While you don't need to read my post on Manchester 1890 to understand and enjoy this post, I encourage you to give it a look here. I had two topics to choose from when planning this event's halftime: one relating to the British Chess As...
Most players think tactics is about seeing more. More patterns, more combinations and more puzzles solved. But you discover your real level when you’re sitting across from your opponent, the position gets sharp, you realise you only have 10...
What can you learn from a champion beyond their best moves? Their story can spark your curiosity; working on the board turns that curiosity into an opportunity to learn. At Ajedrez de Silicio, we have created Journey of Champions to bring those t...
Dear Chess Friends! I keep coming back to this game. First I saw this position when I was a kid and my old coach showed it. I wanted to capture the pawn and stop the enemy pawns simultaneously. Please, let me know what you think. Botvinnik versu...
Hi everyone, I recently joined the Natus Vincere club and played in the inaugural Chess Club Showdown – and I absolutely love the concept. As a long-time heavy user, I can say this format motivates me more than anything else on the platfor...
In 1992 Bobby arrived in Belgrade, several weeks before the beginning of his second match with Spassky. In advance of the match he asked for my help in delivering to him all games played during the 20 years of his absence from chess. I had a litt...
Did you know? In a study of chess in schools, teachers said students became more focused, more independent, and more receptive to teaching, and their classes actually ran more smoothly. 📚 Teachers are overwhelmed, and most enrichment tools a...
O.K. Another improvised - making it up as I go along - blog! I have the material ready for another one, which I was going to do today, but then this week I saw that it was Speelman's 70th birthday. That reminded me that I had always intended to w...
Chess advice from a professional guitarist In late 2024, I interviewed a Japanese guitarist, Riki Takahashi about improvement. He also plays chess. When I asked what the first essential ingredient for getting better was, his answer was admiration ...
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation and SRM Institute of Science and Technology lead the 2026 India College Chess Championship Autumn Season after week four of the autumn season. Shri Ram College of Commerce and Indian Institute of Technology, ...
Dear chess lovers, I was drawn to these two games by Arjun Erigaisi, playing the Steinitz Defense Deferred in the Ruy Lopez. The first game was played on Sept. 16, 2024, at the Budapest Chess Olympiad (round 6 against Hungary) ...
Last chance to join tomorrows charity tournament! Join our charity tournament on October 4, in favor of our African chess friends. The tournament that runs from 11.30am to 02.30pm US Eastern Time, consists of 6 rounds of rapid chess a 10 minute p...
The time has come. Months ago I told you I would finally be playing an Olympiad (in Budapest 2024 I was there as a captain, which only made the itch worse) and I promised you an extended blog about the experience. The dust has settled, the suitcas...
You have a game to analyze, an endgame you want to practice, or an idea you would like to explain to your students. How much can you accomplish using just your phone or a tablet? With Silicon Chess—known as Ajedrez de Silicio in Spanish&mda...
Earlier, I introduced a thinking method for players below roughly 1200 Chess.com rapid rating that helps you decide what to pay attention to during a game without getting overwhelmed, identify vulnerable pieces, and know what steps to go through b...
Max Euwe, in a written post-mortem in late 1937, broke the match down into five distinct parts: "Games 1-5. An optimistic beginning. Games 6-10. Alekhine wakes up. I look on surprised. Games 11-15. A fierce fight. Games 16-20. I battle with all m...
Staunton was pompous and bombastic, a self-appointed dictator of the chess world. On one occasion a rival published a statement that he had won the majority of his games with Staunton. The next time they met Staunton thundered, “You can&rsq...
We would love to invite your club to the 2027 World Chess League! Over 50 teams have signed up to the two arenas this Sunday 4th October, sponsored by Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/play/arena/31101422 https://www.chess.com/play/arena/3...
Chess Olympiad 2026 in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿♟️ — My Journey to the CM Title The Chess Olympiad 2026 in Uzbekistan has come to an end, and what a journey it has been! ♟️🇲🇺🇺🇿 This was my second Chess Olympiad as a player, after Budapest 2024. I was...
I managed to stack all of my deliverables and finish them at the same time, giving me about a week of uninterrupted writing time. If I can keep this up for the rest of the semester, it'll be smooth sailing; wish me luck. Let's do this thing. Ahem...
For years in the Chessable forum, people kept asking for Opening Explorer to: ✅ Filter lines based on the courses they own ✅ Search for a position in the Chessable library ✅ And make the numbers mean something Chessable’s n...
Trainable behaviours I noticed while giving a simul at the Australian Juniors In January, I played a simultaneous exhibition against 15 players at the Australian Junior Chess Championships. Battling against and seeing junior players up close made...
Ciao, amici! Today's blog post will be a little different, as I am going to tell you more about my trip to Italy and the amazing chess spectacle I witnessed there. I am talking, of course, about the Living Chess Game (La Partita a Scacchi) held i...
Many of the adult improvers I work with are not missing chess knowledge. They know the ideas. What they are missing is habits. For most adults, chess is a hobby they do after work or other activities, a way to switch off. Time and energy are limi...
Welcome everybody, to a special Olympiad edition of Blitz 'n' Memes... If you're a fan of tactics taken from Olympiad games, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I'm about to do... The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad took place i...
