the Chateau d'Asnieres rapid tournament I found myself at the top of the tournament table with 4/4. In the evening I learned that I am playing GM Etienne Bacrot in Round 5. I was really excited, as it was going to be my...
2020 and 2021 have been big years for chess, but perhaps no chess creator has had a bigger past year than GothamChess. The "internet's chess teacher" went from nearly no YouTube subscribers to 1,000,000 in just one calendar year. His video on how ...
Today I will be analysing a few of the beautiful studies that were composed at the FIDE World Cup in 2020. The winner was Darko Hlebec from Serbia, who created a magnificent study where there consisted of 4 active self-blocks! Second place was Ole...
Hi everyone! It seems to me that at every tournament, I have a chess game, after which I want to quit chess. Unfortunately, I can attribute today's game to this category. (I want to hope that I won't have any worse games at this event).Does it ...
Seven weeks ago I have moved from Singapore to France to start in a new job. It has been quite a journey so far, especially since neither me, nor my wife spoke any French at the start and so navigating the daily life was not always easy. However...
This season's 20/20 Chess Championships, sponsored by Chess.com with a $5000 prize pool, kicks off with several games covered on Chess TV tomorrow on Sunday 19th September. It will be a 15 hour stream so tune in here! https://www.twi...
Hi everyone! I can't even believe that today is the tenth day since we arrived in Chelyabinsk. During this period of time, we managed to play in the three-day Rapid Memorial, and also played half of the classical tournament. But probably now time ...
I've wanted to win the WA Women's since I first played in it in 2015. The closest I came was sitting on second board hoping for a particular result on first board; didn't happen. Several times I've played exceptionally badly, because S...
In only two tournaments, I successively broken through three barriers at once: from 1976 all the way to 2207. As of writing, I currently sit at 2132 (dropped 77 points at a local weekend tournament ) Hope you enjoy the following games and may you ...
In this new video series, I will be covering tips on how to win with small advantages. Starting with the principle of patience in Part 1, I take you through a model game between Salomon Flohr and Igor Bandarevsky. If you found it helpful, ple...
Who decides what name a variation gets? Is there a commission, a group that agrees on it, or is it that a player can be so successful with it, that the name is given? Sometimes it seems quite arbitrary. For example, the Catalan opening is named ...
Hi everyone! First of all, I would like to thank everyone who reads my blog, worries about me and supports me! I want you to know that I read all of your comments and messages. Your support is very important to me!!Today I finally won my first gam...
Dear Chess Friends! It’s easy to attack the enemy king when he is located in the center. But how to attack when the king is castled? Of course, you may suggest several strategies how to attack in different types of positions: sometimes a p...
Hey guys! Alexander Kotov was a Strong Soviet Grandmaster. Today we analyze an Epic Miniature where he attacked the King in the Center and won an amazingly instructive game. This is Kotov vs Kalmanok, Moscow 1937. Kotov Plays L...
Hey ChessKids! Hope y'all had a wonderful start to a new or continuing school year. We want to make this time fun and exciting for you, young chess enthusiasts, to keep playing and grow your passion! Starting with a... Special 'Back-to-Schoo...
In the story of "Aesop's Fables", the wise fox can always defeat the opponent, and the story of the crow and the fox is one of them. This situation sometimes reappears in one way or another in chess. This is a game played by two Dutch chess player...
The St. Petersburg International Chess Tournament played from February 22-March 12, 1909 was an important chess event. It featured leading players including World Champion, Emanuel Lasker, and competitors: Rubinstein, Teichmann, Bernstein, Schlech...
Hi everyone! I am sharing with you the game of the third round, as there is nothing more to share My cough is killing me. I can not walk around the city, because I’m afraid I’ll get even more ill. Therefore, I have to only study/...
This blog is dedicated to Late Rajesh Hari Joshi who suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Member of FIDE Ethics Commission(2014 and reelected in 2018), Former President of Nepal Chess Association and ...
Ed Catmull, one of the original founders of the animation studio Pixar (along with Steve Jobs and that other recognizable Hawaiian shirt wearing creep) dubbed a term in his book Creativity Inc. called "radical candor". Although I'm pretty sure ...
This is part 4 of Chess Galore in Philly, a series where I will be covering all 18 games from two consecutive 9-round tournaments, the Philly International and the World Open. Where we left off... After a roller...