Simplify Chess: Backup Options Chess is a very complicated game! In my opinion, that’s what makes it so fun; though aggravating at times. A key to playing strong chess is to make the game simpler whenever possible. The stronger you are, th...
Dear all, Please do consider purchasing the first volume of the Century of Chess series from Amazon. Your purchase helps to keep the series going! - Sam The Capablanca tournaments at the end of the 1920s have exactly the asp...
Magnus Carlsen isn’t just the 16th World Chess Champion. He won the crown for all 3 formats — classical, rapid, and blitz — no less than 17 times! Carlsen’s peak FIDE rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He al...
SRM-A completed a clean sweep with 7-0 at the end of the regular season of the 2024 India College Chess Championship! (ICCL). Team St. Joseph's College of Engineering conceded just one loss and finished second in the Division I standings. ...
Are you familiar with this feeling?You look at the board. At your pieces. At your opponent.And you find yourself asking, “Okay. What’s next? What should I do? What should be my plan?” Or at the end of the game, your friend, coa...
#fourknights #scotch #tripledpawns #comeback This might be a bit perverse, but making a reversal, a comeback, from a losing position is one of my secret joys in chess! 😅 Now, that doesn’t mean that I deliberately play bad openings...
The only commonality between Chess and Chemistry is the first three letters of those words, but this year’s Nobel Prize has contributed even more to the meaning and established a deeper connection. By now, you should, as a chess player, alre...
Do you want to improve your chess, but find yourself saying, “Ugh, I just don’t have the time or energy”? Welcome to my boat and let's party! With kids, work, and action-packed social events, life feels like a chaotic obstacle co...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #french #steiner #timescramble #glory CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 Tod...
Afternoon everyone. I am back with another look at a master of the art of annotating a chess game. Mark Taimanov. In passing, I must say that many Soviet players of the era were outstanding annotators - perhaps it was all to do with the training t...
My Dive into the World Diving Chess Championships Three weeks ago, I took a literal plunge into one of the most unusual sporting events on the planet: the World Diving Chess Championships. Chess, the game of kings, combined with diving, a sport o...
The opening phase is done and you find yourself in the middlegame. It's up to you to figure out how you're going to improve your position, how you're going to make progress and ultimately you're trying to decide what is going to be your plan for...
#englundgambit #tactics #beginnertips One of the things that I’ve learned in my chess journey (and I’m still a noob!) is that searching for and playing chess tactics, increases the likelihood of a win. What do I mean? Con...
Team MVP, I’m excited to announce that the first 20 episodes of my analysis of Bobby Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games are now available on my YouTube channel! This series is a deep dive into Fischer’s most unforgettable matche...
Welcome back! Today, we're chatting with Kira, a.k.a. Kiwhiskey. Born in 2006, she is one of the fastest growing chess streamers on Twitch, with an audience dedicated to watching her climb the ranks of chess, starting from scratch. In this article...
Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose? Hey there! When we first start playing chess, one of the first things we learn is the value of the pieces. While bishops and knights are both worth the same in points, bishops tend to perform better...
Alexander Alekhine was the 4th World Champion. Born in Russia, he moved to France. His playing style was very aggressive and tactical. I have a special bonus for you! Enhance your free workbook with a multitude of exercises designed to help yo...
#quickwins #legaltrap #ohnomyqueen #brilliant #chessromance I’m very pleased to present the century in the series! We’ve finally reached Chess Noob Quick Wins #100! Thank you to everybody has followed my channel and blog. Th...
As a reminder, the book of this series, A Century of Chess: Book One: 1900-1909 is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback. I'm picking up the series in 1928. Bad Kissingen was meant to be the start of Capablanca’s rehabilit...
In chess, setting traps is part of the game. Many players love the thrill of setting a sly trap and watching their opponent fall right into it. But what if your trap doesn't work? What if, instead of catching your opponent off guard, you find your...
The Art of Asha by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely is a book about the spiritual origin of chess. I would like to share the old persian legend about how the Art of Asha was created. "The word chess derives from the Persian "Shah," meaning King, ...
Happy October to you, chess friend! A new month is an opportunity to set fresh goals and move things in a new and better direction!Earlier today, I played my first over-the-board blitz games in a year. They were just friendly games, but that ...
#interview #bookreview Today, Kyla Zhao gave an interview, we had a conversation about her new book, chess, some of the themes in the story, and more. Check it out! A couple of weeks ago, May the Best Player Win, a new chess nov...
José Raúl Capablanca was the third World Chess Champion and came from Cuba. He is considered a master of strategy and positional play. He famously said, 'Anyone who does not know the ideas of the Ruy Lopez cannot understand chess str...
In the last 30 years I was very interested about the meaning of life. What is our ultimate goal? Where did we come from? I read hundreds of books from many spiritual teachers and many different religions and scientists. I decided to research and...
